Talks

Research Talks
32. A Cosmic Test of Quantum Entanglement, Summer Science Program Guest Lecture, UC San Diego, San Diego, CA (Jul 19 2019)

31. Constraints on Lorentz Invariance and CPT Violation using Optical Polarimetry of Active Galaxies, CPT'19: 8th Meeting on CPT and Lorentz Symmetry, University of Indiana, Bloomington, Physics Department (May 15 2019)

30. Constraints on Lorentz Invariance and CPT Violation using Optical Polarimetry of Active Galaxies, University of California, San Diego (UCSD), Center for Astrophysics and Space Sciences (CASS) (May 10 2019)

29. A Cosmic Test of Quantum Entanglement and Bell's Inequality: Choosing Measurements with Light from High Redshift Quasars, University of California, San Diego (UCSD), Center for Astrophysics and Space Sciences (CASS), Astrophysics Seminar (Apr 10 2019)

28. A Cosmic Test of Quantum Entanglement and Bell's Inequality: Choosing Measurements with Light from High Redshift Quasars, Brown Bag Lunch Talk, MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research, (March 18 2019)

27. Behind the Scenes: Einstein's Quantum Riddle, Part of: Special PBS NOVA Screening and Panel Discussion with Jason Gallicchio, Brian Keating, and David Brin, UC San Diego, Arthur C. Clarke Center for the Human Imagination, San Diego, CA (March 4 2019) [Poster] [Slides] [Photos] [Eventbrite] [UCSD Calendar] [KPBS San Diego]

26. A Cosmic Test of Quantum Entanglement: Choosing Experimental Bell Inequality Measurements with Light from High Redshift Quasars, San Diego State University, Department of Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy Colloquium, San Diego, CA (Nov 30 2018)

25. A Cosmic Test of Quantum Entanglement, Summer Science Program, New Mexico Insititute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM (Jul 12 2017)

24. A Cosmic Bell Test with Measurement Settings from Milky Way Stars, University of California, San Diego (UCSD), Center for Astrophysics and Space Sciences (CASS), Astrophysics Seminar (Mar 8 2017)

23. Testing Quantum Mechanics and Bell's Inequality with Astronomical Observations, American Astronomical Society, 228th Meeting, San Diego, California, (June 16 2016)

22. Testing Quantum Mechanics and Bell's Inequality with Astronomical Observations, University of California, San Diego (UCSD), Center for Astrophysics and Space Sciences (CASS) (Jun 7 2016)

21. Comparing Recent Entanglement Tests to a Cosmic Bell Test: Loopholes & Spacetime Diagrams, University of California, San Diego (UCSD), Center for Astrophysics and Space Sciences (CASS) (Dec 18 2015)

20. Cosmic Bell: Testing Quantum Mechanics and Bell's Inequality with Astrophysical Observations, University of California, San Diego (UCSD), Center for Astrophysics and Space Sciences (CASS) (Jul 1 2015)

19. How Big Is The World? Exploring the Multiverse in Modern Astrophysics, Cosmology, and Beyond, University of California, San Diego (UCSD), Center for Astrophysics and Space Sciences (CASS) (Jul 16 2014) [YOUTUBE]
[Practice talk for July 29 2014 event at the UC San Diego, Arthur C. Clarke Center for the Human Imagination - YOUTUBE]

18. Testing Quantum Mechanics and Bell's Inequality with Cosmological Observations of Quasars, American Astronomical Society, 224th Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, (June 4 2014)

17. Testing Quantum Mechanics and Bell's Inequality with Cosmological Observations, Brown Bag Lunch Talk, MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research, (March 10 2014)

16. Testing Quantum Mechanics and Bell's Inequality with Cosmological Observations, UC San Diego, Department of Philosophy, Department Talk, (Feb 20 2014) [Event Flyer]

15. Testing Quantum Mechanics and Bell's Inequality with Observations of Causally Disconnected Cosmological Events, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA) Institute for Theory and Computation (ITC) (Jan 13 2014)

14. Testing Quantum Mechanics and Bell's Inequality with Observations of Causally Disconnected Cosmological Events, Joint Tufts/MIT Cosmology Seminar, MIT Center for Theoretical Physics (CTP) (Nov 19 2013) [Talk Poster | Abstract]

13. The Shared Causal Pasts and Futures of Cosmological Events, University of California, San Diego (UCSD), Center for Astrophysics and Space Sciences (CASS) (Jun 19 2013)

12. Infrared Photometric Uncertainties with the PAIRITEL 1.3-m Telescope, University of California, San Diego (UCSD), Center for Astrophysics and Space Sciences (CASS) (Jan 2 2013)

11. CfAIR2: 100 Type Ia Supernovae Light Curves From PAIRITEL, Special Astrophysics Seminar, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Center for Astrophysics and Space Sciences (CASS) (Jun 19 2012)

10. CfAIR2: Infrared Observations of ~100 Type Ia Supernovae With PAIRITEL, Type Ia Supernovae in the Near Infrared, A PITT PACC workshop at the University of Pittsburgh Department of Physics and Astronomy (Mar 28 2012)

9. CfAIR2: Infrared Observations of ~100 Type Ia Supernovae With PAIRITEL, Andrew Friedman Ph.D. Thesis Talk (Harvard/CfA Optical and Infrared Seminar), Harvard University Department of Astronomy, Phillips Auditorium, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (Feb 22 2012) [YOUTUBE]

8. Rescuing Type Ia Supernovae From Dust: Bayesian Inference With Near-Infrared and Optical Data, Philosophy of Cosmology Workshop / Logic, Mathematics, and Physics Graduate Conference (LMP): Topics in the Philosophy of Cosmology Panel, University of Western Ontario (May 7 2011)

7. Infrared Light Curves of Type Ia Supernovae, AAS Meeting #215, Washington, DC, (Jan 5 2010)

6. Infrared Light Curves of Type Ia Supernovae from PAIRITEL, Accretion and Explosion: The Astrophysics of Degenerate Stars, Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics (KITP), UCSB, Santa Barbara, CA, (Feb 20 2007) [Movie Online Here]

5. Selected PAIRITEL Data Analysis Issues, 2nd Annual PAIRITEL Workshop, Harvard-CfA, (May 16 2006)

4. The Promise and Limitations of GRB Standard Candles, Graduate Student Research Forum, Harvard University, (March 14 2006)

2. The Present and Future of GRB Cosmology, Supernova Acceleration Probe (SNAP) Science Meeting, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratories, Berkeley, California, (July 15 2005)

3. Toward a More Standardized Candle Using GRB Energetics and Spectra, High Energy Astrophysics Division (HEAD) Lunch Talk, Harvard-Smithsonian CfA, Cambridge, MA, (Feb 9 2005)

1. The Present and Future of GRB Cosmography, AAS Meeting #205, San Diego, CA, (Jan 9-13 2005)

Public Talks
20. San Diego Comic Con International: The Year In Space And Beyond, with Brian Keating and Shelley Wright, UCSD Center for Astrophysics and Space Sciences, moderated by Stewart Volkow. Presented by FUTURETECH LIVE! and the UCSD Arthur C. Clarke Center for Human Imagination, (Jul 20 2019) [Talk Slides] [Comic Book Andrew Friedman] [Event URL]

19. A Cosmic Test of Quantum Entanglement, Summer Science Program Guest Lecture, UC San Diego, San Diego, CA (Jul 19 2019)

18. Behind the Scenes: Einstein's Quantum Riddle, Part of: Special PBS NOVA Screening and Panel Discussion with Jason Gallicchio, Brian Keating, and David Brin, UC San Diego, Arthur C. Clarke Center for the Human Imagination, San Diego, CA (March 4 2019) [Poster] [Slides] [Photos] [Eventbrite] [UCSD Calendar] [KPBS San Diego]

17. Math, Science, and the Mind of God, Part of: “Time, Mathematics, and the Mind of God” with David Brin and Brian Keating, UC San Diego, Arthur C. Clarke Center for the Human Imagination, San Diego, CA (August 10 2016) [Poster] [Slides] [Photos] [Qi: Calit2]
[YOUTUBE] [Playlist]: [Intro] [Andrew Friedman] [Brian Keating] [David Brin] [Panel Discussion]

16. Math, Science, and the Mind of God, University of California, San Diego (UCSD), Center for Astrophysics and Space Sciences (CASS) (Aug 3 2016)

15. Cosmic Bell: Testing Quantum Mechanics and Bell's Inequality with Astrophysical Observations, Summer Science Program Alumni Dinner, MIT Media Lab, Cambridge, MA (Nov 14 2015)

14. The Physics of Free Will, with David Brin and Brian Keating, UC San Diego, Arthur C. Clarke Center for the Human Imagination, San Diego, CA (August 6 2015) [Event] [Poster] [Slides] [YOUTUBE]

13. How Big Is The World? Exploring the Multiverse in Modern Astrophysics, Cosmology, and Beyond, with David Brin and Brian Keating, UC San Diego, Arthur C. Clarke Center for the Human Imagination, San Diego, CA (July 29 2014) [Event] [Poster] [Slides] [YOUTUBE]

12. Testing Quantum Mechanics with Astronomical Observations, Andrew Friedman, JED Talks, The Wedding of Jessica Webster and Edward Neuvramont, Naturebridge, Olympia National Park, Port Angleles, WA (Sep 13 2013) [As part of a TED-talk like session at a friend's wedding, at night, in front of an outdoor fire pit, this five minute talk was the most unique public science presentation I have ever given.]

11. CfAIR2: Infrared Observations of ~100 Type Ia Supernovae With PAIRITEL, Andrew Friedman Ph.D. Thesis Talk (Harvard/CfA Optical and Infrared Seminar), Harvard University Department of Astronomy, Phillips Auditorium, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (Feb 22 2012) [MOVIE]

10. Our Place in Space, Dudley House Crosstalk, Harvard University, with Jason Gallicchio, Harvard Physics Department, (March 6 2008) [Event Flyer]

9. Measuring Cosmic Expansion and Acceleration with Supernovae and Gamma-Ray Bursts, Guest Lecture, Summer Science Program, Ojai, California, (July 3 2006)

8. The Coolest Things In Astronomy: II, Guest Lecture, The Math Circle, Northeastern University, (Dec 10 2005)

7. Your Place in the Cosmos: From Planets to Stars to Galaxies and Beyond, Dudley House Crosstalk, Harvard University, With Ryan Hickox, Harvard-Smithsonian Center For Astrophysics, (Dec 8 2005) [Event Flyer, blurb text]

6. 2 Hour Coursewide Final Exam Review Session, Science A-47, Cosmic Connections, Professor David Charbonneau, Harvard University, Fall 2005 [Streaming Real Player Video (or go here and click on Review Session link)] (January 21 2006)

5. White Dwarfs, Neutron Stars, Black Holes, Supernova Explosions, and the Origins of Humanity, Guest Lecture, Science A-47: Cosmic Connections, Harvard University, (Nov 7 2005) [Streaming Real Player Video]

4. The Coolest Things In Astronomy, Guest Lecture, The Math Circle, Northeastern University, (May 22 2005)

3. Type Ia Supernovae and Cosmology, Guest Lecture at the Summer Science Program, Ojai, CA, (2002)

2. Fundamental Constants of Physics: The Genes of the Universe, Guest Lecture at the Summer Science Program, Ojai, CA, (2002)

1. Stephen Wolfram's: A New Kind of Science, Guest Lecture at the Summer Science Program, Ojai, CA, (2002)

Thesis Advisory Committee Meeting Talks
6. Infrared Light Curves of Type Ia Supernovae, Thesis Advisory Committee Meeting, Harvard-Smithsonian Center For Astrophysics, (Sep 27 2012)

5. Infrared Light Curves of Type Ia Supernovae, Thesis Advisory Committee Meeting, Harvard-Smithsonian Center For Astrophysics, (Jan 18 2011)

4. Infrared Light Curves of Type Ia Supernovae, Thesis Advisory Committee Meeting, Harvard-Smithsonian Center For Astrophysics, (Dec 9 2008)

3. Cosmological Applications of Novel Standardized Candles: II, Thesis Advisory Committee Meeting, Harvard-Smithsonian Center For Astrophysics, (Nov 27 2007)

2. Cosmological Applications of Novel Standardized Candles, Thesis Advisory Committee Meeting, Harvard-Smithsonian Center For Astrophysics, (Jun 26 2006)

1. Toward a More Standardized Candle Using GRB Energetics and Spectra, Research Exam Talk, Harvard-Smithsonian Center For Astrophysics, (Jan 20 2005)

Graduate Astronomy Course Talks
4. Cosmology & Strongly Lensed QSOs Astronomy 200, Harvard University, Spring 2004

3. A Short Talk on Short-Duration Gamma-Ray Bursts, Astronomy 219, Harvard University, Spring 2003 (Apr 24 2003)

2. CMB Anisotropies Episode II: Approximation Methods and Cosmological Parameter Dependencies, Astronomy 200, Harvard University, (Spring 2003)

1.Primordial Helium Abundance and the Primordial Fireball, Astronomy 200, Harvard University, (Fall 2002)

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