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Join and Nobel Laureate Brian Schmidt () tonight at 7:00pm EST for a wide-ranging conversation covering cosmology, the accelerating universe, and the role of science in shaping our future. https://youtu.be/nO1eWxjQqaA

New on WSU: The Black Hole Information Paradox.

In our latest course release, string theorist Samir Mathur has developed a radical proposal to the so-called information paradox. Register for this exciting course here:

The Black Hole Information Paradox - World Science U The Black Hole Information Paradox with Samir Mathur | Physicist | Professor of Physics, The Ohio State University In the 1970s, Stephen Hawking realized that the quantum nature of black holes meant that current theories of quantum mechanics and relativity, which normally conserve information, were....

Science is supposed to be neutral yet it has generated some of the deepest societal divides. Why? Our response to scientific information depends on psychology, emotion, peer pressure, politics, and cultural influences. How can we navigate these differences and implement smart policy in a contentious society? Watch as Brian Greene, Sir Paul Nurse and others examine the interface between the scientific process and the sometimes unscientific public.

Science In A Polarized World: A Global Town Hall Meeting PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: Our age is marked by the proliferation of information, and yet we can’t agree. Science is supposed to be neutral, and yet it has generat...