May 1, 2012

Chicago Club, Mezzanine leve
81 East Van Buren Street, Chicago, IL, United States

Abstract:
Some scientists believe that the Higgs boson, a never-before-seen subatomic particle, is the fundamental building block of the universe that gives mass to matter. Recent high-energy particle experiments at CERN and Fermilab have hinted at the existence of this particle. But what exactly is the Higgs boson and why do some people call it the ‘god particle’? Read more…

March 16, 2012

Northwestern University, Chicago Campus, Hughes Auditorium
303 E Superior St, Chicago, IL, United States

Abstract:
Times change, literally, for human culture and the Cosmos as a whole.

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. Read more…

December 3, 2011

University of Chicago
5720 South Ellis Avenue, Chicago, IL, United States

 

PHYSICS WITH A BANG!

Students, families, teachers and especially the curious are invited to attend our annual Holiday Lecture and Open House. See fast, loud, surprising and beautiful physics demos performed by Profs. Heinrich Jaeger and Sidney Nagel. Talk to scientists about their latest discoveries. Read more…

Join C2ST and representatives from The Adler Planetarium and NASA’s Luna Institute as we view Earth’s closest neighbor, learn about our relationship with the Moon, and discuss NASA’s near-term strategies for exploring the Moon and why it can be a platform for the next generation of science.

December 9, 2010

Northwestern University Chicago Campus, Hughes Auditorium
303 E Superior St, Chicago, IL, United States

The next decade will be the decade of the WIMP, the best candidate for dark matter. Astronomers tell us dark matter exists, as well as how much there is. Cosmologists have a simple, elegant, compelling explanation for dark matter: a weakly interacting massive particle (WIMP) that was produced in the primordial soup. Read more…

December 4, 2010

University of Chicago
5720 South Ellis Avenue, Chicago, IL, United States

A Day of Science

PHYSICS WITH A BANG!

Students, families, teachers and especially the curious are invited to attend our annual Holiday Lecture and Open House. Read more…