Join us for an electrifying debate featuring three pioneering physicists discussing the Enigma of Energy: Bernard Carr, Priya Natarajan, and Avshalom Elitzur.

From the power grid to the fundamental essence of matter, the concept of energy is essential to physics' description of reality. Einstein's famous equation identified all matter as equivalent to energy, and as a result, energy is seen by many as the ultimate constituent of the universe. But there is danger, as Nobel Laureate Richard Feynman, one of the leading scientists of the last fifty years, has pointed out, that "we have no knowledge of what energy is". And some now argue that with no independent confirmation or explanation for phenomena like dark energy, the whole of physics rests on a mystical notion.

Should we conclude that the concept of energy, though enormously useful in physics, is ultimately a mystical idea? Should we abandon the idea that energy describes the physical character of reality? Or is this all a mistake, and we should double down on the idea that energy is built into the fabric of the universe?

Please join us after the debate for the "Meet the Speakers" session, where you will have the opportunity to ask our speakers your questions directly in a live audience Q&A.