WELCOME TO
TE AO MĀRAMA
CENTRE FOR FUNDAMENTAL INQUIRY
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND
We are interested in questions that transcend disciplinary boundaries: how did life first emerge? Is our own universe part of a much larger multiverse? What underlies our first-person experiences, sensations and desires?
These open questions are easy to ask but remarkably hard to answer. Our goal is to inspire researchers to tackle these topics and foster transdisciplinary collaboration.
These open questions are easy to ask but remarkably hard to answer. Our goal is to inspire researchers to tackle these topics and foster transdisciplinary collaboration.
What is Life?
How did it start on earth?
Did it take hold elsewhere?
What is the mind?
How do we think, perceive and feel?
What are the differences between artificial and natural forms of intelligence?