Where Do Physics and Philosophy Intersect?

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Part of The “Physics of Everything” series

Series is hosted by the New York Academy of Sciences.

SNIP from the organizer: “. However, at its core, physics addresses the fundamental problems that shape our philosophical outlook. Join our distinguished panel including writer Jim Holt, philosopher David Z. Albert, and science writer Kate Becker in a dialogue that explores the philosophical meaning of the theories of modern physics—including quantum field theory, cosmology, and quantum gravity—and considers the ability of physics as a scientific discipline to answer the question: how can it be like that?”

British Society for Literature and Science Conference 2016

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The full programme for the 2016 BSLS conference at the University of Birmingham is now available BSLS 2016 – Provisional Programme 2nd edition (DOCX). Read the BSLS 2016 Provisional Programme 2nd edition in PDF (snapshot taken while the program was still under development in March 2016).

Following is a description for one of the poetry-related sessions.

8C. Poetry: Ornament or Experiment?

Rosalind Powell (Bristol): “Alternative Spaces: creating natural philosophy through verse”
Marcin Leszczyński (Warsaw): “Scientific analogy in Polish and English romantic poetry”
Gregory Tate (St. Andrews): “Experimental Evidence: The Uses of Poetry in Victorian Science Communication”

What Does the Future Hold for Physics: Is There a Limit to Human Knowledge?

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Part of “The Physics of Everything “

SNIP ” Cosmologist Neil Weiner, physicist Vijay Balasubramanian and selected other speakers will explore whether there are limits on our ability to learn about the universe and obtain evidence to verify prevailing theories, where those limits might be and what their significance is for our worldview, and whether humanity, when facing these limits, may once again invoke “God of the gaps”—the notion that divine intervention plays a role in natural phenomena that science is presently unable to explain.”