{"id":631,"date":"2021-12-29T11:19:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-29T03:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bcc.lib.hkbu.edu.hk\/bcc\/?p=631"},"modified":"2023-12-13T15:42:19","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T07:42:19","slug":"46event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bcc.lib.hkbu.edu.hk\/bcc\/46event\/","title":{"rendered":"Everyday Physics &#8211; Colors, Light and Optical Illusions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block stk-efafeb5\" id=\"strong-em-book-launch-the-translation-of-violence-in-childrens-literature-images-from-the-western-balkans-em-strong\" data-block-id=\"efafeb5\"><style>.stk-efafeb5{margin-bottom:55px !important}.stk-efafeb5 .stk-block-heading__text{color:#bc9f60 !important}.stk-efafeb5 .stk-block-heading__bottom-line{height:5px !important;width:50px !important;background-color:#bc9f60 !important;margin-top:15px !important;margin-left:auto !important;margin-right:auto !important}<\/style><h4 class=\"stk-block-heading__text has-text-color has-accent-color has-text-align-center\"><strong><em>Book Culture Club&#8217;s 46th event<\/em><\/strong><\/h4><div class=\"stk-block-heading__bottom-line\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-f79cff5\" data-block-id=\"f79cff5\"><style>.stk-f79cff5{margin-bottom:50px !important}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-f79cff5-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-96a4c7c\" data-block-id=\"96a4c7c\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-96a4c7c-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image has-text-align-center stk-block stk-7ba28b7\" data-block-id=\"7ba28b7\"><style>.stk-7ba28b7 .stk-img-wrapper{width:45% !important}@media screen and (max-width:767px){.stk-7ba28b7 .stk-img-wrapper{width:70% !important}}<\/style><a class=\"stk-link stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\" href=\"https:\/\/bcc.lib.hkbu.edu.hk\/bcc\/wp-content\/uploads\/posters\/poster46.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-1200\" src=\"https:\/\/bcc.lib.hkbu.edu.hk\/bcc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/poster46_mid.jpg\" width=\"282\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bcc.lib.hkbu.edu.hk\/bcc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/poster46_mid.jpg 282w, https:\/\/bcc.lib.hkbu.edu.hk\/bcc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/poster46_mid-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 282px) 100vw, 282px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-bfb2f84\" data-block-id=\"bfb2f84\"><style>.stk-bfb2f84{margin-bottom:40px !important}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-bfb2f84-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-093f48e\" data-block-id=\"093f48e\"><style>.stk-093f48e{padding-top:0px !important;padding-right:0px !important;padding-bottom:0px !important;padding-left:0px !important;margin-right:20px !important}@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-093f48e{flex:1 1 calc(69.9% - var(--stk-column-gap,0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important}}.stk-093f48e .stk-block-column__content{padding-top:0px !important;padding-right:0px !important;padding-bottom:0px !important;padding-left:0px !important}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-093f48e-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Date:<\/strong><br>29 Dec, 2021<br><strong>Time:<\/strong><br>2:30 pm \u2013 4:00 pm (Hong Kong SAR)<br><strong>Venue:<\/strong><br>Multi-purpose room, Level 2, Au Shue Hung Memorial Library, HKBU<br>Limited to 30 attendees ; Public is welcome to join via Zoom<br><strong>Speaker:&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/strong><br><span style=\"background: linear-gradient(to bottom, transparent 50%, #f5e8c9 50%)\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Prof. Michel A. Van Hove<\/span><em>, Emeritus Chair Professor in Physics and Ex-Director,<\/em> Department of Physics and ex-director of the Institute of Computational and Theoretical Studies, HKBU<br><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-5f7d57e\" data-block-id=\"5f7d57e\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-5f7d57e{flex:1 1 calc(30.1% - var(--stk-column-gap,0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important}}.stk-5f7d57e .stk-block-column__content{display:flex !important}.stk-5f7d57e .stk-block-column__content{align-items:flex-end !important}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-5f7d57e-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks\">\n<p>Event Photos:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-button-group stk-block-button-group stk-block stk-abeef08\" data-block-id=\"abeef08\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content 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The topic of this volume, &#8220;Colors, Light and Optical Illusions&#8221; is chosen as we face colors and light every waking minute of our lives, and we experience optical illusions much more often than we realize.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hkbutube\/albums\/72177720295707050\" title=\"BCC 46th Book Launch: &quot;Everyday Physics: Colors, Light and Optical Illusions&quot; (World Scientific, 1st edition, 2021)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51798072673_76104d2d3f_c.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"BCC 46th Book Launch: &quot;Everyday Physics: Colors, Light and Optical Illusions&quot; (World Scientific, 1st edition, 2021)\"><\/a><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Book Culture Club&#8217;s 46th event Date:29 Dec, 2021Time:2:30 pm \u2013 4:00 pm (Hong Kong SAR)Venue:Multi-purpose room, Level 2, Au Shue Hung Memorial Library, HKBULimited to 30 attendees ; Public is welcome to join via ZoomSpeaker:&nbsp; &nbsp;Prof. Michel A. 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Van Hove, Emeritus Chair Professor in Physics and Ex-Director, Department of Physics and ex-director of the Institute of Computational and Theoretical Studies, HKBU Event Photos: Event Video: Share on: This event celebrates the launch of Prof Van Hove&#8217;s new book which aims to popularize physics by emphasizing conceptual ideas of physics and their interconnections, while avoiding mathematics entirely. 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