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The Center for Nanotechnology in Society at Arizona State University invites you to our April

    Science Café

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universe emergence
New vs. Old Views of Nature and the Universe


Dr. Michael Thorpe
Professor, Department of Physics,
Foundation Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry,
Director, Center for Biological Physics
at the Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University

Dr. Manfred Laubichler
Assistant Professor, Theoretical Biology, Evolutionary
Developmental Biology, History of Biology
Arizona State University

A physicist and a theoretical biologist will consider whether everything builds up from elementary particles to achieve complexity, or whether complexity emerges from an “unstructured soup.”

Friday, April 20, 2007
5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Arizona Science Center

(Free admission to Science Cafe; reduced ticket to Body Worlds Exhibit)
Downtown Phoenix

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NSF logo The Center for Nanotechnology in Society at Arizona State University (CNS-ASU) facilitates the public's involvement in nanoscale research and development, to build new capabilities for understanding and governing the societally transforming power of nanotechnology. CNS-ASU is affiliated with the Consortium for Science, Policy & Outcomes (CSPO), in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. CNS-ASU research, education and outreach activities are supported by the National Science Foundation under cooperative agreement #0531194.

Contact Information:
Joi Trottier
Center for Nanotechnology in Society at Arizona State University
PO Box 874401
Tempe, AZ 85287-4401
480-965-7074