Mind, Matter and Our Search for Meaning in an Evolving Universe
The Science of Us • Educational, 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.
Up Next in The Science of Us
-
Remember That You Are Stardust, and t...
Originally broadcast at 2 p.m. EDT Monday, August 10, 2020.
Barbara Brown Taylor returns to Chautauqua to provide wisdom on the spirituality of human beings.
Taylor is a New York Times best-selling author, teacher, and Episcopal priest. Her first memoir, Leaving Church (2006), won an Author of...
-
Chautauqua Prize Ceremony and Reading
Originally broadcast at 3:30 p.m. EDT Monday, August 10, 2020.
For its ninth Chautauqua Prize celebration, Chautauqua Institution is thrilled to host and recognize the author of the 2020 winning novel, Out of Darkness, Shining Light, Petina Gappah on Monday, August 10, 2020 at 3:30 PM EST on the...
-
PUBLIQuartet
Originally broadcast at 4 p.m. EDT Monday, August 10, 2020.
Applauded by The Washington Post as “a perfect encapsulation of today’s trends in chamber music,” and by The New Yorker as “independent-minded,” PUBLIQuartet’s modern interpretation of chamber music makes them one of the most dynamic ar...