The Theory, Practice, and Sociology of Physical Cosmology
Event details
| Date | 16.05.2022 |
| Hour | 16:15 › 17:15 |
| Speaker | Prof. P. James Peebles, Princeton University, Nobel Prize in Physics 2019 / recording of the colloquium : https://mediaspace.epfl.ch/media/0_57btdkb8 |
| Location | |
| Category | Conferences - Seminars |
| Event Language | English |
Sociologists have interesting things to say about the practice of natural science. I will discuss the sociological phenomenon of multiples in scientific discoveries, with examples drawn from how the ΛCDM cosmology grew. This cosmology passes a considerable network of tests but it certainly is incomplete, and it is tempting to think that there may be multiples to come that hint at a still better theory. I will offer possible examples.
recording of the colloquium https://mediaspace.epfl.ch/media/0_57btdkb8
Practical information
- General public
- Free
Organizer
- Institut de Physique