Chautauqua Lecture Series
Mind, Matter and Our Search for Meaning in an Evolving Universe
10-Aug-2020
Originally broadcast at 10:45 a.m. EDT Monday, August 10, 2020.
Brian Greene details how mankind got to this point and where it’s heading.
One of the world’s leading theoretical physicists, Greene’s most recent book "Until the End of Time: Mind, Matter, and Our Search for Meaning in an Evolving Universe." Greene offers some perspective of how we came to be, a finer picture of where we are now, and a firmer understanding of the future.
This program is made possible by program sponsor Allegheny Health Network, the Barbara R. Foorman Science Literacy Endowment, and The Strnad Family Fund.
About Chautauqua Institution: Chautauqua Institution is a community on the shores of Chautauqua Lake in southwestern New York state that comes alive each summer with a unique mix of fine and performing arts, lectures, interfaith worship and programs, and recreational activities. As a community, we celebrate, encourage and study the arts and treat them as integral to all of learning, and we convene the critical conversations of the day to advance understanding through civil dialogue. CHQ Assembly is the online expression of Chautauqua Institution's mission.
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