Black Holes- the Harmonic Oscillators of the 21st CenturyIn the twentieth century, many problems across all of physics were solved by perturbative methods which reduced them to harmonic oscillators. Black holes are poised to play a similar role for the problems of twenty-first century physics. They are at once the simplest and most complex objects in the physical ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Screening and Discussion of 'Beyond the Light Switch'"Beyond the Light Switch" takes viewers on an enlightening and comprehensive journey into the inner workings of the electrical power infrastructure, from a first-of-its-kind coal plant in West Virginia to natural gas wells in Pennsylvania, from the inside of a nuclear reactor under construction in Tennessee to wind farms in ...
March LASER Event6:45pm-7:00pm: Socializing/networking.7:00-7:25pm: Indre Viskontas, "Music that Moves: The Art and Neuroscience of Effective Performance" We are constantly bombarded by a cacophony of sounds and yet music still has the power to influence us, often outside our awareness. What is it about this art form that draws people in? What distinguishes ...
According to astrophysicist Adam Frank, specific human conceptions of time don't last forever and our "modern" version is already in the midst of a radical change. In his new book, About Time, Dr. Frank argues that new ideas in cosmology are pushing the revolution in time to its final stage. ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $12 General, $6 Members, $10 Seniors
