Researchers' Night 2013

A Facebook post caught my attention about interesting topics to be discussed at Researchers' Night in the University of Latvia Central Building this Friday evening and late into the night. But the programme of events is much broader and takes place in various locations across Latvia and beyond.

In brief: on 27 September 2013 from 18:00 to 23:00 the annual Researchers' Night will take place for the seventh time, with this year's theme being "Water". Events take place in 35 countries and 300 European cities, including nine Latvian cities - Riga, Jelgava, Daugavpils, Rēzekne, Ventspils, Valmiera, Salaspils, Liepāja and Cēsis. All Latvian universities are involved, as well as some museums and companies.

The plan is to attend events specifically at the Faculty of Theology on Raiņa bulvāris 19 (19:00–23:00). Sub-theme - Water and Mathematics

Mathematics of Infinity  (room 161)
19:00–20:30 Interdisciplinary open discussion "Mathematics of Infinity" (with participation of UL Faculty of Theology academic staff and Science and Religion Dialogue Group representatives)

Mathematics is a Religion (room 166)
20:00–21:00 Numerology: a component of modern religious thinking? (UL Faculty of Theology doctoral student Rinalds Gulbis)
21:00–22:00 Numerology in Judaism (UL Faculty of Theology researcher Dr. theol. Jānis Rudzītis-Neimanis)
22:00–23:00 Numerology in Gnosticism and Magic (UL Faculty of Theology doctoral student Guntars Rēboks)

More information about venues, participants and programme - http://www.lu.lv/petnieciba/komunikacija/zinatnieku-naktis/2013/

Image: http://du.lv/lv/notikumi/events/2133