Join New York Times bestselling author and renowned physicist Brian Greene to explore the past and future of the cosmos – from the big bang to the closest science can take us to the very end – illuminating essential questions of human existence.

The Beyond Annual Lecture is our premier public event of the year. We ask a scientist or philosopher of international standing to offer a reflective account of their work and interests, and invite them to speculate a little bit "beyond" their normal comfort zone.

Desert Time

A Workshop by Jonathon Keats

Since the invention of modern clocks, most of us take for granted the objective, globally synchronized linear nature of time as a given truth about the world. However, conceptual artist and experimental philosopher Jonathon Keats is bending, and perhaps breaking, the modern concept of time by envisaging the perception of time through the experiences of other organisms, which would reveal a radically different temporal reality. “The variety of life dies in temporal monoculture” he says.

The “Thinking Beyond” webinar series features renowned physicists Paul Davies, Sara Walker and Maulik Parikh from the Beyond Center for Fundamental Concepts in Science at Arizona State University and addresses big questions/topics in science. This month, Jan Spacek will present the topic and will be joined by Paul Davies and Sara Walker.

January 2024 Webinar- NASA: Mars likely has an active biosphere but it is up to private organizations to find it

The “Thinking Beyond” webinar series features renowned physicists Paul Davies, Sara Walker and Maulik Parikh from the Beyond Center for Fundamental Concepts in Science at Arizona State University and addresses big questions/topics in science. This month, Mark Jackson will present the topic and will be joined by Paul Davies and Maulik Parikh.

The “Thinking Beyond” webinar series features renowned physicists Paul Davies, Sara Walker and Maulik Parikh from the Beyond Center for Fundamental Concepts in Science at Arizona State University and addresses big questions/topics in science. This month, John Mattick will present the topic and will be joined by Paul Davies and Sara Walker.

March 2024 Webinar- The dark matter in our genome

The “Thinking Beyond” webinar series features renowned physicists Paul Davies, Sara Walker and Maulik Parikh from the Beyond Center for Fundamental Concepts in Science at Arizona State University and addresses big questions/topics in science. This month, Andrew Jordan will present the topic and will be joined by Paul Davies and Maulik Parikh.

February 2024 Webinar- What happens when a quantum measurement is made?

Information coming soon!

The “Thinking Beyond” webinar series features renowned physicists Paul Davies, Sara Walker and Maulik Parikh from the Beyond Center for Fundamental Concepts in Science at Arizona State University and addresses big questions/topics in science. This month, Cody McCoy will present the topic and will be joined by Paul Davies and Maulik Parikh.

November 2023 webinar - Super black and solar-powered animals

A Conversation with Acclaimed Science Fiction Writer Ken Liu