Media Files - Videos and Podcasts

 

Videos

 

'Space Buckyballs' presented by Jan Cami at the Seti Institute, Feb. 24, 2012

Canada's Role in Exploring Mars - Dr. Alain Berinstain, Nov. 2011

Public Lecture by Sir Anthony Leggett, March 11, 2011

 "Does the Everyday World Really Obey Quantum Mechanics?

  1. part 1 - Introductions and Opening Remarks
  2. part 2 - Young's Slit Experiment
  3. part 3 - Schrödinger's Cat Experiment
  4. part 4 - Interpretations and Alternative Theories
  5. part 5 - Experiments at the Classical Limit - Superconductivity
  6. part 6 - Testing Quantum Mechanics - SQUIDS etc.
  7. part 7 - Possible Outcomes of SQUID Experiments, Concluding Remarks, and Public Questions
  8. part 8 - More Questions from the Public

MP3 podcast of Leggett lecture is available.

Theo Jansen Kinetic Sculptures [video 1]  [video 2] [video 3]
[simulation 1] [simulation 2] [Jansen , Klann linkages] [leg dimensions]

"Angry Birds" physics game sweeps the world.

Protoplanet formation model (with luminosity )

Protoplanet formation model (3-D view)

Move of Western's Purple Crow Lidar Observatory to Echo Base

Alien Fireballs preview video - (National Geographic Naked Science Series)

C60 and C70 discovered in interstellar space (Western News video).

Buckyballs - Cosmic Soccer Balls (Science Magazine video).

Mini soccer balls in space (NASA, JPL)

Buckyballs jiggle like jello

Do you think that C60 could be responsible for diffuse interstellar bands? (Sir Harry Kroto Answers)

Hocking balloon flight, 2002

 

Podcasts

 

Ontario Morning interview with Bob Sica regarding Purple Crow Lidar - Nov. 9, 2011.

Jan Cami on the largest molecules ever found in space.

Sir Anthony Leggett public lecture of March11, 2011.