Traditionally, scientists have treated the laws of physics as simply 'given,' elegant mathematical relationships that were somehow imprinted on the universe at… — Paul Davies Copy Share Image
An argument often given for why Earth couldn't host another form of life is that once the life we know became established,… — Paul Davies Copy Share Image
I should say we know that there are many, many other Earths out there. We're almost certain that there will be upwards… — Paul Davies Copy Share Image
People take it for granted that the physical world is both ordered and intelligible. The underlying order in nature - the laws… — Paul Davies Copy Share Image
We might expect intelligent life and technological communities to have emerged in the universe billions of years ago. Given that human society… — Paul Davies Copy Share Image
Most research into life's murky origin has been carried out by chemists. They've tried a variety of approaches in their attempts to… — Paul Davies Copy Share Image
“When I was a child, I often used to lie awake at night, in fearful anticipation of some unpleasant event the following day, such… — Paul Davies Copy Share Image
So how can we test the idea that the transition from nonlife to life is simple enough to happen repeatedly? The most obvious and… — Paul Davies Copy Share Image
I think if we're going to send messages to the stars then it needs a great deal of thought that it's something that should… — Paul Davies Copy Share Image
Cosmologists have attempted to account for the day-to-day laws you find in textbooks in terms of fundamental 'superlaws,' but the superlaws themselves must still… — Paul Davies Copy Share Image
Studying cancer could provide huge insights for astrobiologists into the nature of life itself. — Paul Davies Copy Share Image
Cancer cells come pre-programmed to execute a well-defined cascade of changes, seemingly designed to facilitate both their enhanced survival and their dissemination through the… — Paul Davies Copy Share Image
It may seem bizarre, but in my opinion science offers a surer path to God than religion. — Paul Davies Copy Share Image
“Until now, I've been writing about "now" as if it were literally an instant of time, but of course human faculties are not infinitely… — Paul Davies Copy Share Image
A permanent base on Mars would have a number of advantages beyond being a bonanza for planetary science and geology. If, as some evidence… — Paul Davies Copy Share Image
Although the elusive 'cure' may be a distant dream, understanding the true nature of cancer will enable it to be better controlled and less… — Paul Davies Copy Share Image
Through conscious beings the universe has generated self-awareness. This can be no trivial detail, no minor byproduct of mindless, purposeless forces. We are truly… — Paul Davies Copy Share Image
The birth of science as we know it arguably began with Isaac Newton's formulation of the laws of gravitation and motion. It is no… — Paul Davies Copy Share Image
