During a live public lecture webcast on Oct. 7, Turok will explain how the newfound simplicity represents 鈥渁 very powerful clue鈥� that may spark a new scientific revolution.
鈥淚 want people to come away from my talk realizing that we鈥檝e learned a huge amount about the universe,鈥� says Turok, 鈥渂ut we have conundrums which are extremely profound. And we have ideas that we hope will pull it all together.鈥�
Turok鈥檚 lecture, titled 鈥淭he Astonishing Simplicity of Everything,鈥� is part of the , 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 鈥� including questions submitted prior to and during the talk via and (using the hashtag #piLIVE). Questions are welcomed from everyone 鈥� aspiring scientific explorers, school classes, physics buffs, and general science enthusiasts.
鈥淲e really want people to be engaged with scientific discovery,鈥� says Turok. 鈥淭here鈥檚 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鈥檚 tremendously exciting.鈥�
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________________________________________LIVE WEBCAST DETAILS鈥� What: Neil Turok, The Astonishing Simplicity of Everything鈥� When: Wednesday, Oct. 7, 7 pm ET 鈥� Where: Live at Perimeter Institute, webcast online at 鈥� about the live webcast鈥� Pose questions for Turok by tweeting using the hashtag #piLIVE鈥� More info: ________________________________________
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