| # |
Topic |
Reading |
Suggested Leads |
Date |
Reporters |
| 1 |
Introduction |
- |
T. Davis, W. DeVries, E. Möbius |
1/27/09 |
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| 2 |
Overview on Physical Cosmology |
Davies, Chapter 1, 2; Primack,
Abrams, Intro & Ch2, 3; |
Eberhard Möbius |
2/3/09 | Nick Fawcett |
|
3 |
Life as we know and its evolution |
R. Dawkins "The selfish Gene", Ch. 2; E. Mayr
"One long Argument", Ch. 4, 5; |
Thomas Davis |
2/10/09 | Austin Purves |
| 4 |
The Origins of Sapience and the Lingering Problem of Sentience | S. J. Gould on evolution of human intelligence; P. Goodfrey “Environmental Complexity and the Evolution of Cognition”; “Strange Behavior” | Willem DeVries |
2/17/09 | Gabe Dorfsman-Hopkins |
|
5 |
Gravitation +Dark Matter, Forces & Theory of Everything – Is complete Unification Possible? | Davies, Ch. 3; Ferris, Ch. 8; Barrow,
Ch 2; "Physics & our view of the world", p. 38-60 Davies, Chapter 5; |
Sean Berry |
2/24/09 |
Natallia Leuchanka |
| 6 |
Anthropic Principle - A Universe Fit for Us? Multiple Universes – An answer for us being here? |
Davies, Chapter 7, 8; Dalai
Lama, Chapter 4 Primack, Abrams, Ch7, 9; Stannard, God for the 21st; Is the Universe Designed for Life? (Astron.); 2/8/99; Inflating the Cosmos; Astronomy, 7/99 |
Nick Faucett |
3/3/09 |
Ryan Tebbetts |
|
7 |
Nature of Time - |
Primack,Abrams, Ch5 Cosmic Spheres of time |
Chris McCarthy |
3/10/09 |
Stephen Lynch |
|
8 |
Theories of Creation: |
Popol Vuh; Mayan Astronomy; Mayan Calendar |
Marco Dorfsman |
3/24/09 |
Jamie Bemis |
| 9 |
Intelligent or Nor-So-Intelligent Design - A Scientific Debate? | Davies, Chapter 9; Dalai
Lama, Chapter 5 Ben-Ari “Just a Theory”, Ch. 2, 3, 4; Interview with Daniel Dennett (PDF File) |
Cliff Laney |
3/31/09 |
Ian Robbins |
|
10 |
Genes and Genetic Engineering: Cloning & Future of Humanity | Dalai Lama, Chapter 9 Stannard, God for the 21st Century, Part 5; |
Peter Marcoullier |
4/7/09 |
Sean Berry |
|
11 |
Consciousness: In Search of the Self & The Problem of Intentionality in our World |
Papineau&Selina: “Introducing
Consciousness”, pp. 1-135 Stannard, God for the 21st Century, Part 7; “Closer to Truth”, pp. 3 – 50 Nick Herbert: “Elemental Mind”; |
Ana Caguiat |
4/14/09 |
Chris McCarthy |
|
12 |
The Intersection of Science and Mysticism/Our Inner Being – Third vs. first person perspective | Davies, Ch 9 Dalai Lama, Chapter 7, 8 Primack, Abrams, Ch10, Weber "Scientists & Sages" |
Kyle Fury |
4/21/09 |
Ana Caguiat |
| 13 |
Life in the Universe: Search for Life/Intelligence beyond Earth | Primack, Abrams, Ch8, Are we alone? |
Jake Finch |
4/28/09 |
Kyle Fury
|
| 14 |
Our presence matters – or how we are connected to our surroundings | Primack, Abrams, Ch9, Think Cosmically, Act Globally | Amy Cunningham |
5/5/09 |
Peter Marcoulier
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