Science & Cocktails: Emergence, Cosmic Origins and Collective Patterns

Science and Cocktails is proud to present a special episode devoted to Emergence, featuring a panel discussion with leading scientists from around the world and across disciplines. Meet Vijay Balasubramanian, who explores the emergence of space, time, and neural processes; Constantino Tsallis, who investigates the role of entropy in the universe; Iain Couzin, who studies the collective behaviour of animals and humans; and Ana Achúcarro who studies the early universe and cosmic history. Interwoven with the discussion, the episode will feature a unique audio-visual performance, From the Foam, by Mark IJzerman, in which complex forms arise again and again from simple local interactions, offering a vivid artistic portrayal of emergence. Emergence is all around us. Interactions between atoms give rise to the richness of matter; interactions between cells give rise to living organisms; and interactions between people give rise to economies, societies, cities, and politics. The universe was born out of something. Space and time themselves may have emerged from something more fundamental. Black holes appear to encode hidden microscopic degrees of freedom. The quarks and gluons of the early universe evolved into the matter that shaped cosmic structure. Quantum elements combine to produce the many forms of matter we observe, while simple local rules allow animal groups to move as if they were one. Emergence: from the origin of the universe to the collective patterns that shape our world. About The panel discussion will be moderated by theoretical physicist Jácome “Jay” Armas. It is one of the signature events of the National Science Agenda (NWA) consortium Emergence at All Scales, integrated in the Dutch Institute for Emergent Phenomena, and presented in collaboration with Paradiso.This event is an initiative by the Dutch Institute for Emergent Phenomena (DIEP) with the support of the University of Amsterdam. Science & Cocktails Amsterdam is presented in cooperation with Paradiso Amsterdam.