8 November

Though it lacks a killer soundtrack and isn’t as high-definition as you might expect, this NASA simulation of a disk galaxy’s birth and development is incredible to watch.

A the first-ever Nov. 16 Physics Slam, five physicists will get 12 minutes to explain a complex scientific concept to the audience in the most clear and entertaining way possible.

In the world of high-energy physics, to borrow from Field of Dreams, if you build it, they may come.