Emergence, Spontaneous Pattern Formation, and the Origin of Life

Join Biola University, the Christian Scientific Society and the Southern California Science and Culture Network for this year's CSS Meeting on the topic, "Emergence, Spontaneous Pattern Formation, and the Origin of Life." Attend the 2-day event and gain the confidence and knowledge you have been searching for from speakers such as Steven Meyer, Jeff Zweerink, James Tour and many others. 

Schedule:

Sunday, March 10

6:00 p.m.     Doors Open

6:30             Event Begins                 

6:30             David Snoke | Emergence and Spontaneous Pattern Formation: 

                    What Can It Do, and What Can't It Do?

7:20             Brian Miller | Thermodynamics, the Origin of Life, and Information

8:10             Break

8:30             Jeff Zweerink | Is the Multiverse an Information-Generating 

                    Machine? 

9:30             Event Ends

Monday, March 11

2:30 p.m.     Doors Open

3:00             Event Begins 

3:00             Arnold Sikkema | Emergence in Physics and Biophysics

3:50             Jason Rampelt | Determinism in the Brain: A Look at 

                    Donald MacKay (1922–1987)

4:40            Tony Futerman | Do models implying a role for lipids in prebiotic 

                    synthesis stand up to recent developments in analytical 

                    techniques and lipid cell biology?

5:30            Dinner Break

7:00            James Tour | Are Present Proposals on Chemical Evolutionary  

                   Mechanisms Accurately Pointing toward First Life?

7:50            Stephen Meyer | Signature in the Cell: The Origin of Life and the 

                   Evidence for Intelligent Design

8:40            Panel Discussion with Speakers

9:30            Event Ends

Recordings of this event will be made available roughly a month after the event. 
For more information on the topics and speakers please visit the CSS Meeting webpage.