Presentation Schedule

Tuesday, November 18
Religion and Cosmology

NameTitle
CoxScience or Religion in the Greek, Indian, and Modern World.
What is important in cosmology?
R. SofianeSelf-Censorship during the Islamic Golden Age
MuftiDante's Universe
GomezRedefining Religion with Advances in Cosmology
FolanHow the Absence of Religion Could Slow Cosmological Advances

Thursday, November 20
The Dark Side

NameTitle
MysoreModified gravity vs. Dark energy
HarrigalWhat is the Cosmological Constant?
OlshavskyMOND: The Case Against Dark Matter
ZieglerFalling Bodies and Falling Pencils: The Entropic Nature of Gravity
ReynoldsHold Steady, Here Comes the Universe!
MiklosovicIslamic Astronomy: Teacher or Student?

Tuesday, November 25
Multiverses

NameTitle
ThomasThe Big Bang vs. Steady State Theory
WeingarthThe Role of Inflation in the Creation of a Multiverse
AlilovicLevel Three Multiverses: Science or Philosophy?
MullinCan multiverse theory be scientific?
The difference between being knowable and being testable
B. SofianeCan the Multiverse theory be regarded as a proper scientific theory?