Science that Transforms website

In the near future, several large-scale research projects now underway in astronomy, physics, biology, cybernetics and medicine have the potential to reshape our understanding of the universe and ourselves. The University of Arizona College of Science provides a first-hand look forward into the workings of these far-reaching programs and the diverse outcomes they each may offer. Six scientists intimately describe their world-class explorations into deep space, particle physics, evolutionary biology, artificial intelligence, and the hidden workings of the human brain. Their insights and observations provide a front-row seat to the epic scientific discoveries that we may be making next.

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Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Next: An Enormous Picture of the Universe 53:43
John Schaefer, UA President Emeritus and President of LSST Corporation
MP4 Video [230 MB]

Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Next: Unlocking the Mystery of Matter
Elliott Cheu, Professor of Physics
MP4 Video [230 MB]

Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Next: A Great Leap for Bioresearch
Vicki Chandler, Regents' Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology and Plant Sciences; Director of Bio5 Institute
MP4 Video [202 MB]

Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Next: Darwin's Strange Inversion of Reasoning
Daniel Dennett, Austin B. Fletcher Professor of Philosophy, Tufts University
[this video will not be available until January 2010 at the speaker's request]

Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Next: Visualizing Human Thought
Elena Plante, Professor and Head of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences
MP4 Video: [219 MB]

Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Next: Really Intelligent Computers
Paul Cohen, Professor and Head of Computer Science
MP4 Video: [270 MB]