Science and Cocktails: Black Holes, The Ultimate Cosmic Enigma

Science & Cocktails is proud to present an episode with astrophysicist superstar Priyamvada Natarajan, one of the TIME100 people in 2024, professor at the University of Yale, and author of the book “Mapping the Heavens”, and who will tell you all about the role of black holes in the big cosmic enigma. All this after we screen the award-winning movie SPACETIME and Gustaf Ljunggren and Emil de Waal fill the room with rhythms and jazz.

What are black holes? How do they form? When do they form in the universe? What is their cosmic role? What are the open questions in black hole physics? Given their properties, black holes are cosmic enigmas and continue to have a hold on our imaginations.

In this episode, Priyamvada will discuss the brief history of the idea of the black hole; their transition from an esoteric mathematical entity to real astronomical objects of study, and the status of our current understanding of how and where they form and the fundamental role we believe they play in shaping galaxies. The James Webb Space Telescope is transforming our understanding of the early Universe and unveiling the formation of the first galaxies and first black holes. Priyamvada will close with some of the recent exciting discoveries, the earlier predictions and where we are heading next.

More info: https://www.scienceandcocktails.org/en/events/copenhagen/black-holes-the-ultimate-cosmic-enigma

Event held in English with the generous support of the Novo Nordisk Foundation.

Also check out other Entertainment events in Copenhagen , Music events in Copenhagen , Arts events in Copenhagen .