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.