The Department of Physics and the KAVLI Institute present a special colloquium with Joel R. Primack & Nancy Ellen Abrams.
Science is establishing the first well-tested cosmology in the history of humankind. The speakers, authors of the new book "The View from the Center of the Universe", show how to visualize the Universe's key characteristics symbolically. They illuminate the astonishing fact that we intelligent beings are turning out to be cosmically central or special, based on fundamental principles of physics and cosmology. Becoming aware of our special place in the cosmos opens a sweeping new perspective on what we truly may be as humans and what we can do to resolve our personal and global challenges.
Joel R. Primack is Professor of Physics at the University of California, Santa Cruz. He and his team use some of the world's biggest supercomputers to simulate the evolution of the Universe. He is a fellow of the American Physical Society and the AAAS, and has won awards for his research from the Sloan Foundation and the Alexander von Humbolt Foundation.
Nancy Ellen Abrams is a lawyer, writer and former Fulbright scholar with a longterm interest in the history, philosopy, and politics of science. Her articles have appeared in many journals, books and magazines.
Stanford Bookstore will have books available for purchase.