Date / Time of the Event:  Saturday, August 27th, 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm

Event Title:  Fit for a Purpose: Does the Anthropic Principle Include Biochemistry?

Presenters:  Fazale 'Fuz' Rana, President, Reasons to Believe

Abstract or topic:  Blaze a new trail of discovery in biochemistry.  Nearly a half a century after the introduction of the idea that humanity lives in a universe at the just-right location, the just-right time, and with the just-right physical constants, the anthropic principle continues to gain acceptance among astronomers and astrophysicists. Few scientists question the fine-tuning of the numerical quantities that define the universe.  But what about the unexplored areas of chemistry and biochemistry? Do we witness an equal amount of evidence for fine-tuning? 

In his new book Fit for a Purpose: Does the Anthropic Principle Include Biochemistry? (https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/1956112006), biochemist Fazale Rana fearlessly pushes the boundaries of the anthropic principle beyond cosmology.  In the process, Rana invites the reader to discover the world of chemical and biochemical fine-tuning, as well as to contemplate this question:  "If the universe is fit for life, and biochemical systems are fit for their role in life, is it possible that everything is 'fit for a purpose'?"

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