Science Cafe 3. Dark Matter.

If you've seen the TV series Dark Matter or have read Dan Brown's novel "Angels and Demons" you've heard the term. :)

Roughly 80 percent of the mass of the universe is made up of material that scientists cannot directly observe. Known as dark matter, this bizarre ingredient does not emit light or energy. So why do scientists think it dominates?

Although dark matter makes up most of the matter of the universe, it only makes up about a quarter of the composition. The universe is dominated by dark energy.

This talk will cover one of the most interesting and hot topics in science.

Lecture: Prof. Alex Kusenko, Astrophysics, UCLA.

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Dear friends,
Just like WorldSpeak was created from love for languages, the Science Cafe comes from our love for science.

Every month we are inviting distinguished scientists from different areas of academic research: from math and space physics to bio-engenering. It is cutting edge science in a great atmosphere of interesting conversation and wine-n-cheese.

The talk will be given at the level of a popular science article in the Scientific American magazine.

The payment of $15 per person can be made through the following PayPal link. If you have young children, childcare (movie and play-time) could be arrange in advance at $7/hr (consider 2 hrs).

http://paypal.me/worldspeak . We will use the payment for renting chairs, purchasing wine, cheese and pastries, organizing and keeping the headcount.