MCTP REU Seminar: Elevating Deceptions: A Mathemagical Mystery Tour
- Series
- Other Talks
- Time
- Friday, June 26, 2015 - 11:00 for 1 hour (actually 50 minutes)
- Location
- Skiles 006
- Speaker
- Dr. Matt Baker – Georgia Institute of Technology
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.