Open Dialogue

Infinite Potential: The Legacy of David Bohm

21 November 2009 - 21 November 2009

Summary: Professor David Bohm, FRS (1917-1992) was one of the greatest theoretical physicists of the 20th century, a student of Oppenheimer, a friend of Einstein and an explorer of consciousness and meaning. This day examines his legacy on a number of fronts with people who knew him well and worked with him.

Venue: Clinical Lecture Theatre, Queen Mary College, University of London, Mile End Road, London E1

Programme 

9:00 Registration

9:30 Introduction – Prof. Bernard Carr

9:45 Prof. Basil Hiley: David Bohm, his Science and his Philosophy

10:45 Coffee

11:15 Prof. Leroy Little Bear: Indigenous Science, Language and Bohm’s Implicate Order

12:15 Dialogue and questions with all speakers

1:00 Lunch

2:00 Short contributions from:
 Donald Factor: David Bohm and Dialogue
 Mary Cadogan: Bohm and Krishnamurti
 Lord Stone of Blackheath: Bohm and Space to Contemplate

3:00 Dr. F. David Peat: Science, Order and Creativity

4:00 Tea

4:30 Plenary dialogue

5:15 Conclusions

 

The Speakers

Prof. Basil Hiley
Basil Hiley was appointed to a Chair in Physics at Birkbeck College in the University of London in 1995. His main interests are in the foundations of quantum theory and relativity and had long and fruitful collaboration with the late Professor David Bohm. They wrote many papers together and presented a summary of some aspects of this work in their book, The Undivided Universe; an Ontological Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics.

Dr.  F. David Peat
David Peat worked for many years as a theoretical physicist in Canada. He became a friend and colleague of David Bohm and has organized dialogue circles between artists and scientists and between Native American Elders and Scientists. In 1996 he moved to the medieval village of Pari where he opened the Pari Center for New Learning (www.paricenter.com). His recent book is "Pathways of Chance" that can be ordered from www.paripublishing.com.

Prof. Leroy Little Bear
Leroy Little Bear is a member of a member of the Blood tribe of the Blackfoot Confederacy. He founded the Native American Studies Department at the University of Lethbridge and was Chair for 21 years before becoming founding Director of Harvard University’s Native American Program. He has written several books on Native self-government and Native Justice. Leroy also organized the first of a series of dialogue circles for Native American Elders and Western Scientists. He also had a number of discussions with David Bohm on language and world views.

Donald Factor was a close friend and collaborator of David Bohm, and now facilitates a virtual dialogue on the Internet.

Dr. Mary Cadogan was the first Secretary of the Krishnamurti Foundation and edited two dialogues between Krishnamurti and Bohm – The Ending of Time and The Future of Humanity.

Lord Stone of Blackheath is former Managing Director of Marks and Spencer.

Chair: Prof. Bernard Carr
Bernard Carr is Professor of Mathematics and Astronomy at Queen Mary College, University of London. He has a long-standing interest in the nature of mind and physics and is particularly keen to extend the paradigm of physics to incorporate consciousness and associated mental phenomena. He is a member of both the Society for Psychical Research, recently serving as its President for four years, and of the board of the Scientific and Medical Network.

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