Count down the seconds to
the next Secret Science Club when we explore “Black Holes & the End of Space
and Time” with Physicist Robbert Dijkgraaf!
Einstein’s theory of
relativity showed that gravity and
the evolution of the cosmos can be
understood through the geometry of space and time. But some of the most
dramatic predictions of that theory, such as black holes and the Big Bang,
challenge that idea. When combined with quantum
mechanics, the solution points to a deeper underlying description of
reality where space and time are . . . but
an illusion.
Did the Big Bang create time? Do space
and time switch places inside a black hole?
And that’s not all! Robbert
Dijkgraaf examines how the strangest,
deepest questions about the nature of the Universe sometimes yield the most
unexpected and practical solutions
to human problems. In a just-reissued reprise of one of the seminal arguments
for the importance of basic scientific research, Dr. Dijkgraaf celebrates The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge.
Robbert Dijkgraaf is professor of physics and director of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. His research focuses on string theory and the interface between
mathematics and particle physics. The former president of the Royal Netherlands Academy of
Arts and Sciences, he is a recipient of the Spinoza Prize, the highest scientific award in the Netherlands. A popular TV presenter, he starred in the science show Hoe?Zo! and gives frequent public talks.
Before & After
--Get looped (temporally)
with our mind-bending cocktail of the night, the Time Collins
--Groove like its 1999 … or
2599 … or 1699! And get lost in space-time with out-of-this-world tunes
--Snag a signed copy of The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge with
an introductory essay of epic dimensions by Robbert Dijkgraaf
--Stick around for the celestial Q&A
This timeless edition
of the Secret Science Club meets
Monday, April 17, 2017, 8pm @ the Bell
House, 149 7th St.
(between 2nd and 3rd avenues) in Gowanus, Brooklyn.
Subway: F or G to 4th Ave;
R to 9th St.
Doors open at 7:30 pm. Please bring ID: 21+
No cover. Just bring your smart self!
No cover. Just bring your smart self!
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