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Lectures by
Robert Ehrlich
Another Inconvenient Truth About Global Warming Although a majority of scientists have no doubt that global warming is real, a minority has serious doubts. How valid are the doubts of the skeptics, and what is the best science-informed policy with regard to the future? minimum lecture time: 60 A/V requirements: LCD/S; OP/S; S; Could Einstein Have Been Wrong? Einstein in his theory of relativity claimed that faster-than-light speeds are impossible. But some physicists are no longer so sure about that notion. This talk will take a look about what faster-than-light speeds imply, and the evidence as to whether faster-than-light particles might actually exist. minimum lecture time: 50 A/V requirements: LCD/S; OP/S; S; Crazy Ideas in Science In this talk I consider how crazy ideas can sometimes lead to great scientific advances, and even cause us to re-examine the nature of science itself. This light-hearted talk will also serve as a template for some creative and humorous uses of PowerPoint that can add interest to your own presentations. minimum lecture time: 50 A/V requirements: LCD/S; OP/S; S; Renewable Energy at Mason and Around the Nation Together with an overview of renewable energy, and the state of college-level education in this field I discuss why many schools (not including Mason!) have been slow to move into this area, despite evidence of strong student interest minimum lecture time: 60 A/V requirements: Web;
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