Time's Second Arrow
They will explain how the natural process of selection for function has shaped the universe since its inception, and how this new law could possibly help us identify life on other planets, fight cancer, and—perhaps—even understand the purpose and meaning of life on Earth in a new way.
In-person attendees have a chance to win a copy of their new book, Time's Second Arrow: Evolution, Order, and a New Law of Nature, published by W. W. Norton!
About the Speakers
Robert M. Hazen
In more than four decades of original mineralogical research, Robert M. Hazen has explored the boundaries of the mineralogical sciences from mineral physics to biomineralization to mineral evolution. His mineralogical research, incorporated into more than 400 publications and 25 books, spans the areas of high-pressure and temperature crystallography, equations of state and mineral physics, mineral surface chemistry, the roles of minerals in prebiotic chemistry, and the mineralogical co-evolution of the geosphere and biosphere.
Michael L. Wong
Michael Wong is an astrobiologist and planetary scientist whose primary scientific interests are planetary atmospheres, habitability, biosignatures, and the emergence of life. He is co- authoring a revised edition of the textbook Astrobiology: A Multidisciplinary Approach. He also hosts a podcast that examines science, technology, and culture through the lens of Star Trek.
