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On-demand Event: The End of the Universe

Katie Mack, theoretical astrophysicist, North Carolina State University

We know the universe had a beginning and physicists agree that one day it will end, but cosmologist Katie Mack is obsessed with how it will finish. Will our universe collapse in upon itself, rip itself apart, or even – in the next five minutes – succumb to an inescapable expanding bubble of doom?

Drawing on cutting-edge theory and brand new results from the most powerful telescopes and particle colliders, Mack explores five possible finales for the universe and what they would look like (if anyone were still around to see them): the Big Crunch, Heat Death, Vacuum Decay, the Big Rip and the Bounce.

What's included in your ticket:

• On-demand access to lecture lasting 60 minutes including Q&A with Katie Mack. Available for 12 months
• Exclusive access to Kathy Romer's lecture 'Dark energy' filmed at our Instant Expert universe masterclass
• Bonus content from New Scientist

About the speakers:

Katie Mack is a theoretical astrophysicist and one of the most popular scientists on Twitter (@AstroKatie), known for her witty comments and for making science accessible for millennials. She has more than 350,000 followers including JK Rowling and Hozier (who quotes Mack in one of his song lyrics).

Throughout her career as a researcher at Caltech, Princeton, Cambridge, Melbourne and now North Carolina State University, Mack has studied dark matter, black holes, cosmic strings and the formation of the first galaxies. Her new book The End of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking) is a mind-bending exploration of the destruction of the universe.

The event is hosted by Valerie Jamieson, New Scientist Events' creative director.

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:

Your ticket will give you access to a recording of the event which originally took place on Thursday 13 Aug 2020 and lasts for approximately one hour. Access to the recording of the event will be available until 13 Aug 2021.

Eventbrite will email you a confirmation immediately after purchase with instructions on how to access the recording of the event and the other material included with your ticket.

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.

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