Dark Energy won the 2011 Nobel Prize in physics for Saul Perlmutter, who discovered that the universe is expanding more rapidly than was previously thought.
Dark Matter will be explored in the upcoming Nova series "The Fabric of the Cosmos," which airs on PBS in early November.
You can learn more about these aspects of our universe at the West Roxbury branch library on Monday, Oct. 24, at 6 p.m. Through a video lecture, Prof. Mark Whittle of the University of Virginia will outline the scientific evidence for the view that these two forms of matter comprise 96% of our universe. David Forsyth, professor of organic chemistry at Northeastern University , will lead the discussion that follows.
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"Dark Matter, Dark Energy" is the second lecture in the series entitled "Wine, Women, Wealth, and a Hint of Dark Matter." November's lecture will feature Tocqueville's "Democracy in America ," with discussion led by Prof. Frank McLaughlin of Boston College .
In December, the lecture from "The Everyday Guide to Wine" will be followed by a wine-tasting at Carole White's Real Estate office, hosted by Solera Wines of Roslindale. There will be more exciting video lectures and live discussions in 2012. Please join us to learn more about them.