+ Chapters in books, conference proceedings, and published lectures

1. ‘Why is the universe just right for life?’ Analecta Husserliana, in the press.
2. ‘Just typical: Our changing place in the universe’ in Seeing Further: The story of science & the Royal Society (ed. B. Bryson, 2010) p. 321.
3. 'The nature of the laws of physics and their mysterious bio-friendliness.' In Science and religion in dialogue (ed. Melville Stewart, Blackwell, 2010) p. 769.
4. ‘Shadow Biosphere,’ in This will change everything: Ideas that will shape the future (ed. John Brockman, Harper, 2010) p.88.
5. ‘Just typical: Our changing place in the universe,’ in Seeing Further: The Story of Science and the Royal Society (ed. Bill Bryson, Harper, London, 2010), p. 4.
6. 'Life, mind, and culture as fundamental properties of the universe.' In, Cosmos and Culture(ed. Steven J. Dick & Mark L. Lupisella, NASA Press, 2009 ) p. 383
7. Reprinted section from The Goldilocks Enigma, in the Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing (ed. Richard Dawkins, Oxford University Press, 2008) p. 323.
8. 'Searching for an alternative form of life on Earth,’ Proceedings of SPIE, 6694, 19 (2007).
9. ‘A one-way ticket to Mars,’ in What Are You Optimistic About? (ed. John Brockman; Harper 2007), p. 162.
10. ‘Space destroyed and time obliterated,’ in Mind, Life and the Universe (eds. Lynn Margulis and Eduardo Punset; Chelsea Green Publishing, 2007), p. 309.
11. ‘Searching for an alternative form of life on Earth,’ in proceedings of SPIE’s 48th annual meeting, San Diego, August 2007, 66940K1.
12. ‘Universes galore: where will it all end?’ in Universe or Multiverse? (ed. Bernard Carr; Cambridge University Press 2007), p. 487.
13. ‘The fight against global warming is lost,’ in What Is Your Dangerous Idea? (ed. John Brockman; Harper, New York, 2007), p. 43.
14. The implications of a holographic universe for complexity, quantum information and the nature of physical law, in Randomness & Complexity, from Leibniz to Chaitin (ed. C,.S. Calude; World Scientific, Singapore, 2007).
15. Bacterial utilization of L-Sugars and D-amino acids, with E.V. Pikuta, R.B. Hoover, B. Klyce and P.A. Davies, in proceedings of SPIE's 47th annual meeting, San Diego, August 2006, 63090A.
16. ‘Where do the laws of physics come from?’ in Visions of Discovery: New Light on Physics, Cosmology and Consciousness, ed. Raymond Y. Chiao, William D. Phillips, Anthony J. Leggett, Marvin L. Cohen, and Charles L. Harper, Jr. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (2008).
17. Chirality, quantum mechanics and biological determinism, in proceedings of SPIE's 47th annual meeting, San Diego, August 2006, 630908.
18. The problem of what exists, astro-ph/0602420.
19. 'Glimpsing the mind of God,' in Science and the Search for Direction (ed. Jean Staune; Templeton Foundation Press 2006)
20. 'Flying apart,' in My Einstein (ed. Sara Lippincott, Pantheon Books, New York), in the press.
21. 'Fitness and the cosmic environment,' in Fitness of the Cosmos for Life: Biochemistry and Fine-tuning (ed. John D. Barrow; Cambridge University Press, Cambridge), in the press.
22. 'The physics of downward causation,' in The Re-Emergence of Emergence (ed. Philip Clayton; Oxford University Press), in the press.
23. 'How many universes?' in God's Action in Nature's World, Essays in honor of Robert J. Russell (ed. T. Peters; Ashgate Publishing, UK, 2006), 217.
24. ‘Are we alone in the universe?’ in What We Believe but Cannot Prove (ed. John Brockman, The Free Press 2005), 17.
25. 'The search for life in the universe,' in proceedings of SPIE's 46th annual meeting, San Diego, 31 July - 3 August 2005.
26. 'Life in a violent universe,' Darwin College lecture series on 'Conflict,' (ed. M. Jones & A. Fabian, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 2005), 144.
27. 'Entrapercevoir l'esprit de dieu,' in Science at Quête de Sens (ed. Jean Staune, Presses de la Renaissance, Paris 2005), 39.
28. 'The universe: what's the point?' in "Spiritual Information" :100 Perspectives (ed. Charles L. Harper, Jr; Templeton Foundation Press, Pennsylvania, 2005), 132.
29. 'The arrow of time' in Astronomy & Geophysics 46 (1), 26 (2005).
30. 'Quantum fluctuations and life,' Proceedings of the symposium "Fluctuations and Noise," Gran Canaria, Spain, 25-28 May 2004, sponsored by SPIE (The International Society for Optical Engineering).
31. 'Quantum clocks and the foundations of relativity,' Proceedings of the symposium "Fluctuations and Noise," Gran Canaria, Spain, 25-28 May 2004, sponsored by SPIE (The International Society for Optical Engineering).
32. 'Physics for the Third Millennium,' Humanity 3000 Seminar 4 Proceedings (Foundation for the Future, Bellevue, Wa., 2004), 75.
33. 'The importance of being a clever country,' Report of the First Annual Future Summit , Sydney, 6-8 May 2004 (ed. Michael Roux, Australian Davos Connection, Melbourne, 2004), 76.
34. 'Cosmology calls' in Curious Minds (ed. John Brockman; Pantheon Books, New York, 2004), 53.
35. 'Quantum mechanics and the origin of life' in Life Among the Stars (eds. R. Norris & F. Stootman, Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 2004), p. 237.
36. 'Quantum fluctuations and life,' in Noise and Information in Nanoelectronic, Sensors and Standards II , SPIE proceedings 5472 (eds. J.M. Smulko et. al., SPIE, Bellingham, Wa., 2004), 1.
37. 'Quantum clocks and the foundations of relativity,' in Noise and Information in Nanoelectronic, Sensors and Standards II , SPIE proceedings 5472 (eds. J.M. Smulko et. al., SPIE, Bellingham, Wa., 2004), 87.
38. 'Teleology without teleology,' in In Whom We Live and Move and Have Our Being (eds. Philip Clayton & Arthur Peacocke; William B. Eerdmans, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 2004), 95.
39. 'John Archibald Wheeler and the clash of ideas,' in Science and Ultimate Reality (eds. J.D. Barrow, P.C.W. Davies & C. L. Harper; Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2004), 3.
40. 'Universes galore: where will it all end?' in proceedings of 'Universe or Multiverse?' Stanford University, March 2003 (ed. Bernard Carr; Cambridge University Press).
41. 'Emergent complexity, teleology and the arrow of time,' in Debating Design: From Darwin to DNA (eds. Michael Ruse and William Dembski; Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 2003), 476.
42. 'Complexity and the arrow of time,' in From Complexity to Life (ed. Niels Griegerson; Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2003), 72.
43. 'The appearance of design in physics and cosmology,' in God and Design (ed. Neil Manson; Routledge, 2003), 147.
44. 'The quest for the dream machine,' in Frontiers 02 (ed. Tim Radford; Atlantic Books, 2003).
45. 'Eternity: who needs it?' in The Far Future Universe (ed. G.F.R. Ellis; Templeton Foundation Press, Philadelphia, 2002), 41.
46. 'Was there a second genesis?' in The Next Fifty Years (ed. John Brockman; Vintage, New York, 2002), 159.
47. 'The ingeniously ordered universe,' in Time and Tide (John Hunt Publishing, Arlesford, Hampshire, 2001), 38.
48. 'A cosmic religious feeling' in Science and the Spiritual Quest Boston Conference October 21-23, 2001 (Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences, Berekeley, California, 2001).
49. 'Physics and life' in The First Steps in the Origin of Life in the Universe (ed. J. Chela-Flores, T. Owen & F. Raulin; Kluwer, Dordrecht ,2001).
50. 'Mystery at the end of the universe,' in The Book of the Cosmos (ed. Dennis Richard Danielson; Helix, Cambridge, Mass., 2000), 516.
51. 'What happened before the big bang?' in God for the 21 st Century (ed. Russell Stannard; Templeton Foundation Press, Philadelphia 2000), 15.
52. 'Vacuum viscosity and quantum noise: from atoms to galaxies,' in Unsolved Problems of Noise and Fluctuations (eds. Derek Abbott & Laszlo Kish; American Institute of Physics, New York, 2000), 16.
53. 'Biological determinism, information theory and the origin of life,' in Many Worlds (ed. Steven Dick; Templeton Foundation Press, Philadelphia, 2000), 15.
54. 'Transformations in spirituality and religion,' in When SETI Succeeds:The Impact of High Information Contact (ed. Allen Tough; Foundation for the Future, Washington D.C., 2000), 51.
55. 'Are we alone? The search for life beyond Earth,' in Science, Ethics and Human Destiny (ed. Douglas Glynn; Couchiching Institute of Public Affairs, Toronto, 1999), 44.
56. 'Is the universe bio-friendly' in Origin of Intelligent Life in the Universe (eds. Roberto Colombo et. al.; Edizione New Press, Como, 1999), 27. 'Three "Origin" Mysteries' in Predictions: 30 great minds on the future (ed. Sian Griffiths; Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1999), 47.
57. 'What caused the big bang?' in Modern Cosmology & Philosophy (ed. John Leslie; Prometheus, Amherst, 1998), 226.
58. 'Are we alone?' in Exobiology: Matter, Energy, and Information in the Origin and Evolution of Life in the Universe (eds. J. Chela-Flores & F. Raulin; Kluwer, Amsterdam, 1998), 61.
59. 'Did Earthlife come from Mars?' in Exobiology: Matter, Energy, and Information in the Origin and Evolution of Life in the Universe (eds. J. Chela-Flores & F. Raulin; Kluwer, Amsterdam, 1998), 241.
60. 'The cosmic blueprint: self-organising principles of matter and energy' in The Spirit of Science (ed. David Lorimer; Floris Books, Edinburgh, 1998), 73.
61. 'Is the universe absurd?' in Science & Theology: The New Consonance (ed. Ted Peters; Westview Press, Boulder, Colorado, 1998), 65.
62. 'When do rotating detectors respond?' with Tevian Dray & Corinne A. Manogue, Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Gravitation and Cosmology (Kluwer, 1998), 213.
63. 'Teleology Without Teleology: Purpose through Emergent Complexity,' in Evolutionary and Molecular Biology: Scientific Perspectives on Divine Action (eds. Robert John Russell, William R. Stoeger, S. J., and Francisco J. Ayala; Vatican City State: Vatican Observatory Publications, and Berkeley: Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences, 1998), 151.
64. 'Physics and the mind of God' in Mathematical Undecidability, Quantum Nonlacality and the Question of the Existence of God (eds. Alfred Driessen & Antoine Suarez; Kluwer Academic Publications, 1997), 193.
65. 'Laws of nature: extracting sense from a noisy universe' in Futures and Directions : Tableau 2 (Tableaux Networks, Cork RTC, 1997), 23.
66. 'The transfer of viable micro-organisms between planets' in Evolution of Hydrothermal Ecosystems on Earth (and Mars?) : Proceedings of the CIBA Foundation Symposium No. 20 (ed. Gregory Brock and Jamie Goode; Wiley, New York, 1996).
67. 'La comparsa delle mente nel cosmo' ('The emergence of mind in the cosmos") in Terzo Millennio : Proceedings of the International School of Plasma Physics "Piero Caldirola," (eds. G. Giorello & E. Sindoni; Piemme, Casale Monferrato, 1995), 133.
68. 'Algorithmic compressibility, fundamental and phenomenological laws' in The Laws of Nature (ed. F. Weinert; Walter de Gruyter, Berlin, 1995), 248.
69. 'The birth of the cosmos' in God, Cosmos, Nature and Creativity (ed. Jill Gready; Scottish Academic Press, Edinburgh, 1995), 1.
70. 'What happened before the big bang?' in How Things Are (ed. John Brockman & Katinka Matson; William Morrow, New York, 1995), 29.
71. 'The Mind of God' in Physics and Our View of the World (ed. J. Hilgevoord; Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1994), 226.
72. 'Stirring up trouble' in The Physical Origins of Time Asymmetry (ed. J. Halliwell, J. Pérez-Mercader & W.H. Zurek; Cambridge University Press, 1994), 119.
73. The mystery of consciousness' in Thinking: International Interdisciplinary Perspectives (ed. John Edwards; Hawker-Brownlow Publishing, Melbourne, 1993), 35.
74. 'The intelligibility of nature' in Quantum Cosmology and the Laws of Nature (eds. Robert Russell, Nancey Murphy & C.J. Isham; Vatican Observatory Foundation, 1993).
75. 'Chaos' in Immagini e Metafore della Scienza (ed. L. Preta; Laterza, 1992), 74.
76. 'The unreasonable effectiveness of science' in Evidence of Purpose (ed. John Templeton; American Scientific Association, 1992).
77. 'Is the Universe a machine?' The New Scientist Guide to Chaos (ed. Nina Hall, Penguin, London, 1991).    
78. 'The cosmic blueprint' in What Does It Mean To Be Human? Proceedings of the Second Yoko Civilization International Conference, Oct. 28-Nov. 1, 1989, Takayama, Japan (Yoko Civilization Research Institute, Tokyo, 1991), 112.
79. 'The first one second of the universe' in Images of the Universe (eds. C.A. Ronan, P.A. Moore and C. Stott; Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1991), 199.
80. 'What are the laws of nature?' in Valori, Scienza e Trascendenza (ed. M. Pacini, Edizioni della Fondazione Giovanni Agnelli, 1990), 93.
81. 'What caused the big bang?' in Physical Cosmology and Philosophy (ed. John Leslie; Macmillan, 1990), 220.
82. 'Why is the physical world so comprehensible?' in Complexity, Entropy and the Physics of Information, SFI Studies in the Sciences of Complexity, Vol. VIII (ed. W.H. Zurek; Addison-Wesley, 1990), 61.
83. Open letter to Margaret Thatcher in Dear Next Prime Minister (ed. N. Astley; Bloodaxe Books, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1990), 65.
84. 'Why is the universe knowable?' in Mathematics and Science (ed. R. Mickens; World Scientific Press, 1990), 14.
85. 'The creative cosmos' in The Whole and Its Parts (ed. W.A. Koch; Brockmeyer, Bochüm, 1989), 46.
86. 'The physics of complex organization' in Epigenetic Order from Complex Systems: Theoretical Biology (ed. B. Goodwin and P. Saunders; Edinburgh University Press, 1989).
87. 'A cosmic blueprint,' (The Ninth Annual Teilhard Lecture) in The Teilhard Review 23 , No. 3, 69.
88. 'Quantum effects in background gravitational fields' in Origin and Early History of the Universe (ed. J. Demaret; University of Liege Press, 1987), 79.
89. 'Can the universe create itself?' in Science and Theology in Action (ed. C. Bloore and P. Donovan; Dunmore Press, 1987), 13.
90. 'The mind-body problem and quantum reality' in Consciousness and Survival (ed. J.S. Spong; Inst. of Noetic Sciences, 1987), 105.
91. 'Time asymmetry and quantum mechanics' in The Nature of Time (ed. R. Flood and M. Lockwood; Blackwell, 1986), 99.
92. 'Quantum effects in background gravitational fields' in Origin and Early History of the Universe (ed. J. Demaret; Presses of the University of Liège, 1987), 79.
93. 'Particles do not exist' in Quantum Theory of Gravity (ed. S.M. Christensen; Adam Hilger, 1984), 66.
94. 'Black hole thermodynamics and time asymmetry' in The Enigma of Time (ed. P.T. Landsberg, Adam Hilger 1982), 178.
95. 'Temperature-dependent G and black hole thermodynamics', in Quantum Gravity (ed. M.A. Markov; Inst. for Nuclear Research of the Academy of Sciences of the U.S.S.R., 1981), 170.
96. 'Is thermodynamic gravity a route to quantum gravity?' in Quantum Gravity II (eds. C.J. Isham, R. Penrose and D.W. Sciama, Oxford University Press, 1981), 183.
97. 'Time and reality' in Time, Reduction and Reality (ed. R. Healey; Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1981), 63.
98. 'Quantum field theory in curved space-time' in General Relativity and Gravitation (ed. A. Held; Plenum, 1980), 255.
99. 'Space-time singularities in cosmology and black hole evaporation' in The Study of Time III (ed. J.T. Fraser, N. Lawrence and D. Clark; Springer-Verlag, 1978), 74.
100. 'Stress tensor calculations and conformal anomalies' in Eighth Texas Symposium on Relativistic Astrophysics (ed. M.D. Papagiannis; New York Academy of Sciences, 1977), 166.
101. 'Particle creation and geometry' in Proceedings of the First Marcel Grossman Meeting on General Relativity (ed. R. Ruffini; Elsevier, 1977).
102. Cosmological aspects of time asymmetry' in Entropy and Information in Science and Philosophy (ed. L. Kubát and J. Zeman; Academia, 1975), 11.

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