INCO 796: Cosmology and Our View of the World

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Summaries of Spring Semester 2004
in Chronological Order:

  1. Session 6: Multiple Universes
    lead by Rachel Whitaker (3/1/2004)
    Summary #6. By Nancy Littlefield

  2. Session 7: Vladimir Ivanovich Vernadsky and his Revolutionary Theory of the Biosphere and the Noosphere: System approach
    lead by Irina Trubetskova (3/8/2004)
    Manuscript #7. By Irina Trubetskova

  3. Session 8: Intersection of Science and the Arts: Representation as a Means of Understanding our Existence
    lead by Daniela Möbius (3/22/2004)
    Summary #8. By Justin Bourque

  4. Session 9: Consciousness, the Hard Problem
    lead by Bill Hurd (3/29/2004)
    Summary #9. By Daniela Möbius

  5. Session 10. What is Mind?
    lead by Kelly Vining (4/5/2004)
    Summary #10. By Zeb Wright

  6. Session 11. Movie "Mindwalk"
    (4/12/2004)
    Response a. By Nancy Littlefield
    Response b. By Zeb Wright
    Response c. By Irina Trubetskova
    Response d: By Daniela Möbius

  7. Session 12. In Search for Life/Intelligence Beyond Earth
    lead by Christina Downs (4/19/2004)
    Summary #12 By Rachel Whitaker

  8. Session 13. Issues of Sustainability/Overpopulation: Is the Mission to Mars pointless?
    lead by Justin Bourque (4/26/2004)
    Summary #13 By Christina Downs

  9. Session 14. Problems of Debates between Science and Religion
    lead by Nancy Brady Littlefield (5/6/2004)
    Summary #14 By Irina Trubetskova