The five questions astronomers get asked most often in bars
About the talk
Astronomers who like to drink get asked a lot of questions in bars. Here are the top five:
1. Since the Big Bang created the Universe, what was happening before the Big Bang?
2. If the Universe is expanding, what is it expanding into?
3. If the Universe is expanding, then am I getting bigger?
4. Where did the Big Bang occur?
5. How do I know you're not totally full of "crap" when answering these questions?
I can give you a pretty good answer to 3.5 of these 5... to find out out which, come to Café Scientifique
About the speaker
Dr. Roberto Abraham is a Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the University of
Toronto and the Principal Investigator of the Gemini Deep Deep Survey, an international
project designed to study galaxies formed when the universe was only a few billion
years old. His many awards include the E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowship from the
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, the Canada Foundation
for Innovation Career Award, and the University of Toronto's Outstanding Teaching
Award.