Computer Science Department Colloquium

Mikola Lysenko, CS Undergraduate Student 
Friday, February 29, 2008 - 3:00 PM
Rekihi Computer Science Hall - Room 214


Computational Cosmology:  How Computer Theory Affects Life, 
the Universe and Everything

Abstract:

Computation theory is one of the most profound mathematical developments of the 20th century.  Starting
with Shannon's information theory and Godel's incompleteness theorem, the impacts of these theoretical 
results resonate across all disciplines.  In this lecture, we take a look at some of the philosophical
and cosmological implications.  Some of the topics covered will include travel to parallel universes,
immortality and free will.

This lecture is intended for a broad audience, and assumes little technical familiarity with the basic concepts.