Please see this post on Medium. I’ve also made a video version of that you can see at this Youtube link.
What Are Gravitational Waves, and Why Should You Care?
This post also appears (with an extra illustration) on my Huffington Post blog page. The short answer: Gravitational waves are an important prediction of Einstein’s general theory of relativity, published a century ago. Because this theory changed the way we understand the nature of space, time, and gravity, it also fundamentally changed our perception of […]
The Relativity Tour
See a recording of Jeff’s relativity tour lecture for the Silicon Valley Astronomy Lectures (recorded May 6, 2015 at Foothill College’s Smithwick Theater): See a recording of Jeff’s relativity tour lecture at Fiske planetarium: This year (2015) marks the 100th anniversary of Einstein’s publication of his general theory of relativity. Today, this theory lies at […]
VIDEO: Do you understand the Theory of Relativity, really?
Featured on 9NEWS Maya Rodriguez, KUSA
VIDEO: “Math for Life” Faculty Colloquium, Lehman College
This is a video of my colloquium for faculty at Lehman College (New York) on Oct. 31, 2014.
New Discovery About Cosmic Inflation
A lot of people have been asking me about the discovery announced this week about cosmic inflation. As I mentioned in my recent news post, you can find many good articles about it, and one of my favorites is this one from Phil Plait. Still, I realized that most people need a little more explanation […]
VIDEO: Beyond UFOs Lecture 2013
This is an updated version of my Beyond UFOs lecture, presented on June 29, 2013. Anyone interested in booking a live lecture should contact me directly.
VIDEO: Math for Life Keynote for KYMATYC
Dr. Bennett’s keynote presentation for the Kentucky Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges.
VIDEO: The Making of the Max/Moon Planetarium Show
What does it take to translate a children’s book into a planetarium show? Find out as CU Science Update’s Rose Heaphy and her dog Ringo take a sneak peak of the CU Fiske Planetarium’s latest production, “Max Goes to the Moon”, based on the popular children’s book by Boulder author, Jeffrey Bennett. Fiske’s Education Programs […]
VIDEO: Max Goes to the Moon read by Astronaut Alvin Drew
Astronaut Alvin Drew reads Max Goes to the Moon during STS-133, the final mission of the Space Shuttle Discovery.