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May Café Scientifique with Andrew DeBenedictis
Posted by: jdewitt | May 10, 2015 | Leave a Comment
Dear Café Scientifiquers, our next café will happen on Tuesday May 26th, 7:30pm at The Railway Club. Our speaker for the evening will be Dr. Andrew DeBenedictis. The title of his talk is:
Black holes, wormholes, warp-drives, and time-machines: What does science have to say about these?
There are many fantastic devices from physics in books and in movies such as Interstellar. These concepts capture the imagination but are generally in the realm of science fiction. However, it may be surprising to learn that there is some real (albeit rather far-fetched) science behind these phenomena. This talk will introduce these topics and present a non-mathematical introduction to the physical theories that govern them. We will discuss what is possible (and even likely), what is highly unlikely, and why it is so.