A Celebration of Discovery from the Universe to Humanity

Origins Symposium

April 3-6, 2009

Stephen Hawking

Acclaimed physicist Stephen Hawking recorded a special lecture which was delivered by his daughter Lucy for the ASU Origins Symposium April 6. Hawking recorded the lecture as he was not able to attend due to illness.

Video Archive

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4/3 Science Friday

4/3 Session 1: The Universe, Multiverse, Physical Laws

Welcome: Sid Bacon, Lawrence Krauss, Frank Wilczek: The Big Questions
Panel 1: How Far Back Can We Go?

Moderated by Michael Turner

Panel 2: Is Our Universe Unique, and How Can We Find Out?

Moderated by Paul Davies

Panel 3: New Windows on the Universe: What is Knowable?

Moderated by Wendy Freedman

4/4 Session 2: The Galaxies, Planets, and Life

Panel 1: Do We Have a Successful Theory of Galaxy & Star Formation and How Will We Know?

Moderated by Lawrence Krauss

Panel 2: How Common Are Earth-like Planets?

Moderated by Ariel Anbar

Panel 3: How Does Life Originate and How Do We Recognize It?

Moderated by Kip Hodges

4/4 Session 3: Origin of Species, Evolution, Human Origins

Panel 1: Origin and Evolution of Life and Phenotypic Innovations

Moderated by Manfred Laubichler

Panel 2: Origin and Evolution of Sociality

Moderated by Jürgen Gadau

Panel 3: What is the Origin of Human Uniqueness?

Moderated by William Kimbel

4/5 Session 4: Consciousness, Complex Cognition, & Language to Culture, Cooperation, Morality & Institutions
Moderated by Roger Bingham

Panel 1: Consciousness, Complex Cognition, & Language

Panel 2: Human Uniqueness

Panel 4: The State, Social Norms, & Institutions

4/6 Public Symposium, Gammage Auditorium, ASU Tempe Campus

Welcome Steven Pinker, Don Johanson

Brian Greene

Richard Dawkins

Craig Venter

Lawrence Krauss

Nobel Panel, moderated by Ira Flatow:
Baruch Blumberg, David Gross, Walter Gilbert, Sheldon Glashow, John Mather, Frank Wilczek
World Champion of Magic, Jason Latimer

Panel on Science and Culture: Hugh Downs, Ann Druyan, Neil deGrasse Tyson (Part1)

Panel on Science and Culture: Hugh Downs, Ann Druyan, Neil deGrasse Tyson (Part2)

Stephen Hawking

Acclaimed physicist Stephen Hawking recorded a special lecture which was delivered by his daughter Lucy for the ASU Origins Symposium April 6. Hawking recorded the lecture as he was not able to attend due to illness.