Galaxy Formation Courses and Certifications

The Royal Institution

The End of Everything - With Katie Mack

Explore cosmic endings with astrophysicist Katie Mack, delving into quantum mechanics, cosmology, and string theory to uncover potential fates of our universe based on current scientific understanding.

• YouTube
• 54 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Hubble Space Telescope

Shaping Galaxies with Supermassive Black Hole Winds

Explore how supermassive black hole winds shape galaxies, influence star formation, and distribute elements across the universe through observations and simulations.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 4 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Hubble Space Telescope

The Deaths and Afterlives of Massive Stars

Explore the powerful impact of massive star deaths on the universe, from exotic remnants to heavy element production, and learn about cutting-edge research using multi-messenger astronomy.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 26 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Hubble Space Telescope

The Milky Way’s Bulge - From a Hypothesized Blob to a Remarkably Detailed Picture

Explore the Milky Way's central bulge, its star composition, and formation history. Gain insights into galactic evolution and the implications for planetary systems and life.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 16 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Hubble Space Telescope

On the Trail of the Missing Galaxies - The Oldest Stars in the Neighborhood

Explore the mystery of missing galaxies and ultra-faint dwarf galaxies orbiting the Milky Way. Discover how reionization may explain the discrepancy between theoretical predictions and observations.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 23 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

SXSW

See the Cosmos - NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope

Explore NASA's James Webb Space Telescope: its groundbreaking capabilities, engineering marvels, and potential to revolutionize our understanding of the early universe and exoplanets.

• YouTube
• 40 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

World Science Festival

First Images - James Webb Space Telescope's New View of the Cosmos

Explore the groundbreaking first images from the James Webb Space Telescope with Nobel laureate John Mather and leading scientists, discussing their impact on our understanding of the universe's origins and evolution.

• YouTube
• 57 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics

Outliers - How I Learned to Love Them, and Why You Should Too

Discover the value of statistical outliers in galaxy formation studies. Learn how anomalous galaxies challenge current paradigms and drive new insights in astrophysics and cosmology.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics

Generating High-Fidelity HI Maps Using Score-Based Diffusion Models - Sultan Hassan

Exploring score-based diffusion models to generate high-fidelity HI maps, discussing applications in astrostatistics and machine learning for galaxy formation and evolution studies.

• YouTube
• 27 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics

Finding Simple Structures in Complex Datasets - Dalya Baron

Exploring data-driven techniques to uncover simple structures in complex astronomical datasets, focusing on galaxy formation and evolution using advanced statistical and machine learning tools.

• YouTube
• 29 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics

Too Hot to Handle - The Role of Supermassive Black Holes in Heating the Low Redshift Intergalactic Medium

Explore the impact of supermassive black holes on intergalactic medium heating at low redshift, focusing on AGN feedback mechanisms and their role in galaxy formation and evolution.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics

The Genealogy of the Milky Way and the Search for the Missing Dark Matter - Chalk Talk by Lina Necib

Explore the Milky Way's formation history, including the Enceladus merger, and its implications for Dark Matter searches. Discover how galactic mergers create local dark hurricanes affecting particle detection efforts.

• YouTube
• 57 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics

The Cosmic Web as a Probe of Inflationary Physics - Nathan Carlson

Explore how the cosmic web structure can provide insights into inflationary physics and early universe dynamics, presented by Nathan Carlson from CITA.

• YouTube
• 23 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics

The Transport of Beyond the Standard Model Cosmic Superweb Information to Correlated Lensed Websky Observables

Explore cosmic superweb information transport and its impact on lensed websky observables, delving into beyond-standard-model physics and correlated phenomena in the universe.

• YouTube
• 34 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics

Splitting the Cosmic Web for More Information - Yan-Chuan Cai

Explore the cosmic web's impact on galaxy formation and evolution, connecting galactic properties to cosmology through innovative analysis techniques and observational data.

• YouTube
• 35 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video