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SUMMARY:Is Physics the foundation of science? - Hasok Chang
DTSTART:20181129T120000Z
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CONTACT:Cavendish Inspiring Women
DESCRIPTION:It has been a dream of many physicists over the centuries to d
 iscover the universal laws of nature\, which would not only unify physics 
 itself but make all other sciences redundant. Even for those who do not sh
 are this grand dream\, “micro-reductionism" is a common idea: physics pr
 ovides the foundation for all other sciences\, because physics tells us ab
 out the basic entities that ultimately make up everything else in the univ
 erse. In this lecture we will examine carefully whether these reductionist
  ideas are cogent and in line with actual scientific practices\, with a fo
 cus on two questions. First\, what do the findings of modern physics imply
  about the old Lego-block atomistic picture of things being made up of una
 lterable building-blocks? Second\, is quantum chemistry really a case of t
 he reduction of chemistry to physics?
LOCATION: Small Lecture Theatre\, Cavendish Laboratory\, J.J. Thomson Aven
 ue
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