This lecture by Cristina Marchetti wants to share with the general public how physicists think about bird flocks, marching penguins, collectively swarming bacteria and communities of simple robots in the context of active matter.

In 1995, the mysterious beauty of collective motion in animals and other non-equilibrium systems was about to take the physics community back to square one of its understanding of emergent phenomena.

Twenty five years later, active matter has evolved into one of the most vibrant and productive areas of physics, with hundreds of articles published every year.

On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the field of active matter (plus the two years interruption caused by the Covid pandemic), the Leiden Institute of Physics (LION) and the Lorentz Center are gathering in Leiden the pioneers and the current protagonists of this exciting research area to look ahead at the next grand challenge.

This event will take place on the 24th of August 2022. 
The doors of Museum Volkenkunde will open at 19:00, the actual lecture will begin at 20:00. 
This event is free to attend, but the organizers politely ask you to register by sending an email to lorentz@lorentz.leidenuniv.nl
You'll receive your ticket via email after you've registered. 

Museum Volkenkunde
Steenstraat 1
2312BS, Leiden