Freedman reviews the project planning and construction of the Giant Magellan Telescope: the largest, most powerful telescope ever built.
Wendy Freedman: This new telescope might show us the beginning of the universe
Category: Viewing
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Sean Carroll: Distant time and the hint of a multiverse
Carroll delves into some of his theories about the origins and potentials configurations of the universe that incorporates all of the latest findings and observations.
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Rachel Sussman: The world’s oldest living things
Sussman walks us through her collection of the oldest living organisms.
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Deborah Gordon: The emergent genius of ant colonies
Gordon talks about the amazing dynamics of any colonies. Cool facts: Queens drop their wings when they start a colony and can live 15 to 20 years.
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Sara Lewis: The loves and lies of fireflies
Lewis talks about the lives of fireflies. I love fireflies, they are magical. Apparently, fireflies live in a lot of places that I never knew about like Japan and Malaysia.