Question Reality: Cosmos
This course is part of Question Reality: Science, Philosophy, and Meaning.
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What you'll learn
Understand historical perspectives on cosmos and reality
Master scientific method through practical experiments
Explore modern cosmological theories
Analyze properties of light and gravity
Evaluate multiverse theories and implications
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3.2 Hours PreRecorded video
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There are 3 modules in this course
This comprehensive course explores the nature of reality through the lens of cosmology, from ancient philosophical views to modern scientific theories. Students journey through the evolution of our understanding of the cosmos, examining key contributions from Plato to Einstein. The curriculum covers fundamental concepts in physics, the scientific method, and modern cosmological theories including the Big Bang and multiverse theories, while incorporating hands-on experiments with pendulums to demonstrate scientific principles.
Module 1: Cosmos: Part 1
Module 1 · 3 Hours to complete
Module 2: Cosmos: Part 2
Module 2 · 3 Hours to complete
Module 3: Cosmos Part 3
Module 3 · 6 Hours to complete
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Instructor
Theoretical Physicist and Award-Winning Scholar in Cosmology and High-Energy Physics
Marcelo Gleiser is a theoretical physicist with expertise in cosmology, high-energy physics, complexity theory, and astrobiology. He has been a faculty member at Dartmouth College since 1991. Gleiser earned his undergraduate degree from the Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (1981), followed by a Master's from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (1982) and a Ph.D. from King's College London (1986). He completed postdoctoral fellowships at Fermilab (1986-1988) and the Institute for Theoretical Physics at UC Santa Barbara (1988-1991). Gleiser is a Fellow and former General Councilor of the American Physical Society and has received the Presidential Faculty Fellows Award from the White House and NSF.
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