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  • Coffee at Beyond!

    The Beyond Center is hosting a monthly seminar series to be held at 3 pm.   This month's seminar will be held at the Beyond Center in room GWC505!

    We are please to announce that this month's seminar will be given by Marcelo Gleiser.   Talk entitled "Question Reality! The Limits of Science and the Quest for Knowledge" on Monday, Feb. 9th. Click here to view the flyer with abstract!

  • Custom Universe

    This half-hour Catalyst special on the universe examines some of the Big Questions. We cross the world seeking answers from several of the world's top astrophysicists.

  • Paul Davies interview on Lucid Dreaming

    Have you ever had a dream in which you are aware that you are dreaming? These seemingly altered states of consciousness are called lucid dreams. If you’re not sure of what they are they can be disturbing, but many people use them to solve the problems of their waking lives, or even just for fun. We’ll hear about this experience from a couple of dreamers, and find out about the science of lucid dreaming from one of the world’s leading researchers in the field.

  • 2015 Beyond Annual Lecture : SVANTE PAABO

    A Neanderthal View of Human Uniqueness

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    Coffee at Beyond!
    The Beyond Center is hosting a monthly seminar series to be held at 3 pm.   This month's seminar will be held at the Beyond Center in room GWC505! We are please to announce that this month's seminar will be given by Marcelo Gleiser.   Talk entitled "Question Reality! The Limits of Science and the Quest for Knowledge" on Monday, Feb. 9th. Click here to view the flyer with abstract!
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  • Custom Universe
    This half-hour Catalyst special on the universe examines some of the Big Questions. We cross the world seeking answers from several of the world's top astrophysicists.
    READ MORE
  • Paul Davies interview on Lucid Dreaming
    Have you ever had a dream in which you are aware that you are dreaming? These seemingly altered states of consciousness are called lucid dreams. If you’re not sure of what they are they can be disturbing, but many people use them to solve the problems of their waking lives, or even just for fun. We’ll hear about this experience from a couple of dreamers, and find out about the science of lucid dreaming from one of the world’s leading researchers in the field.
    READ MORE
  • 2015 Beyond Annual Lecture : SVANTE PAABO
    A Neanderthal View of Human Uniqueness
    READ MORE

The Beyond Center

BEYOND is a pioneering center devoted to confronting the really big questions of science and philosophy.

Our research projects address such issues, and range from cosmology, through astrobiology to the ultimate fate of humanity. We tackle subjects as diverse as time travel, the colonization of Mars, multiple universes, the nature of complexity and the relationship between mathematics and nature.

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Our Goal

Bring together scientists and philosophers from all disciplines to brainstorm some of the age-old questions of existence, using the latest ideas and discoveries at the forefront of scientific research. Develop new experimental and theoretical research projects that change the way scientists think about foundational questions.

Have you ever wondered…

  • How the universe came to exist?
  • Where the laws of nature come from?
  • How life began?
  • Whether or not we are alone in the universe?

Research Topics

August 28, 2012

Scientists have little idea how, where or when life began, but the study of biogenesis is a major part of the subject of astrobiology.

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Astrobiology and the origin of life
August 30, 2012

Time is the most fundamental aspect of our experience, and yet it remains mysterious in many ways.

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Nature of time
August 30, 2012

Science works because the universe is ordered in an intelligible way.

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Origin of physical laws
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The Community

We are here to communicate the excitement and challenge of scientific endeavor related to the big questions. This is conducted through public lectures, podcasts, newspaper, magazine articles, and other special events.

You don’t have to be a distinguished scientist to get involved with BEYOND – although we welcome those, too. There are many ways that you can help. You can volunteer your time during our workshops, lend us your space, or becoming a sponsor. A list of our sponsors can be found below. We would love your help confronting the big questions!

Get Involved

If you share our vision of BEYOND, and would like to become involved in this unique intellectual adventure, there are several ways you can help...

Sponsor a program

Lend us your space
Sponsor a workshop Collaborate on research
Sponsor a Student or postdoctoral researcher

Volunteer your time

Get involved and contact the BEYOND Center

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