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FLASS Distinguished Seminar: God, Science and the Beginning of Time
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FLASS Distinguished Seminar :
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Topic :
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God, Science and the Beginning of Time
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Date :
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19 June 2023 (Monday)
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Time :
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2:30- 4:00pm
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Venue :
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B4-LP-06, Tai Po Campus, EdUHK
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Language :
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English
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Speaker :
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Dr Luke BARNES
PhD in Astronomy, University of Cambridge
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Facilitator :
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Dr CHAN Man Ho
Associate Professor, Department of Science and Environmental Studies, EdUHK
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Abstract :
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We see order and complexity in the universe around us: planets, nebulae, stars, galaxies and more. Cosmology and astrophysics have pieced together the process by which this structure formed from simple beginnings, under the action of the laws of nature. But the infamous "second law of thermodynamics" says that the universe is winding down, moving from order to chaos. How do these ideas fit together? And what does this tell us about our universe, and our place in it?
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