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Black holes are one of the most striking predictions of Einstein's theory of general relativity, but do they behave how they should? Join us as we investigate the nature of these cosmic shadows and uncover their secrets. Timestamps below: Announcements: 00:00 Intro to Black Holes Presentation: 03:41 Presentation on Black Holes: 04:17 Q&A Panel Introductions: 32:02 Are primordial black holes real? 35:51 Will every star greater than 5 solar masses become a black hole? 38:28 If a GPS receiver flies on a flight from LA to Sydney @ 1000 km/h, how far is it from relativistic effects? 40:06 Is our Solar System unique? 43:12 Will space probes be incinerated before reaching a black hole? 46:10 Will String Theory unify relativity with quantum mechanics? 47:47 Closing Remarks: Participants: Dr. Wenbin Lu is a postdoctoral researcher in theoretical astrophysics at Caltech. He mainly uses pencil-and-paper calculations to study various explosive phenomena, including stellar explosion, double neutron star collision, radio bursts of unknown origin from billions of light years away, and what happens when a star falls into a black hole. He also enjoys rock climbing and hiking. https://windbinderue.wixsite.com/wenbinlu Nikita Kamraj is a PhD candidate in observational high-energy astrophysics at Caltech. Her PhD thesis focuses on the study of accreting supermassive black holes, known as Active Galactic Nuclei. She uses spectroscopic data from various X-ray telescopes to investigate the nature and geometry of material surrounding these supermassive black holes. Outside of academic research, she is heavily involved in student advocacy initiatives and is strongly committed to improving gender representation in STEM fields. She also loves Japanese culture and enjoys learning Japanese, watching anime and reading manga. Dr. Jessie Christiansen is a research scientist at the NASA Exoplanet Science Institute at Caltech. She searches for, characterizes, and catalogs planets around other stars. She used to have hobbies but now has small children instead, so she spends most of her free time in dramatic play with one and playing board games with the other. She is at least steering the dramatic play towards astronauts and the board games towards back-stabbing strategy games so that she can still have some fun. http://web.ipac.caltech.edu/staff/christia/ Dr. Cameron Hummels is a postdoctoral researcher in theoretical astrophysics at Caltech. He creates supercomputer simulations to study the formation and evolution of galaxies since the Big Bang. In addition to astrophysics and public education, he is really enthusiastic about trail-running, long-distance backpacking, brewing, chess, and the astronaut program. http://chummels.org
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