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Paul Charles William Davies (born 22 April 1946) is an
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,
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and broadcaster, a professor in
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and Director of BEYOND: Center for Fundamental Concepts in Science. He is affiliated with the Institute for Quantum Studies in Chapman University in California. He previously held academic appointments in the
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,
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,
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,
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and
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. His research interests are in the fields of
cosmology Cosmology () is a branch of physics and metaphysics dealing with the nature of the universe. The term ''cosmology'' was first used in English in 1656 in Thomas Blount's ''Glossographia'', and in 1731 taken up in Latin by German philosopher ...
,
quantum field theory In theoretical physics, quantum field theory (QFT) is a theoretical framework that combines classical field theory, special relativity, and quantum mechanics. QFT is used in particle physics to construct physical models of subatomic particles and ...
, and
astrobiology Astrobiology, and the related field of exobiology, is an interdisciplinary scientific field that studies the origins, early evolution, distribution, and future of life in the universe. Astrobiology is the multidisciplinary field that invest ...
. In 2005, he took up the chair of the
SETI The search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) is a collective term for scientific searches for intelligent extraterrestrial life, for example, monitoring electromagnetic radiation for signs of transmissions from civilizations on other pl ...
: Post-Detection Science and Technology Taskgroup of the
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. Davies serves on the Advisory Council of METI (Messaging Extraterrestrial Intelligence).


Education

Born on 22 April 1946, Davies was brought up in
Finchley Finchley () is a large district of north London, England, in the London Borough of Barnet. Finchley is on high ground, north of Charing Cross. Nearby districts include: Golders Green, Muswell Hill, Friern Barnet, Whetstone, Mill Hill a ...
,
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. He attended Woodhouse Grammar School and studied physics at
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, gaining a
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degree with
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in 1967. In 1970, he completed his
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under the supervision of Michael J. Seaton and
Sigurd Zienau Sigurd Zienau (1921–1976) was a physicist notable for the theory of the polaron. Education His undergraduate studies were in mathematics at Birkbeck College. His further studies in physics were very much in the 'old school' European style at t ...
at University College London. He carried out
postdoctoral research A postdoctoral fellow, postdoctoral researcher, or simply postdoc, is a person professionally conducting research after the completion of their doctoral studies (typically a PhD). The ultimate goal of a postdoctoral research position is to pu ...
under
Fred Hoyle Sir Fred Hoyle FRS (24 June 1915 – 20 August 2001) was an English astronomer who formulated the theory of stellar nucleosynthesis and was one of the authors of the influential B2FH paper. He also held controversial stances on other sci ...
in the
University of Cambridge , mottoeng = Literal: From here, light and sacred draughts. Non literal: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge. , established = , other_name = The Chancellor, Masters and Schola ...
.


Scientific research

Davies' research interests are
theoretical physics Theoretical physics is a branch of physics that employs mathematical models and abstractions of physical objects and systems to rationalize, explain and predict natural phenomena. This is in contrast to experimental physics, which uses experim ...
,
cosmology Cosmology () is a branch of physics and metaphysics dealing with the nature of the universe. The term ''cosmology'' was first used in English in 1656 in Thomas Blount's ''Glossographia'', and in 1731 taken up in Latin by German philosopher ...
and
astrobiology Astrobiology, and the related field of exobiology, is an interdisciplinary scientific field that studies the origins, early evolution, distribution, and future of life in the universe. Astrobiology is the multidisciplinary field that invest ...
; his research has been mainly in the area of
quantum field theory in curved spacetime In theoretical physics, quantum field theory in curved spacetime (QFTCS) is an extension of quantum field theory from Minkowski spacetime to a general curved spacetime. This theory treats spacetime as a fixed, classical background, while givi ...
. His notable contributions are the so-called Fulling–Davies–Unruh effect, according to which an observer accelerating through empty space will be subject to a bath of induced
thermal radiation Thermal radiation is electromagnetic radiation generated by the thermal motion of particles in matter. Thermal radiation is generated when heat from the movement of charges in the material (electrons and protons in common forms of matter) i ...
, and the Bunch–Davies vacuum state, often used as the basis for explaining the fluctuations in the
cosmic background radiation Cosmic background radiation is electromagnetic radiation from the Big Bang. The origin of this radiation depends on the region of the spectrum that is observed. One component is the cosmic microwave background. This component is redshifted ph ...
left over from the
Big Bang The Big Bang event is a physical theory that describes how the universe expanded from an initial state of high density and temperature. Various cosmological models of the Big Bang explain the evolution of the observable universe from the ...
. A paper co-authored with Stephen Fulling and
William Unruh William George "Bill" Unruh (; born August 28, 1945) is a Canadian physicist at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver who described the hypothetical Unruh effect in 1976. Early life and education Unruh was born into a Mennonite family in ...
was the first to suggest that
black holes A black hole is a region of spacetime where gravity is so strong that nothing, including light or other electromagnetic waves, has enough energy to escape it. The theory of general relativity predicts that a sufficiently compact mass can def ...
evaporating via the Hawking effect lose mass as a result of a flux of negative energy streaming into the hole from the surrounding space. Davies has had a longstanding association with the problem of time's arrow, and has also identified the mystery of ‘
dark energy In physical cosmology and astronomy, dark energy is an unknown form of energy that affects the universe on the largest scales. The first observational evidence for its existence came from measurements of supernovas, which showed that the univ ...
’ as one of the most important issues facing fundamental science. Davies was also an early proponent of the theory that life on Earth may have come from Mars cocooned in rocks ejected by asteroid and comet impacts. He is also a propagator of scientific research and technology development in order to
prevent Prevention may refer to: Health and medicine * Preventive healthcare, measures to prevent diseases or injuries rather than curing them or treating their symptoms General safety * Crime prevention, the attempt to reduce deter crime and crim ...
future comet impacts threatening the development or existence of humankind. He proposed that a one-way trip to Mars could be a viable option in the future. During his time in Australia he helped establish the Australian Centre for Astrobiology. Davies was a co-author with
Felisa Wolfe-Simon Felisa Wolfe-Simon is an American microbial geobiologist and biogeochemist. In 2010, Wolfe-Simon led a team that discovered GFAJ-1, an extremophile bacterium that they claimed was capable of substituting arsenic for a small percentage of its ph ...
on the 2011 ''
Science Science is a systematic endeavor that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe. Science may be as old as the human species, and some of the earliest archeological evidence ...
'' article "A Bacterium That Can Grow by Using Arsenic Instead of Phosphorus". Reports refuting the most significant aspects of the original results were published in the same journal in 2012. Following the publication of the articles challenging the conclusions of the original ''Science'' article first describing GFAJ-1, the website Retraction Watch argued that the original article should be retracted because of misrepresentation of critical data. Davies is an outreach investigator at
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's Center for Convergence of Physical Science and Cancer Biology. This is part of a program set up by the
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's
National Cancer Institute The National Cancer Institute (NCI) coordinates the United States National Cancer Program and is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which is one of eleven agencies that are part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. T ...
to involve physicists in
cancer research Cancer research is research into cancer to identify causes and develop strategies for prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and cure. Cancer research ranges from epidemiology, molecular bioscience to the performance of clinical trials to evaluate an ...
which has set up a network of 12 Physical Sciences-Oncology Centers. Davies has been criticized for promoting a hypothesis that cancer is an evolutionary
atavism In biology, an atavism is a modification of a biological structure whereby an ancestral genetic trait reappears after having been lost through evolutionary change in previous generations. Atavisms can occur in several ways; one of which is whe ...
or throwback to single-celled life, a claim that has been described as biologically unfounded.


Awards

Davies' talent as a communicator of science has been recognized in
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by an
Advance Australia Award The Advance Australia Foundation (AAF) was established in 1980. The AAF recognised "individuals or groups who have made outstanding contributions to the growth and enhancement of Australia, the Australian people and the Australian way of life". I ...
and two
Eureka Prize The Eureka Prizes are awarded annually by the Australian Museum, Sydney, to recognise individuals and organizations who have contributed to science and the understanding of science in Australia. They were founded in 1990 following a suggestion b ...
s, and in the UK by the 2001 Kelvin Medal and Prize by the
Institute of Physics The Institute of Physics (IOP) is a UK-based learned society and professional body that works to advance physics education, research and application. It was founded in 1874 and has a worldwide membership of over 20,000. The IOP is the Physic ...
, and the 2002 Faraday Prize by The
Royal Society The Royal Society, formally The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, is a learned society and the United Kingdom's national academy of sciences. The society fulfils a number of roles: promoting science and its benefits, re ...
. Davies received the
Templeton Prize The Templeton Prize is an annual award granted to a living person, in the estimation of the judges, "whose exemplary achievements advance Sir John Templeton's philanthropic vision: harnessing the power of the sciences to explore the deepest quest ...
in 1995. Davies was made a member of the
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in the 2007 Queen's birthday honours list. The minor planet 6870 Pauldavies is named after him.


Media work

Davies writes and comments on scientific and philosophical issues. He made a documentary series for
BBC Radio 3 BBC Radio 3 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC. It replaced the BBC Third Programme in 1967 and broadcasts classical music and opera, with jazz, world music, drama, culture and the arts also featuring. The sta ...
, and two Australian television series, ''The Big Questions'' and ''More Big Questions''. His BBC documentary ''The Cradle of Life'' featured the subject of his Faraday Prize lecture. He writes regularly for newspapers and magazines worldwide. He has been guest on numerous radio and television programmes including the children's podcast programme ''
Ask A Biologist Ask A Biologist is a science outreach program originating from Arizona State University's School of Life Sciences, a unit of the ASU College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. About the program Ask A Biologist is a pre-kindergarten through high ...
''. A 2007 opinion piece "Taking Science on Faith" in ''
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'', generated controversy over its exploration of the role of
faith Faith, derived from Latin ''fides'' and Old French ''feid'', is confidence or trust in a person, thing, or In the context of religion, one can define faith as "belief in God or in the doctrines or teachings of religion". Religious people ofte ...
in scientific inquiry. Davies argued that the faith scientists have in the immutability of physical laws has origins in
Christian theology Christian theology is the theology of Christian belief and practice. Such study concentrates primarily upon the texts of the Old Testament and of the New Testament, as well as on Christian tradition. Christian theologians use biblical exeg ...
, and that the claim that science is "free of faith" is "manifestly bogus." The
Edge Foundation The Edge Foundation, Inc. is an association of science and technology intellectuals created in 1988 as an outgrowth of The Reality Club. Its main activities are reflected on the edge.org website, edited by publisher and businessman John Brock ...
presented a criticism of Davies' article written by
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,
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,
Lawrence Krauss Lawrence Maxwell Krauss (born May 27, 1954) is an American theoretical physicist and cosmologist who previously taught at Arizona State University, Yale University, and Case Western Reserve University. He founded ASU's Origins Project, now c ...
, Scott Atran, Sean Carroll,
Jeremy Bernstein Jeremy Bernstein (born December 31, 1929, in Rochester, New York) is an American theoretical physicist and popular science writer. Early life Bernstein's parents, Philip S. Bernstein, a Reform rabbi, and Sophie Rubin Bernstein named him after th ...
,
PZ Myers Paul Zachary Myers (born March 9, 1957) is an American biologist who founded and writes the ''Pharyngula'' science-blog. He is associate professor of biology at the University of Minnesota Morris (UMM)
,
Lee Smolin Lee Smolin (; born June 6, 1955) is an American theoretical physicist, a faculty member at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, an adjunct professor of physics at the University of Waterloo and a member of the graduate faculty of the ...
,
John Horgan John Joseph Horgan (born August 7, 1959) is a Canadian politician who served as the 36th premier of British Columbia from 2017 to 2022, and also as the leader of the British Columbia New Democratic Party from 2014 to 2022. Horgan has been the ...
,
Alan Sokal Alan David Sokal (; born January 24, 1955) is an American professor of mathematics at University College London and professor emeritus of physics at New York University. He works in statistical mechanics and combinatorics. He is a critic of postmo ...
and a response by Davies beginning ''I was dismayed at how many of my detractors completely misunderstood what I had written. Indeed, their responses bore the hallmarks of a superficial knee-jerk reaction to the sight of the words "science" and "faith" juxtaposed.'' While atheists
Richard Dawkins Richard Dawkins (born 26 March 1941) is a British evolutionary biologist and author. He is an emeritus fellow of New College, Oxford and was Professor for Public Understanding of Science in the University of Oxford from 1995 to 2008. An ...
and Victor J. Stenger have criticised Davies' public stance on
science and religion The relationship between religion and science involves discussions that interconnect the study of the natural world, history, philosophy, and theology. Even though the ancient and medieval worlds did not have conceptions resembling the modern u ...
, others, including the
John Templeton Foundation The John Templeton Foundation (Templeton Foundation) is a philanthropic organization that reflects the ideas of its founder, John Templeton, who became wealthy via a career as a contrarian investor, and wanted to support progress in religious a ...
, have praised his work. Davies wrote an article in ''
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'' describing the background to the December 2010 arsenic bacteria press conference and stating that he supported the finding of
Felisa Wolfe-Simon Felisa Wolfe-Simon is an American microbial geobiologist and biogeochemist. In 2010, Wolfe-Simon led a team that discovered GFAJ-1, an extremophile bacterium that they claimed was capable of substituting arsenic for a small percentage of its ph ...
that arsenic can replace phosphorus because "I had the advantage of being unencumbered by knowledge. I dropped chemistry at the age of 16, and all I knew about arsenic came from
Agatha Christie Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, (; 15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976) was an English writer known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around fiction ...
novels." He also made the statement, "Well, I would be astonished if this was the only arsenic-based organism on Earth and Felisa just happened to scrape it up from the bottom of Mono Lake on the first try, It's quite clear that it is the tip of an iceberg. I think it's a window into a whole new world of microbiology. And as a matter of fact, she already has 20 or so candidate other organisms that we're very anxious to take a look at. I think we're going to see a whole new domain of life here." It was later independently demonstrated that the organism's DNA contained no arsenic at all. Concerns have been raised about his responsibility as one of Wolfe-Simon's co-authors.


In popular culture

* The 1996 novel '' Naive, Super'', by Norwegian writer
Erlend Loe Erlend Loe (24 May 1969, Trondheim) is a Norwegian novelist, screenwriter and film critic. Loe writes both children's and adult literature. He has gained popularity in Scandinavia with his humorous and sometimes naïve novels, although his stori ...
(translated by Tor Ketil Solberg), refers to Davies frequently. * ''Numbers'' (season 5, episode 12) refers to Paul Davies' Cosmic Think Tank at Arizona State. * In ''
Lawrence Leung's Unbelievable ''Lawrence Leung's Unbelievable'' is a six-part Australian television comedy series, starring and primarily written by Melbourne comedian Lawrence Leung and produced by Unbelievable Productions. In each episode, Leung—a self-confessed scep ...
'' (season 1, episode 3), Leung interviews Paul Davies about
alien abduction Alien abduction (also called abduction phenomenon, alien abduction syndrome, or UFO abduction) refers to the phenomenon of people reporting their experience of being kidnapped by extraterrestrial beings and subjected to physical and psychologica ...
, and Davies discusses having experienced sleep paralysis. * '' Through the Wormhole'', season 3, episode 1 " Will We Survive First Contact?" * '' Through the Wormhole'', season 6 * The 2013 novel ''The Extinction Machine'', by American writer
Jonathan Maberry Jonathan Maberry (born May 18, 1958) is an American suspense author, anthology editor, comic book writer, magazine feature writer, playwright, content creator and writing teacher/lecturer. He was named one of the Today's Top Ten Horror Writers. ...
, refers to Paul Davies.


Works


Popular science books

*1974 ''The Physics of Time Asymmetry'', University of California Press, Berkeley, California, *1978 ''The Runaway Universe'', Penguin Books, *1979 ''Stardoom'', Harper Collins Publishers Ltd, *1979 ''The Forces of Nature'', Cambridge University Press, *1980 ''Other Worlds'', Touchstone/Simon and Schuster, *1980 "The Search for Gravity Waves", Cambridge University Press, *1981 ''The Edge of Infinity'', Penguin USA, *1982 ''The Accidental Universe'', Cambridge University Press, *1982 ''Quantum Fields in Curved Space'', (with N.D. Birrell), Cambridge University Press, *1983 '' God and the New Physics'', Simon & Schuster, *1984 ''Superforce'', Touchstone, *1986 ''The Ghost in the Atom'', Cambridge University Press, *1987 ''The Cosmic Blueprint'', Simon & Schuster, *1988 ''Superstrings: A Theory of Everything'', Cambridge University Press, *1989 ''The New Physics'', Cambridge University Press, *1991 ''The Matter Myth'', Simon & Schuster, *1992 ''
The Mind of God ''The Mind of God'' is a 1992 non-fiction book by Paul Davies. Subtitled ''The Scientific Basis for a Rational World'', it is a whirlwind tour and explanation of theories, both physical and metaphysical, regarding ultimate causes. Its title com ...
'', Simon & Schuster UK, *1994 ''The Last Three Minutes'', Basic Books, *1995 ''Are We Alone?'', Basic Books, *1995 '' About Time: Einstein's Unfinished Revolution'', Penguin Books, Simon & Schuster, *1998 ''The Fifth Miracle: The Search for the Origin and Meaning of Life.'' New York: Simon and Schuster. *2002 ''
How to Build a Time Machine ''How to Build a Time Machine'' by Paul Davies Paul Charles William Davies (born 22 April 1946) is an English physicist, writer and broadcaster, a professor in Arizona State University and Director of BEYOND: Center for Fundamental Con ...
'', Penguin Books, *2003 ''The Origin of Life'', Penguin Books, *2007 ''The Goldilocks Enigma'', also under the title '' Cosmic Jackpot'', Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, *2008 '' Quantum Aspects of Life'' (eds. Derek Abbott, Paul C. W. Davies, and Arun K. Pati, with foreword by
Sir Roger Penrose Sir Roger Penrose (born 8 August 1931) is an English mathematician, mathematical physicist, philosopher of science and Nobel Laureate in Physics. He is Emeritus Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics in the University of Oxford, an emeritus fe ...
), Imperial College Press, *2010 '' The Eerie Silence'', Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, *2010 ''Information and the Nature of Reality: From Physics to Metaphysics'', Cambridge University Press, *2019 ''The Demon in the Machine'', Allen Lane, *2021 ''What's Eating The Universe? (And Other Cosmic Questions)'', Allen Lane,


Technical books

*1974 ''The Physics of Time Asymmetry'', University of California Press, Berkeley California, *1982 (with N. D. Birrell) ''Quantum Fields in Curved Space'', Series: Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics, Cambridge University Press. *1984 ''Quantum Mechanics'', (with David S. Betts), 2nd edition, CRC Press, 1994.


Essays and papers


Are We Alone in the Universe?
in ''
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'', 18 November 2013.
Taking Science on Faith
in ''
The New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid ...
'', 24 November 2007.
What Happened Before the Big Bang?
in ''God for the 21st Century'', Russell Stannard ed.,
Templeton Foundation Press The John Templeton Foundation (Templeton Foundation) is a philanthropic organization that reflects the ideas of its founder, John Templeton, who became wealthy via a career as a contrarian investor, and wanted to support progress in religious ...
, 2000, *


Footnotes


External links

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