Lectures on Tap - The Physics of the Multiverse

Join us for an engaging evening where professors, experts, and storytellers bring their thought-provoking lectures to your favorite bar in Mission District, SF!

Hosted by the Lectures on Tap team.

🗓️ Date: October 21st, 2025

🕡 Time: 6:30 PM

📍 Location: Mission District, San Francisco (exact address given in confirmation email)

📚 Lecture: “The Physics of the Multiverse”

🎤 Speaker: Particle Physicist, Dr. Grant Kendrick Parker

Popularized by media, the concept of the multiverse is rooted in real physics and represents an exciting frontier in scientific exploration. In this lecture, we will dive into what it takes to build a universe, explore the various types of universes that might exist, and understand why the multiverse emerges as a compelling solution to some of nature's most perplexing questions.

Dr. Grant Kendrick Parker is a particle physicist at the Lawrence Livermore National Lab, specializing in uniting quantum physics with gravity and utilizing advanced machine learning techniques in particle physics. After earning his PhD from The University of Texas at Arlington, his research has been published in prestigious journals, including Nature Physics and Physical Review Letters. Dr. Parker resides in Fremont, California, alongside his fiancé and an extensive collection of houseplants.

Don’t miss this opportunity to unravel the mysteries of the multiverse with Dr. Parker!

Get a drink, connect, and learn at Lectures on Tap! 🙌

Agenda

6:30 PM – Doors open: find a seat (open seating!), order food & drinks, and expect a bar line—arriving early is key.

6:55 PM – Host introduction

7:00 PM – Lecture begins

7:45 PM – Audience Q&A

8:00 PM – Have 1:1 time with the speaker, mingle with fellow guests, and order another round

8:30 PM – Wrap up.