Paul Davies: Can time travel be done: sci fi or sci fact: Arizona State University (ASU)

Paul Davies, author of the popular best-seller "How to Build a Time Machine," discusses time travel during the annual Sci-fi Meets Sci-Fact lecture on Jan. 31, 2012, at Arizona State University. Time travel is a favorite science fiction theme, but can it really be done? ""Well, maybe,"" says Davies. In this humorous and riveting lecture, he discusses the mechanics of time travel and what features of the universe might make it possible. He touches on the works of Einstein, Gott, Godel, and others to provide those in the audience with a foundational understanding of the theories that give way to the possibility of time travel. Learn all about the theory of relativity, time warps, space warps, black holes, worm holes and more. Paul Davies is an internationally acclaimed cosmologist, astrobiologist and theoretical physicist at Arizona State University, where he is a Regents' Professor in the Department of Physics. The London native also directs the BEYOND Center for Fundamental Concepts in Science, a cosmic think tank he established at ASU in 2007. More about Paul Davies and his research at beyond.asu.edu. 🔔 Subscribe:    / asu   About ASU: Recognized by U.S. News & World Report as the country’s most innovative school, Arizona State University is where students and faculty work with NASA to develop, advance and lead innovations in space exploration. ASU graduates more than 20,000 thinkers, innovators and master learners every year. Take a deeper look at how ASU is building the next generation of leaders at https://www.asu.edu/about. Connect with Arizona State University: Visit ASU's website: https://www.asu.edu/ Follow ASU on Facebook:   / arizonastateuniversity   Follow ASU on Twitter:   / asu   Follow ASU on Instagram:   / arizonastateuniversity   Connect with ASU on LinkedIn:   / arizona-state-university