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Online Event: Ten keys to reality with Frank Wilczek

Big Ideas in Physics Series (Series tickets available)

The new Big Ideas in Physics series from New Scientist events presents four online evening lectures (live and on-demand) in the first half of 2021, covering topics including reality, quantum physics and the universe from the finest minds in science in 2021.

Save 25% off the standard ticket price by purchasing a series ticket to 4 live online “Big Ideas in Physics” lectures or purchase a ticket to one lecture for just £13 (early booking rate).

Frank Wilczek, Professor of Physics at MIT and a 2004 Nobel Laureate

In this talk Nobel laureate Frank Wilczek will present a simple yet profound exploration of reality based on the deep revelations of modern science, discussing how we come to see our reality in a new way - bigger, fuller, and stranger than it looked before.

Synthesizing basic questions, facts, and dazzling speculations, Frank will discuss the ideas that form our understanding of the universe: time, space, matter, energy, complexity, and complementarity.

What's included in your ticket:

• Live lecture lasting 60 minutes including Q&A with Frank Wilczek
• On-demand access to a recording of the lecture and Q&A for 12 months
• Bonus content from New Scientist

About the speaker:

Frank Wilczek is a theoretical physicist, author, and intellectual adventurer. He has received many prizes for his work, including a Nobel Prize in Physics in 2004. He has made seminal contributions to fundamental particle physics, cosmology and the physics of materials. His current theoretical research includes work on Axions, Anyons, and Time Crystals. These are concepts in physics which he named and pioneered. Each has become a major focus of world-wide research.

Audience information:

This event is suitable for anyone with an interest in the subjects under discussion or a more general scientific interest. However if you are attending the event in a professional capacity you may be interested to know that this event is accredited by the CPD Certification Service and CPD certificates are available to attendees on request by contacting live@newscientist.com.

Booking information:

This online event will start at 18.00 BST/13:00EST on Thursday 28 January 2021 and will last for approximately one hour. Access to a recording of the event will be exclusively available to ticket purchasers for the 12 months following the live event. The on-demand recording will be available to view within 24 hours of the live discussion.

Eventbrite will email you a confirmation immediately after purchase. You will receive a separate email with a link to access the event auditorium prior to the event; please note that each link is unique and should not be shared. The event auditorium will also provide access to the other items included in your ticket.

If you purchase a series ticket you will receive a separate email for each event with a link to access the event. These will be sent prior to each event.

Tickets are non-transferable to any other New Scientist event.

All tickets are non-refundable.

New Scientist reserves the right to alter the event and its line-up, or cancel the event. In the unlikely event of cancellation, all tickets will be fully refunded. New Scientist Ltd will not be liable for any additional expenses incurred by ticket holders in relation to the event.

Tickets are subject to availability and are only available in advance through Eventbrite. To secure your place we recommend you book in advance.