CHAUTAUQUA Lecture Tonight - Sabine Hossenfelder - "Lost in Math: How Beauty Leads Physics Astray"
Sabine Hossenfelder
"Lost in Math: How Beauty Leads Physics Astray"
Thurs. Oct. 4, 7:30 pm
O'Donnell Hall
Sabine Hossenfelder is a theoretical physicist, science writer and Research Fellow at the Institute of Advanced Studies Frankfurt Germany.
Hossenfelder’s published works include 60 research articles, the popular science blog Backreaction, and the 2018 book “Lost in Math: How Beauty Leads Physics Astray.” She earned her doctoral degree in theoretical physics in 2003 from the J.W. Goethe Institüt in Frankfurt, Germany, completing her dissertation on “Black Holes in Extra Large Dimensions.” She subsequently pursued post-doctoral work with fellowships at several universities in the United States, Canada and Germany before starting a professional position at Nordita in Stockholm, Sweden. Her writing is regularly published in Scientific American, Nautilus, Quanta, Aeon and other venues.
Event Date: October 04 7:30 PM Location: O'Donnell Hall, Whitlock Building Cost: Free
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