Speaker's Night: Dr. Michael Reid, 'Misconceptions of the Big Bang'

Once a month, we invite someone from the scientific community to share their expertise and latest research. 

The Big Bang Theory is one of the crowning achievements of modern science.  The basic premise--that the universe began expanding about 14 billion years ago from a very hot, dense state--has been independently verified many times over.  And yet there is widespread confusion and uncertainty about what the theory actually says--and what it doesn't.  

Did the universe begin as some kind of atom?  If it's expanding, what's it expanding into?  Does it have an outside? Are there other universes? And why did it start? In this talk, I'll clarify what we do and don't know about the Big Bang.

-Dr Michael Reid, University of Toronto & Dunlap Institute

Talk starts at 7.30, socializing starts at 7.00.

Who can attend: everyone including non-members
Fee: free, free parking after 6pm
Reservation not needed 
Location: Ontario Science Centre (Studio 2, not in the Imperial Oil Auditorium where we usually are)