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SUMMARY:The Young Universe - Dr Mike Hobson
DTSTART:20070131T200000Z
DTEND:20070131T210000Z
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CONTACT:Gordon Ball
DESCRIPTION:The Universe is now about 15 billion years old. As a result of
  its \nadvancing years\, it is mature\, subtle and very interesting. In it
 s youth\, \nhowever\, it was far more brash\, volatile and exciting. By lo
 oking out deep \ninto the Universe\, one is also looking backwards in time
 \, since the light \nfrom its distant parts has taken billions of years to
  reach us. One can \ntherefore learn about the Universe's childhood\, and 
 discover the events \nthat shaped the adult we know today. This is the stu
 dy of cosmology\, which \nhas some big questions to answer. How did the Un
 iverse begin? What is the \norigin of all the structure we observe in the 
 Universe today? What is the \nUniverse made of? What is its future? In rec
 ent years\, considerable \nprogress has been made in providing some answer
 s. In particular\, \nobservations of anisotropies in the cosmic microwave 
 background has been \nvery informative. This `afterglow' of the Big Bang i
 s the oldest light in \nthe Universe and has provided a snapshot of the Un
 iverse as a youngster. \nExamining this picture closely has allowed us to 
 understand its \ndevelopment into adulthood and predict whether or not it 
 will grow old \ngracefully.\n
LOCATION:Pharmacology Lecture Theatre
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