SDG 4. “Exploring the Frontiers of Science” by Paul S.W. Davies

A leadership lecture by Arizona State University professor Paul S.V. Davis was held in the KazNU Library. The lecture was attended by the dean of the faculty of Physics and Technology, professors and staff of the ring faculty, doctoral students and students. The lecture was held offline and online with a broadcast in zoom.

Paul Davies is a theoretical physicist, cosmologist, astrobiologist, and best-selling science author. He has published about 30 books, hundreds of research papers, and review articles across various scientific fields. He is well-known as a media personality and science popularizer in several countries. His research interests have focused mainly on quantum gravity, early universe cosmology, the theory of quantum black holes, and the nature of time. He has also made significant contributions to astrobiology and was an early advocate of the theory that life on Earth may have originated on Mars.

Among his many awards are the 1995 Templeton Prize, the Faraday Prize from The Royal Society, the Kelvin Medal and Prize from the Institute of Physics, the Robinson Cosmology Prize, and the Bicentenary Medal of Chile. He was made a member of the Order of Australia in the 2007 Queen’s Birthday honours list, and the asteroid 6870 Pauldavies is named after him.

His more recent books include “What’s Eating the Universe?”, “The Demon in the Machine,” “About Time,” “The Origin of Life,” “The Goldilocks Enigma: Why Is the Universe Just Right for Life?”, “How to Build a Time Machine,” and “The Eerie Silence: Are We Alone in the Universe?”. The lecture was held within the framework of SDG 4.