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The Physics of Fine-Tuning

The 3rd Workshop in the Physics of Fine Tuning-discussion

The 3rd Workshop in the Physics of Fine Tuning - Stars, Galaxies, and the Multiverse, audience and panel discussion
The Physics of Fine-Tuning

How do Galaxies know when, where and how quickly to form stars?

The 3rd Workshop in the Physics of Fine Tuning - Stars, Galaxies, and the Multiverse, Adrianne Slyz (Oxford) talks about How do Galaxies know when, where and how quickly to form stars?
The Physics of Fine-Tuning

The Limits of Cosmology

The 3rd Workshop in the Physics of Fine Tuning - Stars, Galaxies, and the Multiverse, Joe Silk (Oxford, IAP; John Hopkins) talks about The Limits of Cosmology
The Physics of Fine-Tuning

Observer Selection and Fine-Tuning Puzzles in Cosmology

The 3rd Workshop in the Physics of Fine Tuning - Stars, Galaxies, and the Multiverse, John Peacock (Edinburgh) talks about Observer Selection and Fine-Tuning Puzzles in Cosmology
The Physics of Fine-Tuning

Our Place in the Cosmos

Astrophysicist and bestselling author Mario Livio delivers a speculative talk about humans place in the cosmos.
The Physics of Fine-Tuning

Capitalizing on diversity: Outcomes of planet formation as initial conditions for life

Michael R. Meyer, Institute for Astronomy, Department of Physics, ETH Zurich, delivers a talk about planet formation and conditions for life to exist.
The Physics of Fine-Tuning

Where and how might we search for life? From planet demographics to biosignatures

Professor Suzanne Aigrain is an expert exoplanet researcher. In this talk she will outline the methods for detection and characterisation of exoplanets in the context of finding planets that might harbor life.
The Physics of Fine-Tuning

What Can We Learn from Planetary Surveys?

In the fourth part of their discussion, Suzanne Aigrain and Michael Meyer discuss how we move from observations of exoplanets to conclusions about their types and formation. This discussion was conducted at Trinity College, Oxford, on February 12, 2016.
The Physics of Fine-Tuning

Is Our Solar System Special?

In the third part of their discussion, Suzanne Aigrain and Michael Meyer discuss ways in which our solar system is unusual in its makeup and formation. This discussion was conducted at Trinity College, Oxford, on February 12, 2016.
The Physics of Fine-Tuning

Fine-Tuning and the Scientific Process

In the second part of their discussion, Michael Meyer and Suzanne Aigrain talk about the way they, as working physicists, think of fine-tuning in complex planetary systems. This discussion was conducted at Trinity College, Oxford, on February 12, 2016.
The Physics of Fine-Tuning

Telescope Design and the Search for Life

In the first part of their discussion, Michael Meyer and Suzanne Aigrain lay out the conditions for habitability on an exoplanet and challenges of looking for such planets. This discussion was conducted at Trinity College, Oxford, on February 12, 2016.
The Physics of Fine-Tuning

Life in the Universe: Where and How Can We Find It?

In the fourth part of their discussion, Mario Livio and Joe Silk talk about the way planetary systems form and the preconditions for life-bearing planets to exist. This discussion was conducted at Trinity College, Oxford, on February 12, 2016
The Physics of Fine-Tuning

Testability, Physics, and the Multiverse

In the third part of their discussion, Mario Livio and Joe Silk ask: could our theories exceed our ability to test them? Have they already? This discussion was conducted at Trinity College, Oxford, on February 12, 2016.
The Physics of Fine-Tuning

Life in the Universe: The Fermi Paradox

In the first part of their discussion, Joe Silk and Mario Livio consider the chances of life elsewhere in the universe. They talk about the Fermi paradox and responses to it. This discussion was conducted at Trinity College, Oxford, on February 12, 2016.
The Physics of Fine-Tuning

Explaining Fine-Tuning

Ard Louis in conversation with George Ellis. Part four - Explaining Fine-Tuning.
The Physics of Fine-Tuning

Fine Tuning in Biology

Ard Louis in conversation with George Ellis. Part three - Fine Tuning in Biology.
The Physics of Fine-Tuning

Possibility Spaces

Ard Louis in conversation with George Ellis. Part two - Possibility Spaces.
The Physics of Fine-Tuning

Top Down Causation

Ard Louis in conversation with George Ellis. Part one - Top Down Causation.
The Physics of Fine-Tuning

Fundamental constants and biology

George Ellis of the University of Cape Town shows how we can use a space of possibilities to assess the fragility of life. This talk was part of the Consolidation of Fine-Tuning Project's first workshop, "Life in the Universe", on November 3, 2015.
The Physics of Fine-Tuning

Assessing Fine-Tuning in Physics: How Many? How Fine? How Come?

Bernard Carr of Queen Mary University of London looks at sources of fine tuning in physics and their possible explanations. This talk was part of the Consolidation of Fine-Tuning Project's first workshop, "Life in the Universe", on November 3, 2015.

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