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Day two of the New Frontiers wrap-up conference. This is a slow liveblog with more cosmology and life in the universe. Yesterday's summary is here A couple of years ago, the Templeton Foundation funded the New Frontiers program to pose "Big Questions" in some areas of science. This is a slow liveblog - part II will be tomorrow with more cosmology and life in the universe Seed funding was provided to 20 investigators and small groups to start exploratory research, and, now, it is time to say what they found. This follows up from the New Frontiers kick-off conference back in 2012. We start the…
A couple of years ago, the Templeton Foundation funded the New Frontiers program to pose "Big Questions" in some areas of science. This is a slow liveblog - part II will be tomorrow with more cosmology and life in the universe Seed funding was provided to 20 investigators and small groups to start exploratory research, and, now, it is time to say what they found. This follows up from the New Frontiers kick-off conference back in 2012. The New Frontiers conference to report the hint of the beginning of the draft of the answers is under way... most of the investigators and about half of the…
In which we win an award from the New Frontiers in Astronomy Program. The New Frontiers in Astronomy and Cosmology program announced its research grant award winners yesterday. The last, but not least of the Big Questions solicited in the Call for Proposals, was:Are we alone in the universe? Or, are there other life and intelligence beyond the solar system? There were four awards in this "Astrobiology and SETI" category, focusing on different approaches in the search for life elsewhere in the Universe. We got one: "Constraining the Abundance of Kardashev Type II and III Civilizations From…
The New Frontiers in Astronomy and Cosmology program included 21 awards for essays by high school and university students on the Big Questions. The winners are: Student Essay Competition College Essay Winners First Prize Yong Wei Chong Gabrielle, Wellesley College, "A Letter to My Dearest Newborn Baby Brother" Second Prizes Karl Haislmaier, George Mason University, "The Emergence of Complexity in the Universe as Viewed from a Holistic Perspective" Patrick Olden, University of St. Andrews, "How can we know the complex?" Third Prizes Annette Hein, Casper College, "The Observer's Eye: Human…
The New Frontiers in Astronomy and Cosmology program hasannounced its Award winners! The $4+ million in awards went to 20 scientists studying Big Questions on fundamental issues and 21 high school and university student essay prize winners. The awards will be presented at a conference at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia next week. The program is funded by the Templeton Foundation as part of its celebration of the centennial of the birth of its founder, John Templeton. The topics solicited for the Big Questions were very interesting: What was the earliest state of the universe? What are…