Physics & Art Talk: Black Holes

Come to Peter Galison's lecture "Black Holes: A Trading Zone Between the Sciences and the Humanities" on black holes as the intersection of science and culture.

It is too easy – and false – to see the humanities and sciences as opposed. Black holes are objects of equations and code, but they also resonate culturally as symbols of passage from life to death. The Black Hole Initiative (BHI) at Harvard University has, over the last decade, brought together mathematics, physics, astronomy, history and philosophy, around these massive distortions of space and time.

In his lecture, Peter Galison will discuss the BHI’s interdisciplinary and cutting-edge practice in responsibly locating future telescopes and engaging communities across the Pacific, the Americas, and Africa.

The get-together with drinks and snacks begins at 6:30 p.m. The lecture by Peter Galison and the discussion will take place from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

• A lecture and discussion series as part of the collaboration between the Technical University of Munich, the Academy of Fine Arts Munich, and Haus der Kunst München on Astrophysics and Art.
• The talks will be held in English.