Journey to Svalbard
Beyond the Sky
Yachats Ridge
GPS-Tracking Purple Martins to Brazil and Back
Science + Art
Wave Energy
Extreme Photography
Report on a Journey to the Beginning of Time
Juliana v U.S.
Chasing the Moon: Astronauts and Politics
Artificial Intelligence: Myths and Realities
Why We Can Still Build a Thriving Future (and Easy Ways to Help)
Offshore Aquifers and Fresh Water Security
Solstice Bonfire
Providing a forum for lectures and discussion
in the arts, sciences and humanities
The mission of the Yachats Academy of Arts & Sciences is to provide educational and entertainment opportunities for people on the central Oregon coast. Sponsored by Polly Plumb Productions, we encourage the residents of the village of Yachats, Oregon to work with Academy board members to organize those events that they judge to be most enjoyable.
Einstein's Warped Universe: Riding Gravity Waves Through Spacetime
Professor James Brau Director, UO Center for High Energy Physics
Saturday May 7, 6:30pm
More than a century ago, Albert Einstein produced a revolutionary understanding of gravity based on the curvature of spacetime. This lecture is an introduction, for an audience of all ages, to the concepts of gravitational radiation (gravity waves) and the effort to detect this elusive form of radiation.
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