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One of the most ambitious and exciting scientific theories ever posed—one that may be the long-sought "Theory of Everything"—gets a masterful and lavishly animated explanation that will excite scientists and non-scientists alike. Beginning with…

Mars is a planet that's been freeze-dried and bathed in ultraviolet radiation for billions of years. The average temperature is 63C below zero. The carbon dioxide atmosphere is as thin as it would be on a mountain three times the height of Mount…

De Hubble Space Telescope (HST), vernoemd naar de Amerikaanse astronoom Edwin Powell Hubble (1889 – 1953), is een gezamenlijk project van de Amerikaanse ruimtevaart organisatie NASA en zijn Europese tegenhanger ESA. De telescoop, gelanceerd op 24…

 is a nontechnical description of where that picture stands today. In 96 richly illustrated half-hour lectures, you survey the main concepts, methods, and discoveries in astronomy—in depth—from the constellations drawn by the ancients, to the latest…

Benjamin Schumacher's oral delivery of the subject material leaves much to be desired (even by Teaching Company course standards). His stammering and cluttering (tachyphemia) makes his lecture hard to follow. Often he repeats his first word two or…

Evidence for the birth of the universe is raining down on you. It's called the cosmic microwave background, and it's had quite a journey. Born in the stupendous annihilation of matter and antimatter seconds after the big bang, trapped in the…

This course is designed to be enriching for everyone, regardless of scientific background or mathematical ability. Virtually all you will need to enjoy and benefit from it are curiosity, common sense, and "an open mind for the occasional quantum…

6 luister cd's. Welke natuurkrachten zijn werkzaam in ons heelam? Prof. Dr Vincent Icke beantwoordt deze vraag in dit boeiende college van ruim 7 uur. Aan de hand van dagelijkse verschijnselen en anekdates geeft de van de radio en tv bekende…

Een overzicht van de ideeën van Hawking over de oorsprong van het heelal, voorzien van achtergrondinformatie en geïllustreerd met o.a. computeranimatie en filmfragmenten