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More than 13 billion years ago, the Big Bang set in motion our expanding universe. Through the systematic process of science, humanity has managed in a very short time to piece together a comprehensive story of our universe. In 2025, the vital statistics of the universe – its composition, size, density, shape and age – are seemingly known to remarkable accuracy, but there is so much to do, with some inconsistencies appearing in recent measurements and some lingering mysteries. In this lecture, Nobel laureate Brian P. Schmidt will discuss what we know, and what we don't know, about the universe and try to guess likely new areas for discovery in the years to come.
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Brian P. Schmidt is a distinguished professor of astronomy at the Australian National University. For his work on the accelerating universe, Schmidt was awarded the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics, jointly with Adam Riess and Saul Perlmutter. Schmidt received his undergraduate degrees from the University of Arizona in 1989 and his doctorate from Harvard University in 1993. He joined the staff of the Australian National University in 1995, and he served as the 12th vice chancellor and president of the Australian National University from 2016 to 2023. With his family, he runs a vineyard and winery specializing in pinot noir.
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