TRIVIA

Being Forgetful May Mean Your Brain

Is Actually Working Properly
• http://www.iflscience.com
• They found that the growth of new neurons in the
hippocampus, the part of our brain associated with
memory, seemed to promote forgetting. The purpose was
to make room for more important information, and do
away with more useless things.

• “The point of memory is to make you an intelligent person

who can make decisions given the circumstances, and an
important aspect in helping you do that is being able to
forget some information.”
Physical Science
• a branch of natural science that studies non-living
systems, in contrast to life science
• Physics – natural and physical science that involves the
study of matter and its motion through space and time,
along with related concepts such as energy and force
• Astronomy – study of celestial objects (such as stars,
galaxies, planets, moons, asteroids, comets and
nebulae), the physics, chemistry, and evolution of such
objects, and phenomena that originate outside the
atmosphere of Earth, including supernovae explosions,
gamma ray bursts, and cosmic microwave background
radiation.
• Chemistry – studies the composition, structure,
properties and change of matter.
• Earth science – all-embracing term referring to the fields
of science dealing with planet Earth.
• The whole body of things and
phenomena observed or postulated
• The Universe is all
of space and time (spacetime) and its
contents,
The BIG BANG
• Our universe sprang into existence as "singularity"
around 13.7 billion years ago. What is a "singularity"
and where does it come from? Well, to be honest, we
don't know for sure. Singularities are zones which
defy our current understanding of physics. They are
thought to exist at the core of "black holes.“
• Georges Lemaître first noted in 1927 that an
expanding universe could be traced back in time to an
originating single point, scientists have built on his
idea of cosmic expansion. While the scientific
community was once divided between supporters of
two different expanding universe theories, the Big
Bang and the Steady State theory
• Sir Fred Hoyle
Big Bang Theory - Common
Misconceptions
• There is no Explosion
• singularity as a little fireball
• The singularity didn't appear in space
Big Bang Theory - Evidence for the
Theory
• First of all, we are reasonably certain that the universe
had a beginning.
• Second, galaxies appear to be moving away from us at
speeds proportional to their distance.
• Third, if the universe was initially very, very hot as the Big
Bang suggests, we should be able to find some remnant
of this
• The abundance of the "light elements" Hydrogen and
Helium found in the observable universe are thought to
support the Big Bang model of origins.
OTHER THEORY
• Creationism is the religious belief that
the universe and life originated "from specific acts
of divine creation
Activity
• Create
Question
• Which of the two theory is more convincing? Why?
• Create your own theory about universe