August 24, 2023
19:00 EST
Room 1050, Earth Science Building, 5 Bancroft Avenue
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The Big Bang theory tells the story of the beginning of the Universe, our cosmic home for the last 13.8 billion years. But how does the story end? I’ll share what modern astrophysics tells us about the ultimate fate of the cosmos, and what the catastrophic destruction of all reality would look like to anyone still around to see it.
About the SpeakerDr. Katie Mack is a theoretical astrophysicist exploring a range of questions in cosmology, the study of the universe from beginning to end. She currently holds the position of Hawking Chair in Cosmology and Science Communication at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, where she carries out research on dark matter and the early universe and works to make physics more accessible to the general public. She is the author of the book “The End of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking)” and has written for a number of popular publications, such as Scientific American, Slate, Sky & Telescope, Time, and Cosmos magazine. She can be found on Twitter as @AstroKatie.
7:00 pm | Book Sales & Book Signing (5 Bancroft Ave) Lunar Observing (Corner of Ursula Franklin & Huron) |
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8:00 pm | Katie Mack Public Talk (5 Bancroft Ave, Room 1050) |
9:30 pm | Planetarium Shows Telescope Viewing Lab Tours +More! (2 Ursula Franklin St & 255 Huron St) |