Complexity and Emergence II: Visions of Cosmic Order, from Particles to People 2:30 pm on Saturday, May 20th, 2017
What principles of order underlie the ascent of complexity, from the simplest particles of physics heralding the birth of the universe, through biological forms, to the achievements of civilization? Has a recurrent theme of combination and integration led to multiple fundamental levels from quarks to culture? What do we learn from the ongoing creative process in the sophistication that has arisen in this journey of the universe? Can we trace back human culture and consciousness through a series relationships and things that were innovative at their time of emergence? Our roundtable will explore these and other visions of cosmic order.
2:30 pm on Saturday, May 20th, 2017 Notes:No registration required Entry is free and open to the public Roundtables begin at 2:30pm
At the Marianne & Nicholas Young Auditorium, NYPSI
(247 East 82nd St, between 2nd and 3rd Avenues)