During a live public lecture webcast on Oct. 7, Turok will explain how the newfound simplicity represents “a very powerful clue” that may spark a new scientific revolution.
“I want people to come away from my talk realizing that we’ve learned a huge amount about the universe,” says Turok, “but we have conundrums which are extremely profound. And we have ideas that we hope will pull it all together.”
Turok’s lecture, titled “The Astonishing Simplicity of Everything,” is part of the Perimeter Institute Public Lecture Series, and will be webcast live Oct. 7 at 7 PM EDT on the Perimeter Institute website and via partner organizations.
Turok will answer audience questions during a post-talk Q&A – including questions submitted prior to and during the talk via Facebook and Twitter (using the hashtag #piLIVE). Questions are welcomed from everyone – aspiring scientific explorers, school classes, physics buffs, and general science enthusiasts.
“We really want people to be engaged with scientific discovery,” says Turok. “There’s an excitement in physics we need to share. We could be on the threshold of a new breakthrough in our understanding of the whole shebang, and that’s tremendously exciting.”
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________________________________________LIVE WEBCAST DETAILS• What: Neil Turok, The Astonishing Simplicity of Everything• When: Wednesday, Oct. 7, 7 pm ET • Where: Live at Perimeter Institute, webcast online at http://www.perimeterinstitute.ca• Click here to sign up to receive an email reminder about the live webcast• Pose questions for Turok by tweeting @Perimeter using the hashtag #piLIVE• More info: http://www.perimeterinstitute.ca/outreach/general-public/public-lecture-series________________________________________
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