public outreach
resources:
take a look at my list of resources on cosmology and galaxy formation, initially prepared to accompany the compton lectures. i also have a list of links to more specialized material, including reviews, summer schools, and other cosmology groups.
slac kid's day:
i gave a lecture on "galaxies: the universe's time machine" for SLAC Kid's Day on august 14, 2009. see here for slides and resources.
slac public lecture:
i gave an earthshaking public lecture at SLAC on tuesday, october 30 2007
slides: "dark energy: what the...?".
video: see the earthshaking moment at minute 34
compton lectures:
in spring 2005, i gave an eight-part
public lecture series on galaxy formation and cosmology as
part of the enrico fermi institute's
compton lectures. this is a good introduction to these topics for a lay audience.
slides and summaries from these talks: "the story of galaxy formation in our universe".
other past public talks:
what physicists do, lecture at sonoma state, may 2008
video:
"lighting up the dark: galaxies as probes of the dark universe"
acalanes high school science symposium keynote speaker, april 2008
slides: "what is the universe made of?"
saturday morning physics, ann arbor, michigan, december 2002
slides: "the lifecycle of a galaxy in an accelerating universe"
some news and press tidbits:
- exposing the nature of cosmic liasons, SLAC Today, Oct 15 2007
- dark matter's role in galaxy formation, Univ of Chicago Chronicle, July 13 2006
- galaxy evolution in cyber universe matches astronomical observations, Univ of Chicago Chronicle, June 6 2006
- a simpler cosmic relation, Astronomy Magazine, March 1 2006
- my compton lectures, Univ of Chicago Chronicle, April 14 2005
- the dark energy survey, Univ of Chicago Chronicle, March 17 2005
- the future of the universe, Science News, August 31 2002
blog:
i occasionally blog about cosmological and non-cosmological topics at cosmic variance.
