Cosmology
How d’ye do, Mr King George?
Opening with the encounter between Hongi Hika and King George IV in London in 1820, Dame Anne Salmond traces the themes of rangatiratanga and sovereignty from then through the Declaration of… Audio
Boldly going where your ancestors have already been - what the rediscovery of traditional navigation means
Explorer Kevin Biggar, astrophysicist Prof. Richard Easther, designer Kate Sylvester and celestial navigator Jack Thatcher talk with Jesse Mulligan. Audio
Evolution: The Real Genesis - Part 1
'Cosmogenesis - The Emergence of the Universe' by Sir Lloyd Geering, Emeritus Professor of Religious Studies at Victoria University. Audio
Ross HARRIS: Songs for Beatrice
Soprano Madeleine Pierard and pianist Terence Dennis perform Songs for Beatrice, a collection of songs to honour the New Zealand astronomer Beatrice Tinsley, composed by Ross Harris with words by… Audio
Marcus Chown: space science
Cosmology consultant of the New Scientist, author of a number of books and the Solar System iPad App. Audio
The letters of Beatrice Hill Tinsley: 1980-1981
New apartment, concert, work, trip to England, spreading cancer, Yale Infirmary. Audio
The letters of Beatrice Hill Tinsley: 1979-1980
Eleven-year-old daughter Terry comes to live with Beatrice, concerts, hospital, teaching, trip to Texas, visits from sister and father, trips to Maryland, Washington. Audio
The letters of Beatrice Hill Tinsley: 1978-1979
Continuing research, teaching, travel to New Zealand, music making, medical treatment, visit from children, concerts. Audio
The letters of Beatrice Hill Tinsley: 1976-1978
Europe, home to Yale, organises large conference in May '77, visits from father, children, more travel, discovery of melanoma, string trio, promotion to Professor of Astronomy. Audio
The letters of Beatrice Hill Tinsley: 1975-1976
At home in Yale, playing chamber music again, media attention, visit from children, growing relationship with Richard Larson, trips to Switzerland, Colorado. Audio
The letters of Beatrice Hill Tinsley: 1975
Six months at Lick Observatory, California, visit from father, children, 3210 mile drive to new job at Yale, a Cambridge summer. Audio
The letters of Beatrice Hill Tinsley: 1974
Annie Cannon Prize in Astronomy, visit to sister in Huancayo, research at Cambridge, end of marriage, job offers, farewells. Audio
The letters of Beatrice Hill Tinsley: 1973-1974
Two trips to Europe, teaching in Dallas, begins Evolution of Galaxies project at Caltech. Audio
The letters of Beatrice Hill Tinsley: 1972-1973
Three months post in Pasadena, back to Dallas, Pasadena again, home to New Zealand for Christmas, new position in Maryland. Audio
The letters of Beatrice Hill Tinsley: 1971
Research, conservation, travel, two papers at Amherst. Audio
The letters of Beatrice Hill Tinsley: 1970
ZPG, Cosmology in Colorado, violin, vacation, homesick for New Zealand. Audio
The letters of Beatrice Hill Tinsley: 1969
Husband away, concerts, a cosmology paper and weather extremes. Audio
The letters of Beatrice Hill Tinsley: 1968
Two children, chamber music, orchestra, and a little astrophysics. Audio
The letters of Beatrice Hill Tinsley: 1967-1968
Cosmology in New York, motherhood, orchestra and mother's death. Audio
The letters of Beatrice Hill Tinsley: 1964-1966
Commuting between Dallas and Austin, Ph.D and baby. Audio
