1. Lawrence Krauss Foundation Professor in the School of Earth and Space Exploration and the Physics Dept, Co-Director of the Cosmology Initiative, and Inaugural Director of the Origins Initiative at Arizona State University.
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3. Lawrence Krauss is a theoreticalphysicistwith a researchbackground in Astrophysics, Cosmology and particlephysics
10. Lawrence Krauss: The awards Awardedthe American Association for the Advancement of Science's 1999-2000 Award for the Public Understanding of Science and Technology
11. Lawrence Krauss: The awards In 2001 he was awarded the Julius Edgar Lilienfeld Prize of the American Physical Society . "For outstanding contributions to the understanding of the early universe, and extraordinary achievement in communicating the essence of physical science to the general public"
12. Lawrence Krauss: The awards In 2001 the American Institute of Physics awarded Krauss the Andrew Gemant Award "a person who has made significant contributions to the cultural, artistic, or humanistic dimensions of physics"
13. Lawrence Krauss: The awards In 2003 he was granted The Oersted Medal, the highest award of the American Association of Physics Teachers
14. Lawrence Krauss: The awards In 2005 he was also awarded the Joseph P. Burton Forum Award from the American Physical Society
16. Lawrence Krauss: Author of bestselling and award winning books He was awarded the American Institute of Physics Science Writing Award in 2002 for his book ”Atom”.
18. Lawrence Krauss: Author of bestselling and award winning books His latest book is a scientific biography of the eccentric and brilliant physicist Richard Feynman
19. Lawrence Krauss and skating and diving: Krauss went to college at Carleton University in Ottawa, where he studied history and skated to class along the world's longest public skating canal, Rideau Canal
20. Lawrence Krauss and music The first complete public performance was given in London on 15 November 1920, with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Albert Coates.
21. The real world, as it actually is, Is not evil, it’s remarkable And the way to understand the physical world is to use science
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24. The initiative to this event is by professor SveinSjøberg Professor, Department of Teacher Education and School Research, Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Oslo Social, cultural and ethical aspects of science education, science education and development, gender and science education in developing countries. Critical approach to issues of scientific literacy and public understanding of science. Organizer of two comparative projects on pupils' interests, attitudes etc. of importance to science teaching and learning: SAS (Science And Scientists) and ROSE (The Relevance of Science Education. Leader of the newly established research group KRIM (Gender/Kjønn, Recruitment, Interest and Motivation) in Science education.
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26. The talk is presented by Camilla Serck-Hanssen Professor of Philosophy at the Department of Philosophy, Classics, History of Art and Ideas, University of Oslo Research interests are, among others, 17th to 19th century history of philosophy, with an emphasis on German Idealism and Kant. She is head of “Seminaret i vitenskapsteori” and a memberofPFU –a committee handling ethical complaints against the Norwegian press.
27. The new Science Library (Realfagsbiblioteket) in Vilhelm Bjerknes’ hus and ”Science Debate” in Norway, in cooperationwith Fritt Ord
28. Marcus du Sautoy and The Public Understandingof Science Aboutsymmetry Science Debate- Events in Vilhelm Bjerknes’ hus fall 2010:
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30. Bill Bryson: A short story ofnearlyeverything Science Debate- Events in Vilhelm Bjerknes’ hus, fall 2010:
34. BioinformaticsUsers Forum 2010 12. November in Vilhelm Bjerknes’hus MLSUiO Det Nye Realfagsbiblioteket i Vilhelm Bjerknes’ hus og Science debate i Norge i samarbeid med Fritt Ord
35. Science Debate- Events in Vilhelm Bjerknes’ hus, fall 2010: Center for MolecularBiology and Neuroscience (CMBN) Bioinformatics Group og deres samarbeidsprosjekter, om kjernefasilitetet for bioinformatikk, om EMBnetNorway, om PubGene og mye annet på BioinformaticsUser Forum 2010.
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37. Science Debate- Events in Vilhelm Bjerknes’ hus, fall 2010: Kjør debatt ledet av Kåre Verpe
43. (~3,000 species, based on rRNA sequences) Vi er her! Please cite the source as: David M. Hillis, Derrick Zwickl, and Robin Gutell, University of Texas (seeScience, 2003, 300:1692-1697)
49. Science Debate: Forthcomingevents October 12th: Nobel laureateIvar Giæver November 15th: Gro Amdam, Arizona State University and the University of Life Sciences UMB November 25th: Stephen Suomi, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Topic: Trauma, Culture & theBrain
50. VILHELM BJERKNES’ HUSThe new Science Library(Realfagsbiblioteket) Get Real Commitment to Science for students and employees at University of Oslo
51. – et sted å legge grunnlag for ny forskning, fortsette læringen, bli inspirert, møte venner, kollegaer og foreleser.
52. Who? The norwegian scientist Vilhelm Bjerknes (1862-1951) is regarded as oneofthefoundersofmeteorology. He wasalso a prominent scientist in physics and geophysics.
53. The New Science Library in Vilhelm Bjerknes’ hus and Science debate in Norway- a cooperationwith Fritt Ord On Facebook Det Nye Realfagsbiblioteket also in 2011
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Jenter og realfag
Attraktiv arena for studier innen realfag – ny storstue og arena for formidling av UiOs forskning