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SUMMARY:A Critical Point for Science? - Prof. Brian Josephson\, Cavendish 
 Laboratory
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CONTACT:Prof. Brian Josephson
DESCRIPTION:Regular physics invokes fundamental theories that are implicit
 ly matter-based\, with the corollary that life depends on special configur
 ations of matter.  A radical change in the the basic conceptual model lead
 s to a state of affairs where at the deepest level behaviour of a biologic
 al or cognitive character is the norm\, giving a very different perspectiv
 e on phenomena such as insight and creativity\, as well as on processes su
 ch as extra-sensory perception (ESP) that traditionally are considered ano
 malies.\n\n_Note added after talk (21 Feb. 2008)_: the 'radical change' li
 es in the assumption that fundamental reality has the form of a self-organ
 ising critical system.  Further details will be added later.
LOCATION:TCM Seminar Room\, Cavendish Laboratory
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