The Pint of Science science communication festival returns in 2024 for its 11th edition in France, from May 13 to 15, 2024! At USMB, the Annecy Particle Physics Laboratory (LAPP) and the Annecy-le-Vieux Theoretical Physics Laboratory (LAPTh) invite you to join them on May 13, 2024, at the Bistro des Tilleuls in Annecy (13 chemin de la prairie). On the program: "cosmic investigations into the invisible universe."
About the Pint of Science Festival
Organized internationally, the Pint of Science festival aims to demystify science by organizing themed meetings between researchers and the general public in bars. These events allow participants to discover a variety of scientific topics in a relaxed and accessible setting.
About the theme "Cosmic Investigations of the Invisible Universe"
Looking at the sky raises questions. For centuries, astronomers have been trying to explain the nature of the objects that dot our celestial vault. Let's start with Chinese writings dating back a thousand years, mentioning the appearance of a "guest star," and then move on to modern astronomy and address the big questions that remain unanswered. Let's continue our investigation to the limits of our knowledge and reflect together on the nature of a mysterious substance that haunts the minds of physicists: what is this unknown entity that is said to be at the origin of what we call the cosmic web?
Speakers:
- Léo Le Moigne, doctoral student at LAPP, with the topic "Gamma-ray astronomy, a new way of observing the stars." He explains: "The light that our eyes perceive is only a tiny fraction of the rays that travel through our universe. To illustrate this, we will look back at the history of the Crab Nebula, our understanding of which has evolved over the centuries as new observation methods capable of revealing the invisible have emerged. We will then discuss phenomena that remain mysterious and challenge our technologies and our knowledge of physics."
- Margaux Jomain, PhD student at LAPTh, with the topic "Dark matter or the ghost of the Universe." She explains: "For several decades, the scientific community has suspected the existence of invisible matter that is omnipresent in our Universe. We will start with the first signs that betray its presence, then we will question its nature through various clues scattered all around us. We will compare theory and experiment and work together to find ways to uncover the most elusive of substances!"
Learn more:
- Online registration opens on April 8 on the Pint of Science Festival website.
- More information on the Pint of Science Festival website