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Something is wrong with gravity!
Einsteins relativity and the theory of quantum mechanics are fundamentally incompatible, which has prompted the last 30 years of work in string theory and quantum gravity. However, John Moffat has identify a bigger problem: not only does Einsteins theory not work in the world of the very small but it does not seem to work in the world of the very large either.

Moffat has developed a modified theory of gravity, or MOG, that can explain the behavior of our universe as well as Einsteins, without resorting to dubious, yet long-claimed excuse for the existence of invisible dark matter. As John Barrow of the University of Cambridge asserts, the simplicity of Moffats model demands that physicist take this daring new theory seriously.

John Moffat is a Professor Emeritus in physics at the University of Toronto. He is also an anjunct professor in physics at the University of Waterloo and a resident affiliate member of the prestigious Perimeter Institute of Theoretical Physics. He is best known for his work on Nonsymmetric Gravitational Theory.

This lecture is CFIs contribution to the International Year of Astronomy, which is a global effort initiated by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) and UNESCO to help the citizens of the world rediscover their place in the Universe through the day and night time sky, and thereby engage a personal sense of wonder and discovery.