We’re elated to have Dr. Katie Mack at Yerkes on Thursday, August 14th at 6pm! A brilliant writer and speaker, Katie will discuss the conclusion of the universe and her influential book The End of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking) in this enticingly-titled talk from a great mind at the forefront of science communication.

From her website astrokatie.com: Dr. Mack is a theoretical astrophysicist who studies a range of questions in cosmology, the study of the universe from beginning to end. She currently holds the position of Hawking Chair in Cosmology and Science Communication at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics where she carries out research on dark matter and the early universe and works to make physics more accessible to the general public. She is the author of the book The End of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking) and has written for a number of popular publications such as Scientific American, Slate, BBC’s Science Focus, Sky & Telescope, and Cosmos Magazine. You can find her on Twitter as @AstroKatie or Instagram as @astrokatiemack.

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