Parallel Worlds (in Newcastle)

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A series of events at Centre for Life, Newcastle upon Tyne:

Friday October 1st 2010, 3-6pm Talks and discussions with Andrew Crumey, Ken MacLeod, Andrew McGettigan & Ian Moss | Newcastle University WebStore

Cosmologist Ian Moss will talk about "the science of parallel worlds", Dr Andrew McGettigan will talk about philosophical aspects, and Dr Andrew Crumey will give a "Brief pre-history of the multiverse".

http://www.ncl.ac.uk/ncla/events/item/parallel-worlds-talks-and-discussions

Friday October 1st 2010, 7-8.15pm Scarlett Thomas & Ken MacLeod | Newcastle University WebStore

Scarlett Thomas's novel's include The End Of Mr Y and Our Tragic Universe, Ken MacLeod's novels include The Star Fraction and The Restoration Game. They will be in conversation with Andrew Crumey about science and fiction.

http://www.ncl.ac.uk/ncla/events/item/scarlett-thomas-and-jeanette-winterson

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Thursday 30 September 2010, Newcastle Centre for Life: Ian McEwan and Matt Ridley

Ian McEwan's latest novel Solar is about a climate-change physicist; Matt Ridley is a prize-winning science writer whose latest book is The Rational Optimist.

https://webstore.ncl.ac.uk/browse/extra_info.asp?compid=1&catid=75&modid=2&prodid=27&deptid=10