On the next episode of Fiat Lux Redux, Tuesday July 22 (Part Two of Two) at 9:00 AM, UC Berkeley Professor and one of the world’s most celebrated astronomers, Alex Filippenko, joins Editor-in-Chief of California Magazine (magazine of the Cal Alumni Association), Pat Joseph, live onstage to discuss Life, The Universe, and Everything, an apt nod to Douglas Adams’s The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. They discuss cosmic mysteries and dark energy, how observing distant galaxies allows us to look back in time, the significance of witnessing a total solar eclipse, the possibility of extraterrestrial life, water on the moon, Einstein’s biggest blunder and much more! You don’t have to be a science enthusiast to enjoy this discussion. Astrophysicist and educator Filippenko was voted best professor at UC Berkeley a record nine times for his deep dedication to teaching the Intro to Astronomy class (Astro C10), his 37th time teaching it to 930 students.
These two episodes of Fiat Lux Redux were edited by Mike Gill and were originally part of the “California Live!” series produced by California magazine and the Cal Alumni Association and The Edge, a UC Berkeley podcast series from California magazine that explores cutting-edge and often controversial ideas in science, technology, and society with the help of campus experts. If you have questions or comments about Fiat Lux Redux, contact Lisa Katovich at lisa.katovich@gmail.com.
Fiat Lux Redux presents previously aired lectures, conversations, and podcasts originating on the campus of UC Berkeley every other Tuesday from 9am to 9:30am. These often-lengthy original programs have been edited to a 30-minute format by experienced KALX producers. The show’s name, Latin for “Let there be light”, is a reference to the University of California’s motto, which is also Fiat Lux. The show’s goal is to provide listeners with a window into the intellectual and cultural life of UC Berkeley and to showcase the wide range of subjects and diversity of thought and ideas that are present at UC Berkeley.
