What is Coffee Shop Astrophysics?

These are a series of informal public lectures aimed at anyone interested in getting a taste of modern science, all from the comfort of your local coffee shop. Members of the Leonard E Parker Center for Gravitation, Cosmology and Astrophysics will guide you through the interesting, unusual, and sometimes bizarre concepts that guide the modern understanding of our universe. At the end of each lecture, we hope to have rekindled or ignited a passion for astrophysics!

COFFEESHOP
ASTROPHYSICS
2023
Spring
Talks
Time: 13:00-14:00 Central Time
Location: Anodyne Coffee Shop (224 W Bruce St, Milwaukee)
YouTube Live Streaming available
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2023 Feb. 25
The Universe is Not Real
Recording
2023 Mar. 11
How Do We "See" a Black Hole?
Recording
2023 Apr. 22
The Lifespan of Stars
Streaming
2023 May. 6
The Science of Science Fiction
Streaming
COFFEESHOP
ASTROPHYSICS
2022
Fall
Talks
Time: 13:00-14:00 Central Time
Location: Anodyne Coffee Shop (224 W Bruce St, Milwaukee)
YouTube Live Streaming Recording available
Map
2022 Sep. 24
How Do Stars Float? Great Questions from Kids You Might Not Know the Answer To
Recording
2022 Oct. 15
The Sounds of Space
Recording
2022 Nov. 12
Exploring the Universe with the James Webb Space Telescope
Recording
2022 Dec. 3
How Empty is Space?
Recording