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• Brian Greene: The Universe on a string

  In clear, nontechnical language, string theorist Brian Greene explains how our understanding of the universe has evolved from Einstein's notions of gravity and space-time to superstring theory, where minuscule strands of energy vibrating in 11 dimensions Read More...
  Posted Thursday, April 24, 2008 3:43 PM by Veritas / 0 Comments

  Tags: LHC, universe, TEDtalks, superstring, greene

• Stephen Hawking: Asking big questions

  In keeping with the theme of TED2008, professor Stephen Hawking asks some Big Questions about our universe -- How did the universe begin? How did life begin? Are we alone? -- and discusses how we might go about answering them. Read More...
  Posted Saturday, April 05, 2008 8:00 AM by Veritas / 0 Comments

  Tags: Space, life, universe, alien, TEDtalks, cosmology, hawking

• Worldwide telescope

  Science educator Roy Gould and Microsoft's Curtis Wong give an astonishing sneak preview of Microsoft's new WorldWide Telescope -- a technology that combines feeds from satellites and telescopes all over the world and the heavens, and weaves them together Read More...
  Posted Saturday, March 01, 2008 8:09 AM by Veritas / 0 Comments

  Tags: Space, microsoft, universe, astronomy, TEDtalks, gould, worldwide telescope, wong