In Spring 2013 we welcome three Origins Project Distinguished Visiting Professors including Nobel Laureates Frank Wilczek and Sidney Altman, and Booker Prize-winning novelist, Ian McEwan.
Lawrence Krauss and Richard Dawkins were interviewed about their new film, The Unbelievers, at the Hot Docs Film Festival in Toronto.
Origins Project director Lawrence Krauss recently appeared on Krista Tippett's podcast, On Being, where he discussed the weight of space and the importance of scientific literacy.
Slate writer Torie Bosch posts glowing review of the Origins Project's Storytelling of Science event - part of the Origins Stories Weekend
Flagship Courses
The Origins Project at ASU is developing a slate of flagship courses designed to guide students through an exploration of the most fundamental questions we ask as humans: Who are we? Where did we come from? How did we get here?
Norm Perrill Origins Project Scholars
The Origins Project has named the inaugural Norm Perrill Origins Project Scholarship winners, Archeaeology PhD student Sarah Klassen and Pre-med undergraduate Honors student, Alexi Choueiri. Klassen is studying the origins of agriculture in Laos and Choueiri's research interests focus on neuroscience, cancer research, and micro-finance.