Name: A Night of Mathematical Wonders and Geological Treasures
Start: 2026-05-19T19:00:00
End: 2026-05-19T21:30:00
Location: The Rosegold Saloon

Join us for a night of big ideas! First, we settle a famous literary debate: can some infinities actually be "bigger" than others? Using Hilbert’s Hotel, we'll prove Hazel Grace right. Then, we dive deep into the Earth to see diamonds not as jewelry, but as billion-year-old time capsules revealing the hidden secrets of our planet’s interior.

Some Infinities are Bigger than Other Infinities

Calvin Osborne (Graduate Student, UCLA)

In The Fault in Our Stars, Hazel says that “some infinities are bigger than other infinities;” however, what does this really mean? In this talk, we will discuss a classic thought experiment, Hilbert’s Hotel, and what it means for infinities to be “of the same size.” In conclusion, we will show that there are two infinites of a different size (and proving Hazel right!).

Meteorites: Rocks from Space Carrying Secrets of Our Solar System

Peng Ni (Professor, UCLA)

Meteorites are more than rocks from space. They are ancient fragments of asteroids, planets, and other bodies that preserve a record of how our Solar System formed and changed over billions of years. Join me to see real meteorite specimens and discover how they reveal clues about Solar System formation, planetary differentiation, and impact hazards.

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