The Simplicity, Unity and Complexity of Life from the Biosphere to the Anthroposphere Although Life is probably the most complex and diverse phenomenon in the Universe, having evolved by the “random” forces of natural selection, many of its most fundamental characteristics scale with size in a remarkably simple universal fashion. From lifespans and growth rates […]
Cara Battersby (University of Connecticut) The Milky Way Laboratory STScI John Bahcall Auditorium
Video of the talk Ivana Dimitrova – Harvard University AMO Seminars – 2/28 @ 3pm - 4pm in Bloomberg 462
“Opening The Era of Exoplanet Atmospheric Chemistry With JWST.” We are now one full year into the era of JWST, NASA’s flagship observatory and successor to the Hubble Space Telescope. Exoplanet characterization has historically been dominated by space-based facilities, and the new infrared capabilities of JWST are uncovering the atmospheres of exoplanets in an […]
15-20 min long talks on astronomy-related papers, projects, ideas. Enjoy both Astronomy and Coffee (please bring your own mugs). If you have new results, ideas or want to discuss an interesting paper from arXiv, we encourage you to present. Spring 2024 schedule
Video of the talk "Search for New Physics with Electron Dipole Moments" Xing Fan, Research Assistant Professor, Northwestern University A major goal of modern particle physics is to search for phenomena that are in conflict with our best theoretical understanding of nature, the Standard Model (SM). One approach in the search occurs at the laboratory […]
Informal science discussions and coffee, open to the entire department.
We meet every Tuesday at 1pm, Eastern time, in the CafeCon (the conference room next to the STScI cafeteria), and also remotely using BlueJeans. We start with a talk by guest speaker for ~30 minutes, followed by paper discussion. Vote for what papers you want discussed on Benty-Fields. Sign up for e-mails by sending a […]
David Nidever (Montana State University) "The Prevalence and Origin of the Alpha-Bimodality in the Local Group"
15-20 min long talks on astronomy-related papers, projects, ideas. Enjoy both Astronomy and Coffee (please bring your own mugs). If you have new results, ideas or want to discuss an interesting paper from arXiv, we encourage you to present. Spring 2024 schedule
Speaker: Aidan Herderschee Title: Three Point Amplitudes and Emergent Symmetries in Matrix Theory Date and time: Friday March 8, 11am - 12pm Room: Bloomberg 447 Abstract: The Banks-Fischler-Shenker-Susskind (BFSS) theory is a matrix model conjecturally dual to M-theory in eleven dimensional asymptotically flat space when the size of the matrices is taken large. The model has […]
15-20 min long talks on astronomy-related papers, projects, ideas. Enjoy both Astronomy and Coffee (please bring your own mugs). If you have new results, ideas or want to discuss an interesting paper from arXiv, we encourage you to present. Spring 2024 schedule