Carlo Rovelli: Reality is Not What it Seems

Italian physicist Carlo Rovelli is the head of the Quantum Gravity group at the Centre de Physique Théorique of Aix-Marseille University and one of the founders of the loop quantum gravity theory. His previous books include Seven Brief Lessons on Physics--an international bestseller translated into more than forty languages--and Reality Is Not What It Seems.

Why do we remember the past and not the future? The bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics, takes to the Burlingame stage for a meditation on time. Do we exist in it or it in us? From quantum gravity to the world’s great literature join the lyrical and profound Italian scientist for an evening full of wonder, surprise, and timeless fun.