Paul Davies
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Paul Davies is a person.
References
2015
- (Wikipedia, 2015) ⇒ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Davies Retrieved:2015-2-1.
- Paul Charles William Davies, AM (born 22 April 1946) is an English physicist, writer and broadcaster, a professor at Arizona State University as well as the Director of BEYOND: Center for Fundamental Concepts in Science. He is affiliated with the Institute for Quantum Studies at Chapman University in California. He has held previous academic appointments at the University of Cambridge, University College London, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, University of Adelaide and Macquarie University. His research interests are in the fields of cosmology, quantum field theory, and astrobiology. He has proposed that a one-way trip to Mars could be a viable option.
In 2005, he took up the chair of the SETI: Post-Detection Science and Technology Taskgroup of the International Academy of Astronautics. He is also an adviser to the Microbes Mind Forum.
- Paul Charles William Davies, AM (born 22 April 1946) is an English physicist, writer and broadcaster, a professor at Arizona State University as well as the Director of BEYOND: Center for Fundamental Concepts in Science. He is affiliated with the Institute for Quantum Studies at Chapman University in California. He has held previous academic appointments at the University of Cambridge, University College London, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, University of Adelaide and Macquarie University. His research interests are in the fields of cosmology, quantum field theory, and astrobiology. He has proposed that a one-way trip to Mars could be a viable option.
2010
- (Davies, 2010) ⇒ Paul Davies. (2010). “The Eerie Silence: Are We Alone in the Universe?." Penguin.
- QUOTE: … Machines can easily be made immortal, by replacing their parts with spares when they wear out. They can also be merged to make bigger and better machines, and can function under a wide range of physical conditions. All in all, machines offer a far safer and more durable repository for intelligence than brains.
My conclusion is a startling one. I think it very likely – in fact, inevitable – that biological intelligence is only a transitory phenomenon, a fleeting phrase in the evolution of intelligence in the universe. If we ever encounter extraterrestrial intelligence, I believe it is very likely to be post-biological in nature, a conclusion that has obvious and far-reaching ramification for SETI.
- QUOTE: … Machines can easily be made immortal, by replacing their parts with spares when they wear out. They can also be merged to make bigger and better machines, and can function under a wide range of physical conditions. All in all, machines offer a far safer and more durable repository for intelligence than brains.
2008
- (Abbott et al., 2008) ⇒ Derek Abbott, Paul Davies, and A. Pati. (2008). “Quantum Aspects of Life." Imperial College Press.
1993
- (Davies, 1993) ⇒ Paul Davies. (1993). “Mind of God: The Scientific Basis for a Rational World." No. 124. Simon and Schuster.
1982
- (Birrell & Davies, 1982) ⇒ Nicholas David Birrell, and Paul Charles William Davies. (1982). “Quantum Fields in Curved Space." No. 7. Cambridge University Press.