MCTP REU Seminar: Elevating Deceptions: A Mathemagical Mystery Tour

Series
Other Talks
Time
Friday, June 26, 2015 - 11:00am for 1 hour (actually 50 minutes)
Location
Skiles 006
Speaker
Dr. Matt Baker – Georgia Institute of Technology
Organizer
Christina Frederick
Science explains through systematic inquiry; magic celebrates that which defies explanation. This will be tour of sorts along the boundary between science and magic. We will explore the magic of quantum mechanics, the predictions of knot theory, and randomness, as well as the mysteries of the number 58008.