College of Science Lecture Series: 'Surprised By Gravity: Black Holes and Their Shocking Implications'

Join us for the 2024 College of Science Lecture series! This year's theme is "Surprise Twists That Transformed Science."

For most of history, humans conceptualized the cosmos as calm and orderly. When the first cracks in this viewpoint emerged in the early 20th century, nobody could imagine the wild extremes that would be discovered over the next hundred years. In this first lecture of the 2024 series, associate professor of physics Sam Gralla will tell us the story of black holes: bizarre objects just barely conceivable – and still challenging physics today – which nevertheless populate our universe in untold numbers, underlying some of the most spectacular astronomical displays.