The Event Horizon— From Imagined Science to Art Museum

01/02/2021 20 min Temporada 1 Episodio 1
The Event Horizon— From Imagined Science to Art Museum

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Episode Synopsis

Einstein theorised a point in the universe where time, space and gravity bend. Almost 100 years later, we took a photo...a photo of something we weren’t even sure was there. Now it hangs in an art gallery. Is it really art? Come with us to edges of the universe - and back again to New York.

In astrophysics, an event horizon is a boundary beyond which events cannot affect an observer.

This podcast was made possible by the University of Melbourne and the Centre of Visual Art. Thanks to our guests: Margaret Wertheim and Peter Galison.
Your hosts were Dr Andi Horvath and Dr Suzie Frazer, audio engineering was by Arch Cuthbertson, with production assistance by Silvi Vann-Wall.
This episode was recorded on the 11th of August 2020.