Fwd: UCB Event: Lazy Vs Sloppy: The Epic Story of Energy, Entropy, Temperature. The Ultimate Fare of The Universe And The Role of Divine Intervention

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Lazy Vs Sloppy: The Epic Story of Energy, Entropy, Temperature. The Ultimate Fare of The Universe And The Role of Divine Intervention

Seminar: Special Seminar: Other Seminars & Events | June 11 | 7-8 p.m. |  Pimentel Hall

Speaker: Professor Eric Cornell, JILA, NIST, and the Department of Physics, University of Colorado at Boulder

Sponsor: Department of Chemistry

Eric Cornell will give a one-hour informal presentation touching on some on some of the most profound ideas in science. What does "temperature" really mean? How does water "decide" whether it should be liquid or solid ice? How can scientists say "the disorder of the universe always increases", when we see examples all around us of beauty and order coming newly into existence, seemingly spontaneously? Although the lecture will cover some very sophisticated scientific topics, Cornell's discussion will be largely qualitative and any math used will be at the level of a high school sophomore science class.

Eric Cornell on wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Allin_Cornell

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