This event on Tuesday, Feb 18th is free but tickets are required.
Join us for an evening of conversation between Nobel Prize-winning theoretical physicist Kip Thorne with acclaimed interviewer and cultural interlocutor Paul Holdengräber.
Kip Thorne is a visionary physicist and creative trailblazer at the intersection of science and art. As the Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics at Caltech, Kip spent decades exploring some of the universe’s most fascinating phenomena—relativistic stars, black holes, time travel, and gravitational waves. He made decisive contributions to the observational discovery of gravitational waves by the LIGO Project, earning him the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics (with Rainer Weiss and Barry Barish), and cementing his legacy in modern astrophysics.
After stepping down from his professorship at Caltech in 2009, Kip embarked on a creative new chapter—fusing science with the arts. He brought complex physics to a global audience through his collaboration with Christopher Nolan on the Hollywood movie Interstellar and Kip’s accompanying book The Science of Interstellar. And in his collaborations with renowned composer Hans Zimmer, visual effects guru Paul Franklin, and painter Lia Halloran, Kip is creating multimedia works that creatively explore the “warped side” of our universe.
Kip offers a rare and exciting portal into both the scientific frontiers and creative expressions that shape our understanding of space, time and the cosmos.
Oxy Live is a series of conversations with a diverse lineup of cultural luminaries at the forefront of their fields for thought-provoking discussions hosted by acclaimed cultural interlocutor, Paul Holdengräber. All conversations are open to the public at no cost, creating a space for diverse communities to join in the conversation and explore ideas together.
The series is funded through the generous support of Occidental trustee and alumna, Lisa Coscino ’85 and the Occidental Class of ’74.
