Born in Redwood City, Fred Adams received his PhD in Physics from the University of California, Berkeley. His work in cosmology also includes explorations into the long term fate and evolution of the universe, as well as fine-tuning issues.
The Beyond Center periodically hosts special seminars along with our monthly seminar series,
Harrison Steel, from the University of Oxford, will present recent work on a range of problems at the interface of control theory and synthetic biology. The talk aims to highlight many exciting new directions for research.
Dr. Wilczek is a theoretical physicist, author, and intellectual adventurer. He has received many prizes for his work, including a Nobel Prize in Physics. This month's talk is titled "Applying Physics to Philosophy".
Paul Davies is a British-born theoretical physicist, cosmologist, astrobiologist and best-selling author. He is Regents’ Professor and Director of Beyond: Center for Fundamental Concepts in Science.
The Beyond Center for Fundamental Concepts in Science invites you to attend a special lecture by Andrew Briggs, "It Keeps Me Seeking", to be followed with a panel discussion featuring Paul Davies, Barry Ritchie and Hava Samuelson.
The Beyond Center for Fundamental Concepts in Science is collaborating with the Interplanetary Initiative to present a symposium on "Planetary Intelligence: Humanities' Future in the Age of AI". There will be a variety of different talks.
Dr. Forrest is a Professor in CIDSE and Center Director in the Biodesign Institute. She studies the biology of computation and computation in biology.
Dr. Adami obtained his Ph.D. and M.A. in theoretical physics from the State University of New York at Stony Brook, as well as a Diploma in Physics from Bonn University (Germany). His main research focus is Darwinian evolution.