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Conjuring the Universe: The origins of the laws of nature
Peter Atkins most recent book (OUP) is ‘Conjuring the Universe: the origins of the laws of nature’. In this talk he will explore why the universe behaves the way it does and argue that it is all down to a combination of indolence, anarchy, and ignorance.