INCO 796: Cosmology and Our View of the World

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Summaries of Spring Semester 2005
in Chronological Order:

  1. Session 1: Introduction; Physical Cosmology
    lead by Eberhard Möbius and Thomas Davis (1/24/2005)
    Summary #1. By Bethany Hughes

  2. Session 2: Physical Cosmology
    lead by Eberhard Möbius (1/31/2005)
    Summary #2. By Andrew Russell

  3. Session 3: Life as We Know it and its Evolution
    lead by Thomas Davis (2/7/2005)
    Summary #3a. By Ed Boubeau
    Summary #3b. By Greg Hasevlat

  4. Session 4: Life as We Know it and its Evolution (Movie on Creationism)
    lead by Thomas Davis (2/14/2005)
    Summary #4a. By Mark Santos
    Summary #4b. By Shellie Chiavetta

  5. Session 5: Evolution as property of the universe: Evolution / Creationism
    lead by Kate Dusinberre & Andy Russell (2/28/2005)
    Summary #5a. By Robert DiFabio
    Summary #5b. By Ian Adelman

  6. Session 6: Genes and Genetic Engineering: Cloning & Future of Humanity
    lead by Bethany Hughes & Chris Bancroft (3/7/2005)
    Summary #6a. By Kate Dusinberre
    Summary #6b. By Brent Paolella

  7. Session 7: Consciousness, the hard problem; In Search of the Self
    lead by Ian Adelman & Steven Conaway (3/21/2005)
    Summary #7. By Penelope Angiulo

  8. Session 8: The "I" and the Soul
    lead by Penelope Angiulo & Shellie Chiavetta (3/28/2005)
    Summary #8. By Tom Ash

  9. Session 9: Gaia Hypothesis: systems approach, religious connection, new age
    lead by Brent Paollela & Mark Sanders (4/4/2005)
    Summary #9. By Alicia Ballok

  10. Session 10: Gaia Hypothesis: systems approach, religious connection, new age
    lead by Tavus Begenjova & Ed Bourbeau (4/11/2005)
    Summary #10. By Kellee Duckworth

  11. Session 11: Nature of Time & Black Holes
    lead by Tom Ash & Heather Noyes (4/18/2005)
    Summary #11. By Tavus Begenjova

  12. Session 12: What is Reality?
    lead by Jeannie Allain(4/25/2005)
    Summary #12. By Heather Noyes

  13. Session 13: Limitations to Science
    lead by Robert DiFabio & Kellee Duckworth (5/2/2005)
    Summary #13. By Chris Bancroft

  14. Session 14: Uncertainty in Philosophy and Language
    lead by Greg Hasevlat (5/9/2005)
    Summary #14. By Robert DiFabio