SPEAKER DETAILS
Michael Clarage
Dr. Michael Clarage is a working astrophysicist and physics teacher. He earned his BA from Carleton College in Minnesota and Doctorate of Physics at Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts. His research includes radio astronomy, mathematical modeling of protein function, interstellar plasma physics and mathematical properties of fractals. His many cosmology videos can be found on YouTube and other platforms.
While raising a family, Dr. Clarage worked in the high tech industry for twenty years, designing and developing computer networks, secure cell phone applications, medical reporting, integration of business systems and voice recognition.
In addition to astrophysics and teaching, he enjoys being on stage performing music of a wide variety of genres, teaching Tai Chi, painting using traditional egg tempera methods and cooking up a big meal for family and friends.
PRESENTATION
WHY THE ELECTRICITY OF THE STARS MATTERS HERE ON EARTH
SAT., OCT. 17 AT 4:00 PM
Astronomers are perhaps the last to catch on–-galaxies, stars and planets all have electric and magnetic bodies, and all live in an electric environment, and all feed and communicate with each other through electricity. Michael Clarage will lay out the basics of what is sometimes called "The Electric Universe" model. This will eventually land us on the surface of the Earth, where we can place ourselves within a context as big as the Universe itself. In other words, place us in a proper cosmology.