Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson

Schedule

Thu Nov 13 2025 at 07:30 pm to 09:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

DPAC - Durham Performing Arts Center | Durham, NC

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Children under the age of 6 are not allowed at this DPAC event and all guests require a ticket, regardless of age. Prices include 7.5% sales tax.

Event Information:
One of America?s most well-known scientists is returning to DPAC with an all-new lecture. Neil deGrasse Tyson is an American astrophysicist, author, and science communicator that has devoted his career to sharing his knowledge of complex concepts with others and known for his ability to make difficult concepts accessible to every audience. Neil deGrasse Tyson will bring his newest lecture to DPAC, ?An Astrophysicist Goes to the Movies ? Part III?. Once again, derived from an entirely different set of films from The Matrix to The Terminator to Back to the Future Part 2 to Finding Nemo to The Davinci Code. Including popular TV series such as Game of Thrones. And for the first time, a section on AI in films is added to the themes. What?s presented is an entertaining and enlightening review of all the science that our favorite movies got wrong, combined with the stuff they got right. Incorporates the latest films and some classics that you may not have known had any science in them at all.

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Ticket Limit:
There is an overall 8 ticket limit for this event. Prices are subject to change.
Venue Details:
DPAC - Durham Performing Arts Center,
123 Vivian St, DPAC - Durham Performing Arts Center,
Durham, United States
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