Water, H2O, is familiar to everyone - it shapes our bodies and our planet. But despite its abundance, water has remained a mystery, exhibiting...
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In this public lecture, longtime SLAC physicist Greg Loew will present a trip through SLAC's origins, highlighting its scientific achievements, and provide a glimpse...
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Public Lectures
Antimatter: What is it and where did it go?
In this public lecture we will explore the mystery of antimatter: Where did it go? Why is the universe made up of only matter...
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Public Lectures
How Plants Do it: Light, Oxygen, Action!
Plants have been doing it with ease for millions of years, and yet science has yet to fully comprehend how: Photosynthesis. It's a fundamental...
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Diamonds have been a prized material throughout history. They are scarce and beautiful, wars have been fought over them, and they remain today a...
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Cosmic Dawn: The First Star in the Universe
What was the first thing in the Universe? A black hole or a star? How did it form? Even our biggest and best telescopes...
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From Atoms to Animals: The Vital Force in Biology
Perhaps the most significant event in intellectual history has occurred over the past several decades, a convergence of the sciences, a blurring of the...
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Hunting the Elusive Higgs Boson and the Origin of Mass
For over 40 years, physicists have been trying to track down a hypothetical particle called the Higgs boson. This particle could explain how known...
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Dark Energy. What the ...?
What is the Universe made of? This question has been asked as long as humans have been questioning, and astronomers and physicists are finally...
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The Large Hadron Collider: Redefining High Energy
Particle physicists have a description of the forces of nature known as the Standard Model that has successfully withstood decades of testing at laboratories...
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Robots: Fantasy and Reality
A irreverent non-technical review of the history of surprisingly animate machines, from ancient Egypt to current times. Areas include teleoperators for hazardous environments, assembly...
