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Celebrating 25 years of CITA
Seminar
Thu, May 13, 2010, 7:30 PM
Location: Room 610, Health Sciences Building, 155 College Street
PUBLIC LECTURE
Janna Levin (Columbia University)
Ralph Pudritz (McMaster University)
Building is labelled HS on the UofT online map.
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Abstract:
Title:
In the Beginning there was a Big Bang
Speaker:
Janna Levin
Janna will take a tour through time from the beginning in a big bang, through black holes, past the emergence of life on at least one little planet spinning in a conceivably infinite cosmic ocean, to the possible end of time.
Title:
From First Stars to First Life
Speaker:
Ralph Pudritz
How did life arise on Earth? Are we alone? These are among the oldest and most profound human questions. Life as we know it requires rocky planets that have liquid water and carbon rich molecules. All of these basic ingredients for life are the products of the formation and evolution of stars. This talk will trace the remarkable story of how star formation, that first appeared 400 million years after the Big Bang, has prepared the cosmos to build planets that are equipped with the basic ingredients for life.
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Admission: FREE
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