Science Week: Asteroids, Alternate Realities and Blackholes
Date and time
Location
Marrickville Library and Pavilion
313 Marrickville Road
Marrickville, NSW 2204
Australia
Celebrate Science Week by exploring the science of science fiction with Dr Caroline Foster
About this event
Join us at Marrickville library to hear an astrophysicist's perspective on three recent science fiction movies. Dr Foster will explain how, using artistic license and our current understanding of physics, these movies are able to illustrate complex scientific concepts, help viewers peer into the everyday lives of scientists, and deepen our understanding of the Universe.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER:
Dr Caroline Foster:
Dr Caroline Foster is an astrophysicist and Senior Lecturer at the University of New South Wales. Dr Foster has spent hundreds of nights at remote astronomical sites under pristine skies. She collects data from the largest optical telescopes in the world to study the motions and chemistry of stars in galaxies and unravel the history of their formation.
www.carofoster.com