Dan Falk: In Search of Time (University of Waterloo)
IN SEARCH OF TIME
A talk by
Dan
Falk
Time is at once intimately familiar and yet deeply mysterious. It is
thoroughly intangible: we say it flows like a river – yet when we try
to examine that flow, the river seems reduced to a mirage. No wonder
philosophers, poets, and scientists from Aristotle to Einstein have
grappled with the enigma of time for centuries.
The mystery of time has captivated science journalist
Dan
Falk
,
who sets off on an intellectual journey in his latest book, In Search
of Time: Journeys along a Curious Dimension (McClelland & Stewart,
October 2008). In this illustrated talk,
Dan
will discuss some of the most intriguing aspects of time: how our
ancestors first learned to measure it; how we suspect it – and the
universe – began, and what the “end of time” may hold for us; and a
brief look at the physics of time travel and the paradoxes it seems to
entail.
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Author bio:
Dan
Falk
has
written about science for the Globe and Mail, the Toronto Star, The
Walrus, SkyNews, Astronomy, Sky & Telescope, and New Scientist, and
has been a regular contributor to the CBC Radio programs Ideas and
Quirks & Quarks. His awards include a Gold Medal for Radio
Programming from the New York Festivals and the Science Writing Award
in Physics and Astronomy from the American Institute of Physics. His
first book, Universe on a T-Shirt, won the 2002 Science in Society
Journalism Award from the Canadian Science Writers' Association. He
lives in Toronto.
Note: CFI's Science and Philosphy Book Club will discuss Dan Falk's older book "Universe on a T-Shirt" on December 4