2026
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"A Different Look at a Goldilocks Planet" offers an early glimpse into an ongoing artistic research project developed through the REAL kunst residency at the Centre for Planetary Habitability (PHAB), University of Oslo.
How can a large language model write poetry, explain quantum physics, invent a plausible historical anecdote, and then confidently get a simple fact wrong?
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One of the biggest open problems in mathematics has been solved by AI. Controversy has sparked, and the whole field is filled with tension and excitement. Join us for a journey into the Millennium Problems, the Navier-Stokes equations, the alleged scandal and the future of mathematics.
How do chemicals mix in soils and rocks where both water and air occupy the pore space? This GeoWednesday explores new research into how dynamic multiphase flows affect mixing – a key process for biogeochemical reactions beneath the ground.
Welcome to the Kavli Prize Laureate Lectures in astrophysics.
Welcome to the talk "Active galaxies and supermassive black holes" by Dhruba Saikia, Professor from Tata Institute of Fundamental Research in India.
Each spring, near the date of Svein Rosseland's birthday, the Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics invites everyone to a guest lecture as a remembrance for the great astrophysicist Svein Rosseland (1894-1985), founder of our institute.
Are you looking for a break from academic pressure and racing thoughts? We read aloud for you and invite everyone to join a discussion of the texts.
The Science Library and the Green Office are marking Sustainability Week at the University of Oslo with an exclusive reuse pop-up. Drop by and pick up something you want or need. Appreciate it, and let it live on.
Welcome to the talk "Exoplanets, near and far, small and rare, large and plenty?" by Stephanie Werner, Professor at Centre for Planetary Habitability, University of Oslo.
Welcome to a journey into algorithmic art, where simple mathematical rules unfold into intricate and beautiful structures – visualizations that are both intellectually stimulating and visually stunning.
Are you looking for a break from academic pressure and racing thoughts? We read aloud for you and invite everyone to join a discussion of the texts.
AI for sustainability and sustainable AI. On this occasion, we focus on sustainable AI with expert in economics, climate and energy research. The event is in the scopes of the Norwegian AI-Centre SURE-AI and intersects the interests of the Research Thematic Group Unruly Sustainability.
Welcome to the GeoWednesday talk "Rock-ice avalanches: 100 million cubic metres at the speed of a fast train", by Andreas Kääb, Professor of Remote Sensing at the Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo.
Welcome to the GeoWednesday talk "The secret world of Seamounts", by Professor Carmen Gaina from Centre for planetary habitability, University of Oslo.