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Talks and shows

Strange science with Dr Karl

Sat 08 Oct 2022

Join world famous science communicator Dr Karl Kruszelnicki for a wild ride through some even wilder science.

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Livestream
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Talks and shows

The biggest ideas in the Universe

Thu 06 Oct 2022

Join Sean M Carroll as he explores deep questions about the cosmos.

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Livestream
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Talks and shows

What is dark matter?

Tue 06 Sep 2022

Hear about the latest cutting edge research into dark matter.

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In-person
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Talks and shows

On the origin of time: A quantum beginning

Tue 28 Mar 2023

SOLD OUT. Journey into the extreme quantum physics of black holes and cosmic holograms.

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Podcast Colourful Galaxy

Physics

Podcast: How to make a universe – with Harry Cliff

Physicist Harry Cliff explains how the Universe is made, drawing on experimental data from the Large Hadron Collider and labs

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Physics

Podcast: Is the multiverse possible? – with Sean M Carroll

Theoretical physicist Sean M Carroll guides us through the strange and sometimes daunting topic of quantum mechanics – from

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Physics

Solving the biggest mysteries of the universe - with Gianfranco Bertone

How can we see into the mysterious and inaccessible parts of the universe? How can we connect the infinitely large, and the

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Physics

Infrared astronomy - with Matthew Bothwell

Why does the universe look the way it does? The answer could lie in the massive, dusty, and star-producing galaxies that existed

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Video Gianfranco Bertone speaking at the Ri

Physics

The universe's biggest mysteries - with Gianfranco Bertone

The new astronomy is based on gravitational waves, rather than lights and telescopes, and it enables scientists to observe

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In-person / Livestream
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Talks and shows

The origin of our universe from the multiverse

Wed 03 Aug 2022

Discover cosmologist Laura Mersini-Houghton's ground-breaking theory.

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