LMU Urban Lecture Series

James Gunn wrote and directed the blockbuster hit Guardians of the Galaxy and this summer plans to top it all with Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. We’ll get an insider’s look at this award winning film and what it takes to bring heart and soul into the art of blockbuster film making.

(Part 2 from Einstein to the Present)

In Part 2 of our discussion about his book, Astrophysics fo People in a Hurry, the director of the world famous Hayden Planetarium takes us on a journey from Einstein to our must recent understanding of the universe and our role in it.

(Part 1 from the Big Bang to Newton)

What is the nature of space and time? How does the universe fit in within us? There’s no better guide through these mind expanding questions than my guest, the acclaimed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson. In the first of this 2 part conversation about his book, Astrophysics for People in a Hurry, we explore the universe from the big bang to Isaac Newton.