Nationality Dutch Residence Oxford, United Kingdom Name Ard Louis | Alma mater Cornell University Fields Physics, Chemistry | |
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Education Cornell University, Utrecht University | ||
Institutions University of Oxford | ||
Ard louis randomness and other metaphors in the theory of evolution
Ard A. Louis is a Professor of Theoretical Physics at the University of Oxford, where he leads an interdisciplinary research group studying problems on the border between chemistry, physics and biology, and is also director of graduate studies in theoretical physics. From 2002 to 2010 he was a Royal Society University Research Fellow at the University of Cambridge and the University of Oxford. He is also an associate of the Faraday Institute for Science and Religion. He has written for the BioLogos Foundation, where as of November 2011, he sat on the Board of Directors. He has been criticised by the Discovery Institute for his opposition to the Intelligent design movement. In 2013 he was elected a member of the International Society for Science and Religion. He engages in molecular gastronomy.
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- Ard louis randomness and other metaphors in the theory of evolution
- This elegant universe ard louis and max tegmark at mit
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With David Malone he made the 4-part documentary Why Are We Here for Tern TV.
On 30 January 2017 he appears in the episode "Proof of God" in the series The Story of God with Morgan Freeman.
Prior to his post at Oxford he taught Theoretical Chemistry at Cambridge University where he was also director of studies in Natural Sciences at Hughes Hall.
He was born in the Netherlands, was raised in Gabon and received his first degree from the University of Utrecht and his Ph.D. in theoretical physics from Cornell University.