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Ian McEwan is arguably the finest and best-known contemporary novelist of our age, whose works include Atonement, Enduring Love and the Booker Prize-winningAmsterdam. Distinctive among writers of serious fiction is McEwan’s ability to portray science and scientists in a realistic yet quirky manner. His haunting, compelling themes gently uncover the moral angst of our age, and expose the fallibility of ordinary human beings as they struggle to make sense of their world.
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Paul Davies featured on the Huffington Post.
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Lisa Randall is one of the most exciting and best-known scientists alive today. Her widespread public following and her cutting-edge work in particle physics and cosmology earned her Time magazine's accolade of being among the world's "100 Most Influential People". In her lecture she will draw on ideas ranging from the famous Higgs boson to the enigmatic dark energy that pervades the universe to reflect on the nature of the scientific method, the relation between beauty and truth and the future of mankind.
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An inspiring and entertaining speaker, Dr. Thomas addresses with unique authority the vexing issue of why we are not – at least yet – boldly going far beyond the confines of our home planet.
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In this episode, Neil pays a visit to the BEYOND Center for Fundamental Concepts in Science at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona. this show features an interview with Paul, and with BEYOND’s Post-Doctoral fellow Sara Imari Walker.
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Paul Davies, an ASU Regents’ Professor of Physics, shares the big questions that have always intrigued him and how he explores the possibility of “life 2.0.”
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A one-day special symposium to explore in depth the challenge of human space exploration. Guest speakers included George Whitesides of Virgin Galactic, Robert Zubrin of Mars Direct fame, science fiction writer Kim Stanley Robinson and experienced astronaut Andrew Thomas, plus ASU faculty.
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Professor Kaku’s delivers the 2008 Science Fact meets Science Fiction Lecture at ASU.
