Professor Brian Cox - Emergence
About This Event
Professor Brian Cox, a particle physicist and public-facing science communicator who also performs as a musician, appears at NJPAC with a Rock/Pop program titled Emergence. Known for BBC presenting and books such as Why Does E=mc2?, Cox brings his profile as an educator and performer to a live setting where science and music intersect.
About Emergence
In philosophy, systems theory, science, and art, emergence occurs when a complex entity has properties or behaviors that its parts do not have on their own, and emerge only when they interact in a wider whole.
About the Artist
Brian Cox
Brian Cox is an English particle physicist who also works as a musician, moving between public science communication and Rock/Pop performance. He teaches physics at the University of Manchester and is known from BBC radio and television as well as popular science books that translate complex ideas for general audiences.