talks
The Gifts
Do we appreciate and enjoy all the gifts that discovering Nature through science can bring? In this illustrated talk of art, poetry and science, I will explore some of these gifts and discuss how Nature’s marvellous imagination and our methods of understanding it might play a greater role in our world.
A talk prepared for Fermilab’s Arts and Lecture Series and given on 26th September 2021.
Our Universe
In this talk we will stand back and look at the big picture. We’ll consider where the human fits into the lifespan of the Universe and how no matter where we are, essential elements of the Universe are forever touching us. We’ll explore some of the patterns and phenomena that thread their way through space and time, and close by reflecting on features of art and science that might help us navigate our lives.
This is a fully illustrated talk. I will share science, art and poetry including the work of several people - particularly women who are important, but not so well known.
I hope that you will enjoy the trip and maybe create some fresh perspectives of your own.
A talk made for two occasions: The 2021 Goswell Lecture for sixth form students at the Lady Eleanor Holles School, and the Crick-Imperial Postgraduate Symposium. Plenary Lecture. Given on February 25th 2021.
For Everyone
Prepared for the American Association of Physics Teachers Virtual Conference Plenary Lecture, January 9th, 2021
Artist Geraldine Cox works with physicists to find resonant new expression for the beautiful things we have discovered and inspires others to do the same: children construct mobiles celebrating atoms, dancers absorb and emit light, grown-ups cut intricate paper photons for a giant collage of sunlight, and in mesmerising paintings of 30,000 pieces, Geraldine reveals connections between two entangled particles. In this illustrated talk Geraldine will share how she brings our knowledge to colourful life in our imagination and emotions.
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