Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives
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Cahners Theater
With Max Tegmark, associate professor, department of physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Paula Apsell, senior executive producer, Nova, WGBH.
The film Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives follows Mark Oliver Everett, lead singer of the cult band the Eels, on his quest to learn about his father, Hugh Everett III, a physicist who gave birth to one of science's most bizarre and influential theories. Everett's "many worlds" interpretation of quantum mechanics predicts that parallel universes are constantly splitting off from the one in which we all live. At first derided, Hugh Everett's theory has steadily gained traction among physicists while Mark Everett has increasingly grown curious about his emotionally distant father. In this intelligent and imaginative film, the wry and charismatic Mark embarks on a journey back into his father's life, meeting his old friends and colleagues, and takes a crash course in the weird world of quantum mechanics in order to understand his father's mind-blowing theory.
Join physicist Max Tegmark and Nova Senior Executive Producer Paula Apsell for a sneak preview of the film, which airs on PBS's Nova on October 21 at 8:00 p.m. (check local listings).
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Seating is limited. Seating passes are available to the general public in the Museum lobby beginning at 5:45 p.m. the evening of the program. First come, first served. Museum members may reserve a limited number of seating passes in advance. Availability is limited to the number of Exhibit Halls admissions permitted with your membership level. For member reservations, call between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday of the week of the program only: 617-589-3169.
This program is free thanks to the generosity of the Lowell Institute. Additional funding for adult programs provided by the Barbara and Malcolm L. Sherman Fund for Adult Programs and the David and Marion Ellis Endowment Fund.
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