The concept is simple: a group of people interested in science meet in congenial surroundings (alcohol seems to fuel the conversation), listen to a speaker for about 20 minutes, and then ask him or her questions and launch into a general discussion of the issues raised. The watchwords are informality and democracy.

Cosmic Road Trip: From Chicago to South Pole to the Edge of the Universe
Presented by: Tom Crawford, Senior Research Associate in the Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics and the Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics at the University of Chicago


By making maps of (quite literally) the farthest edge of the visible Universe, the 10-meter South Pole Telescope (SPT) is unlocking some of the deepest mysteries in science, including the nature of the strange form of mass-energy that seems to dominate the Universe and be responsible for its accelerated expansion. Join a conversation about the telescope and the science it is delivering, intertwined with a personal perspective on what it's like to travel to the most remote location on Earth to build a 269 ton telescope on top of Artarctic ice.

More info on SPT at http://pole.uchicago.edu/

The next episode of Café Scientifique launches:
Monday, January 25, 7-9 p.m.
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