Neil deGrasse Tyson

Children under the age of 6 are not allowed at this DPAC event and all guests require a ticket, regardless of age. Prices include 7.5% sales tax.
One of America?s most well-known scientists is returning to DPAC with an all-new lecture. Neil deGrasse Tyson is an American astrophysicist, author, and science communicator that has devoted his career to sharing his knowledge of complex concepts with others and known for his ability to make difficult concepts accessible to every audience. Neil deGrasse Tyson will bring his newest lecture to DPAC, ?An Astrophysicist Goes to the Movies ? Part III?. Once again, derived from an entirely different set of films from The Matrix to The Terminator to Back to the Future Part 2 to Finding Nemo to The Davinci Code. Including popular TV series such as Game of Thrones. And for the first time, a section on AI in films is added to the themes. What?s presented is an entertaining and enlightening review of all the science that our favorite movies got wrong, combined with the stuff they got right. Incorporates the latest films and some classics that you may not have known had any science in them at all.

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Location: The Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina Ticket Center at DPAC Hours: Open 3 hours prior to each performance

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All guests require a ticket, regardless of age. Children under the age of 6 are not allowed at most DPAC performances including Broadway, Concerts and Comedy shows. Children must be able to sit quietly in their own seat without disturbing other guests. Some shows make further age appropriate recommendations, and DPAC will provide those on its website; however, parental discretion is always advised, and judgment of the content for each show should be made on an individual basis prior to purchase. This policy does not include special kids shows such as Disney Live, Wild Kratts and Peppa Pig.