Laugh & Learn: Smart Lectures + Stand-Up Comedy in Toronto

BLACK HOLES ARE REAL. AND THEY'RE NOTHING LIKE THE MOVIES.
About this Event

Interstellar got it wrong. Gravity got it wrong. Even your high school physics teacher probably got it wrong.

Dr. Bart Ripperda is an astrophysicist at the University of Toronto who has spent his career studying what actually happens around black holes and it's stranger, wilder, and more mind-bending than anything Hollywood has ever put on screen.

On June 27th, he's bringing that to Laugh & Learn.

Here's how the night works:

First → stand-up comedy to warm up the room

Then → Bart takes over

No equations. No textbooks. No background in physics required. Just one of the world's leading black hole researchers telling you what's actually out there — and why it keeps scientists up at night.

What you'll actually learn:

• Why black holes aren't silent voids - they have weather
• What really happens at the edge of a black hole
• Why the gas and plasma swirling around them create signals we're only beginning to understand
• What gravitational waves, cosmic rays and neutrinos actually are - in plain English
• Why studying black holes tells us things about space, time and matter that can't be studied anywhere else on Earth

This is for you if:

• You've watched Interstellar and had questions
• You're curious about space but find textbooks boring
• You want a Saturday night that genuinely blows your mind
• You love learning something that changes how you see the universe

Details:

📍 Society Clubhouse, 967 College Street, Toronto

📅 Saturday, June 27th

🕖 Doors 6PM | Show 7PM

⚠️ Important:

This is a small, interactive room. We usually get close to full.

Once seats are gone, that’s it.

Book your spot before it fills up
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