
The University of Missouri-Columbia Department of Physics & Astronomy, in conjunction with the Central Missouri Astronomical Association, presents:

"Cosmic Conversations" was a series of lectures that lasted from 2007 to 2015. Scheduled at 7 pm the first Wednesday evening of each month, there would be a speaker who talked about some cosmos-related topic. Afterwards, Laws Observatory would open from 8 to 10 pm, allowing for viewing of the heavens (weather permitting of course). As an added boon, the lights on Stankowski Field would be turned off, massively decreasing the light-pollution, improving the view.
Angela Speck
Pluto's Demise and Resurrection
Angela Speck
Why Astrology is Nonsense
Angela Speck
From Big Bang to Life - the Origin of the Elements
Alex Sehlke
From Big Bang to Life - the Origin of the Elements
Alan Whittington
Comet and Asteroid Impacts
(First Show)
Alan Whittington
Comet and Asteroid Impacts
(Second Show)
Zack Buck
Neutron Scattering
Nick Parmley
Connecting the Dot: a Cultural Tour of the Heavens
Past Talks


Angela Speck
Talk 1: Planetary Nebulae - beauty in stellar death
Talk 2: Are we really gonna die? Myths about the end of the world and what the Mayans have to do with it
Talk 3: Pluto's Demise and Resurrection
Talk 4: Nuclear processes in the cosmos
Talk 5: Everything you ever wanted to know about the Moon, But Were Afraid To Ask
Talk 6: The rabbit in the moon and other lunar myths
Talk 7: Why Astrology is Nonsense
Talk 8: From the Big Bang to Life - the Origin of the Elements