New Scientist presents ...
Online Event: Detecting black holes
10 June 2025 | 6 – 7pm BST | 1 – 2pm EDT
Black holes are remarkable objects predicted by Einstein's theory of gravity, General Relativity. Despite their mysterious nature observational evidence suggests that black holes are abundant in our universe. The defining feature of a black hole is the event horizon, a region from which nothing can escape. Evidence of black holes thus relies on observing the extreme effects black holes have on their surroundings. Join Harvard physicist Delilah Gates as she reveals how black holes can be observed and studied using wave-related phenomena: frequency shifting of light emitted near them, reverberation of sounds through their surrounding medium, and even ripples throughout the fabric of space and time.
Delilah Gates, Delilah Gates is a theoretical physicist. Currently she is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Center for Astrophysics, Harvard & Smithsonian and the Black Hole Initiative at Harvard University. Delilah received her Ph.D. in Physics from Harvard University in 2021 and B.S.s in Physics and in Mathematics from the University of Maryland, College Park in 2015. Before returning to Harvard, Delilah was a postdoctoral fellow of the Princeton Gravity Initiative and the Princeton Future Faculty in the Physical Sciences.
Delilah’s research focuses on constraining properties of black holes, especially black hole spin, through analytic and semi-analytic methods which leverage features of black hole spacetime geometries and the radiation sourced near black holes.
What's included in your ticket:
- Live lecture lasting 60 minutes including Q&A with Delilah Gates
- On-demand access to a recording of the lecture and Q&A for 12 months
Event Information
This online event will start at 18.00 UK time on 10 June 2025 and will last for approximately one hour. Access to a recording of the event will be exclusively available to registrants for the 12 months following the live event. The on-demand recording will be available to view within 24 hours of the live discussion. Ring Central will email you a confirmation immediately after registering. You will also receive a separate email from Ring Central, with a link to access the event auditorium prior to the event; please note that each link is unique and should not be shared. Tickets are non-transferable to any other New Scientist event. All tickets are non-refundable. New Scientist reserves the right to alter the event and its line-up, or cancel the event. In the unlikely event of cancellation, all tickets will be fully refunded. New Scientist Ltd will not be liable for any additional expenses incurred by ticket holders in relation to the event. Tickets are subject to availability and are only available in advance through Ring Central. To secure your place we recommend you book in advance.
