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Nobel Conference
MPR broadcasts of Nobel Conference, an academic conference held annually at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota. The conference brings together a general audience and scientists on topics related to the natural and social sciences.
16 Collection Items
- Nobel Conference XXV - The End of Science?: Sheldon Lee Glashow - The Death of Science!?
Sheldon Glashow, Nobel Prize-winning physicist, speaking at the 25th annual Nobel Conference, titled "The End of Science?" at Gustavus Adolphus College in Saint Peter, Minnesota. Glashow offered his perspective on the future of science.
- Nobel Conference XXV - The End of Science?: Sandra Harding - Why Physics Is a Bad Model for Physics, Feminist Issues
Sandra Harding, philosopher at University of Delaware, speaking at the 25th annual Nobel Conference, titled "The End of Science?" at Gustavus Adolphus College in Saint Peter, Minnesota. Glashow offered a feminist perspective on science.
- Nobel Conference XVIII - Darwin's Legacy: Richard Leakey - African Origins, A Review of the Record
Richard E. Leakey, paleoanthropologist and author, speaking at the 1982 Nobel Conference, held at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota. Leakey’s address was titled, "African Origins: A Review of the Record."
- Nobel Conference XIV Global Resources, Perspectives and Alternatives: Barry Commoner - A New Historic Passage, The Transition to Renewable Resources
Barry Commoner, scientist at the Center for the Biology of Natural Systems in St. Louis, speaking at Nobel Conference XIV - Global Resources: Perspectives and Alternatives, held at Gustavus Adolphus College. Commoner’s address was titled "A New Historic Passage: The Transition to Renewable Resources."
- Nobel Conference XII The Nature of the Physical Universe: Steven Weinberg on concepts of nature
Steven Weinberg, a Harvard University physicist talks with Rachel Kranz about some underlying concepts of nature. Weinberg attended the annual Nobel Conference at Gustavus Adolphus College in Saint Peter, Minnesota.
- Nobel Conference XII The Nature of the Physical Universe: Fred Hoyle - An Astronomer’s View of the Evolution of Man
Professor Sir Fred Hoyle, astronomer and a mathematician at Cambridge University in England, speaking at Nobel Conference XII - The Nature of the Physical Universe held at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter. Hoyle's speech was titled "An Astronomer's View of the Evolution of Man."
- Nobel Conference XII The Nature of the Physical Universe: Fred Hoyle dinner speech
Professor Sir Fred Hoyle, astronomer and a mathematician at Cambridge University in England, speaking at Nobel Conference XII - The Nature of the Physical Universe held at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter. This is a short dinner speech made during conference, where Hoyle shares personal anecdotes of fellow scientists.
- Nobel Conference XII The Nature of the Physical Universe: Victor Weisskopf - What is an Elementary Particle?
Victor Weisskopf, director of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, speaking at Nobel Conference XII - The Nature of the Physical Universe held at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter. Weisskopf’s topic was the elementary particle.
- Nobel Conference XI The Future of Science: John Eccles - The Brain-Mind Problem as a Frontier of Science
John Eccles, distinguished professor of physiology and biophysics at the State University of New York at Buffalo, speaking at Nobel Conference XI: The Future of Science held at Gustavus Adolphus College. Eccle’s speech was titled “The Brain-Mind Problem as a Frontier of Science.”
- Nobel Conference XI The Future of Science: Glenn T. Seaborg - New Signposts for Science
Professor Glenn Seaborg, awarded the Nobel Prize for chemistry in 1951 and chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission from 1961 to 1971, speaking at Nobel Conference XI: The Future of Science, held at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter. Seaborg’s topic was about the "new signposts for science."