Standard time is measured on atomic clocks, providing a technical basis for global transactions. Might local environmental conditions be more meaningful timekeepers? Might their natural cycles encourage us to nurture our environment and the relationships that matter most instead of overlooking and obliterating them?
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. But what is time anyway?
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?
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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
Niels Bohr declared that physics is not about how the world is, but what we can say about the world. Does science uncover objective reality, or is it merely one narrative among many concerning human experience? What is the role of storytelling in the scientific process? What can scientists learn from story-telling?
*Event is full. Please email deepthought@asu.edu if you would like to be added to the waitlist*
The search for life beyond Earth – especially intelligent life – has long fascinated scientists and the public alike. But so far there is no evidence for extraterrestrial beings, or indeed life of any sort. So might we be alone in the vastness of the universe? Or are we looking for the wrong thing in the wrong place?
Discussion leaders Sara Walker and Paul Davies will host the evening's activities.