Ghostly Messengers - with Dr Ray Jayawardhana

A leading astrophysicist explains the pervasive, invisible particles key to understanding our cosmos.

Every second of day and night, many trillions of neutrinos pass through your body.

Luckily, these shadowy particles – celebrated in a delightful John Updike poem and (implausibly) blamed for triggering the apocalypse in a Hollywood disaster flick – do no harm and leave no trace. Yet neutrinos allow us to peer deep into the Sun’s scorching heart, explore the fiery death throes of mighty stars, and unravel the inner workings of our planet. Someday they may even help prevent nuclear proliferation right here on Earth.

Join us for a fascinating discussion of the far-reaching lessons from research into this fundamental feature of the universe.

Who everyone, public
Fee: $10 / $5, see LRC website for event details.
Reservations: through Eventbrite  
Organized by: Literary Review of Canada
Location: Gardiner Museum, Address: 111 Queen's Park Crescent, Toronto