A Celebration of Discovery from the Universe to Humanity

Origins Symposium

April 3-6, 2009

4/3 Science Friday

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.