The Edge of Physics

The Edge of Physics

University of St Andrews
Tue 05 Jul 2016
18:00 - 19:00
_ Venue: Upper Hope Park Church Gallery

Modern science is founded on physicalism: everything has a knowable, physical cause and predictable outcomes. But what happens when we push these physicalist assumptions to the limits? What space is there in a deterministic universe for choice, free will? How and why does the universe exist at all? How much can we learn from physicalism, and can it offer a complete description of reality? Meet astronomer Tim Hewlett to explore some of the gaps in our knowledge that lie at the edge of physics.