+ Welcome
Welcome to my website. Here you can find a description of my scientific
work, information about my books and articles, and details of my media activities.
If you want to go BEYOND and visit my new research center, it's here.
I
am a theoretical physicist and cosmologist by profession, but these days
I
also
work in astrobiology,
a new field of research that seeks to understand the origin and evolution
of life, and to search for life beyond Earth. I was born in London, and
spent most of my life in the UK. From 1990 to 2006 I lived in Australia,
but in September 2006 I moved to Arizona State University to establish BEYOND:
Center for Fundamental Concepts in Science.
My interests are very broad, extending from the highly mathematical to the deeply philosophical. I like to ponder the big questions of existence: How did the universe begin? What is the destiny of mankind? Is there a meaning to the universe? I have written several books and articles on these topics, and even made a couple of television
series.
Professional scientists and academics will find details of my past
and current research work, together with a full list of journal
publications. The full text of some recent papers is available here. Other visitors may be interested in the selection of popular newspaper
and magazine articles I have listed, or details of some radio
and television productions. I have also listed the topics that I have worked on, and frequently lecture about. |
• Taking Science on Faith:
On November 24, the New York Times published my article "Taking Science on Faith" (their title). My argument was widely misunderstood, and provoked a huge and mainly acrimonious response.
Here is the original article and here is my clarification and defense, published on the Edge website. To set the record straight, I am a fierce opponent of so-called "Intelligent Design", and I devote a whole chapter of my book Cosmic Jackpot (published under the title The Goldilocks Enigma in the UK) to denouncing it. I campaigned strongly in Australia against ID; here is an article of mine about the dangers of allowing it to be taught as "science". -Paul Davies
•October 29, 2007, Washington, D.C.: Investiture ceremony at the Australian Ambassador's residence on the occasion of receiving Membership of the Order of Australia. Check out the photos in the gallery!
•October 17, 2007, Scottsdale, AZ: Paul Davies will be signing copies of his latest book, Cosmic Jackpot, 7 PM at Barnes and Noble (Pima & Shea). For more details or directions, visit Barnes and Noble Events.
•September 29th, 2007, Phoenix, AZ: Paul Davies to speak at the 30th anniversary of the Saguaro Astronomy Club at the Challenger Space Center. For more information about joining, visit the club's Web site at www.saguaroastro.org.
•September 6th, 2007, Newcastle upon Tyne: Aliens under our noses? A lecture given by Paul Davies at the Centre for Life.
• September 4th, 2007, Imperial College, London:Paul Davies to lecture on his book The Goldilocks Enigma, asking why the universe is just right for life. .
• September 2nd, 2007, Royal Society, London: Paul Davies to speak at 7:30 p.m. 6-9 Carlton House Terrace, London, as part of the PAQ07 public lecture series. The title of his lecture is "What are the laws of physics?" and the abstract can be found here..
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