Guest: <a href="http://www.mit.edu/~dhs/" target="_blank">David H. Shoemaker</a> (MIT). David is part of the advanced<a href="https://www.advancedligo.mit.edu/" target="_blank">Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory</a> (LIGO), and we discussed gravitational waves and how LIGO is expected to detect these ripples in the curvature of space-time predicted by Einstein.
Hosts: <a href="http://www.astro.physics.mcgill.ca/profile.php?p=1050">Ryan Lynch</a>, <a href="http://www.astro.physics.mcgill.ca/profile.php?p=1026">Sean Griffin</a>, and <a href="http://www.astro.physics.mcgill.ca/profile.php?p=1079">Dave Tsang</a>.
Duration: 21 minutes.
<img src="http://podcasts.mcgill.ca/wp-content/plugins/flash-video-player/default_video_player.gif" />

Witnessing the Formation and Evolution of Galaxies

Science and engineering are key to our future, and McGill’s faculties bring together some of the country’s brightest minds, who not only teach classes, but also give public lectures accessible to all. McGill’s researchers are making discoveries and develo