Dissertation Defense: "Deformation of Two-dimensional Amorphous Granular Packings"

Jennifer Rieser
Singh Building, Room 313



Dissertation Defense: "Clogging of Granular Hopper Flows"

Charles Thomas
Singh Building, Room 035



World Science Festival: "Time Is of The Essence... or Is It?" (Day 2)

David Z. Albert, Vijay Balasubramanian, Carlo Rovelli, Lee Smolin
- John Jay College, Gerald W. Lynch Theater
524 W 59th St. (between 10th & 11th Avenue), New York, NY 10019

What is time? The question has preoccupied philosophers and scientists for centuries. Isaac Newton described time as absolute, but Einstein proved that time is relative, and, shockingly, that time and space are…



World Science Festival Event: "Until The End of Time" (Day 1)

Vijay Balasubramanian, Janna Levin, Lee Smolin
- NYU Global Center, Grand Hall
238 Thompson St. (5th Floor), New York, NY 10003

Could time as we know it come to an end? Does the very question blow your mind a little? Come with us to explore this idea by examining the Big Bang and the mysteries of black holes, where, according to the laws of…