The science behind everyday phenomena

What was covered in the lecture?

Physical phenomena are the same in our home, in cutting-edge laboratories, and in the depths of the universe. We quickly moved from a cup of tea to Mach’s principle, from ice skating and skiing to the tricky problems of modern surface physics, and from the microwave oven to radiation from the edge of the Big Bang. A series of brief reflections on phenomena we encounter every day without realizing how deeply they relate to fundamental natural laws.

Plus, we learned that we actually don’t know that much about the universe… :-)

Who is Petr Kulhánek?

Petr Kulhánek is a theoretical physicist and one of the most popular science communicators. He is also one of the very few physicists with his own fan club :) He has long and tirelessly popularized and humanized science. He has already written ten books, ranging from accessible to highly challenging, and is the author of many scripts, teaching materials, and professional publications.