video Episode Is Life and Mind Inevitable in the Cosmos? Watch Next Is the Anthropic Principle Significant? What’s Fine-Tuning in Physics? What’s Fine-Tuning in Cosmology? What is the Doomsday Argument? Will the Universe Ever End? Does Cosmic Fine-Tuning Demand Explanation? Details Share Our universe must be "just so" in order for life and mind-for us-to exist. "Just so" is called "fine-tuning," and it cries out for explanation. Related Topics CosmosOur Special UniverseFine-Tuning the Universe for Life & Mind? Featured In Season 09 Contributors J. Richard Gott III J. Richard Gott works on cosmology, general relativity, galactic clustering patterns,... Frank Wilczek Frank Wilczek works at leading edges of theoretical physics with exotic ideas and... Robert Laughlin Robert Laughlin works on solid state physics, superconductivity, emergent quantum field... Raymond Kurzweil Ray Kurzweil is an inventor, futurist, technology visionary, director of engineering at... Robert John Russell Robert Russell works on divine action, time in eternity, theology/science creative mutual... Peter van Inwagen Peter van Inwagen works in metaphysics, philosophy of action (free will), philosophy of...
J. Richard Gott III J. Richard Gott works on cosmology, general relativity, galactic clustering patterns,...
Robert Laughlin Robert Laughlin works on solid state physics, superconductivity, emergent quantum field...
Raymond Kurzweil Ray Kurzweil is an inventor, futurist, technology visionary, director of engineering at...
Robert John Russell Robert Russell works on divine action, time in eternity, theology/science creative mutual...
Peter van Inwagen Peter van Inwagen works in metaphysics, philosophy of action (free will), philosophy of...
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