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
Fall
Talks
Time: 13:00-14:00 Central Time
Location: Anodyne Coffee Shop (224 W Bruce St, Milwaukee)
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Sep. 23
Ancient Astronomy
Recording
Oct. 21
Expedition Lunaris: Reaching for the Moon
Recording
Nov. 4
The Gravitational Wave Background Discovered!
Recording
Dec. 2
What ever happened to Pluto?
Recording
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
Recording