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Chaos and Creation

An exploration of the mythology, the science, and the religious and political significance of the origins of the universe. With cosmologist Kathy Romer and classicist Teresa Morgan.

A reflection on the mythology, the science and the religious and political significance of the origins of the universe. With contributions by cosmologist Kathy Romer, particle physicist Mark Hindmarsh, classicist Teresa Morgan, mythologist Sian Hawthorne, politician Phil Willis and evangelical physicist Karl Giberson, all set within an analysis by Sharon Choa of Haydn's depiction of The Creation.

45 minutes

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  • Sun 7 Jun 2009 21:40

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