Free tickets to Brian Greene talk

Arts & Entertainment will be providing 12 free tickets to see Brian Greene talk hosted by the Progressive Forum at the info desk on Monday September 21 at 8:00am. The lecture will be at 7:30pm on Tuesday September 29 at the Wortham. Ticket's are first come first serve, and will be offered to all undergraduate colleges as well.

Brian Greene
Professor of Physics and Mathematics, Columbia University

Author of The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory Explore the cosmos through the exhilarating advancements of modern physics. Dr. Brian Greene’s presentation is renowned for its inspiration. With dazzling big-screen imagery, you'll be amazed at the wonders of universe, what man has learned in its quest for ultimate answers. Greene has made groundbreaking discoveries in string theory, he’s the author of The Elegant Universe (2003) which was a Pulitzer finalist and was turned into an Emmy award winning PBS Nova series which he hosted. Greene’s wit and humor have been on display as guests of David Letterman, Charlie Rose, and Stephen Colbert. The Washington Post called him the “single best explainer of abstruse ideas in the world today.” He’s a leader in connecting people to the joys of science, he founded the annual World Science Festival in New York City attended by 120,000 people a year. He’s also the author of The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time, and the Texture of the Universe (2005). Celebrate a 400 year anniversary, see how far we've come since Galileo first turned his telescope to the night sky in November 1609! Dr. Greene will greet fans and sign books at the end of the evening. For more information: http://progressiveforumhouston.org/