Beyond Center
A pioneering center devoted to confronting the really big questions of science and philosophy.
About Us
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.
Our vision:
- To create new and exciting ideas that push the boundaries of research a bit "beyond"
- To conduct research that transcends traditional subject categories
- To answer foundational questions in science, and explore their philosophical ramifications - what might be called "the big questions"
- To present science to the public as a key component of our culture and of significance to all humanity
In the media
Paul Davies discusses quantum biology in an interview with Clarice Aiello, moderated by Pauline Davies.
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ASU’s Beyond Center and the University of Glasgow seek 1–2 full-time researchers to advance Assembly Theory methods, build cheminformatics databases, and establish protocols/standards for origins-o
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Quantum physics unquestionably underpins the function and properties of atoms and molecules; whether this scales up and applies to macromolecules and beyond is hotly debated.
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