Media and Articles Featuring Prof. Tipler and the Omega Point Theory

Interviews, Videos and Articles, in Order from Newest to Oldest

Below are various media and articles featuring Prof. Frank J. Tipler and the Omega Point Theory:

• Rachel Cohen-Kennedy and Cindy (interviewers), The Edge Television Broadcast with Daniel Ott, May 15, 2009. MP3 link. See also "Dr. Frank J. Tipler," RockSolidRadioAngels.com.

• Jennifer Mayerle, "Does God Exist?," CBS 46 News (WGCL-TV, Atlanta, Georgia), November 13, 2008. Direct MMS video link to the television news report. Direct MMS video link to a 1:08:33 h:min:sec video of a lecture by Prof. Tipler on the Omega Point cosmology.

• Nick Marinello, "Prof Mixes Science and Religion in Provocative Work," The New Wave (Tulane University), July 2, 2007.

• Seth Shostak (interviewer), "Religion and Science: Deity Meets Data," Are We Alone? (SETI Institute Science Radio), June 11, 2007; see also here. MP3 link; also available here. WMA link; also available here. The segment with Prof. Tipler occurs at 9:01 to 15:59 min:sec.

• Jason Rennie (interviewer), "The Sci Phi Show Outcast #45--Interview with Frank Tipler," The Sci Phi Show, posted May 27, 2007. MP3 link. Also available here. Prof. Tipler discusses the Omega Point Theory and his book The Physics of Christianity.

• Tom Randles, "Professor: Science Proves God's Existence; Proof Comes With 'Hard Nose Physics', Professor Says," NBC 4 News (WSMV-TV, Nashville, Tennessee), May 21, 2007. Direct MMS video link.

• Christina Wofford, "Physicist Claims Science Proves God's Existence," CBS 5 News (KPHO, Phoenix, Arizona), May 15, 2007; also available here; direct MMS video link. Additional video: "Professor Proves Existence Of God," CBS 5 News; direct MMS video link.

• Donna Hicken (now Donna Deegan), "Science of God," First Coast News (WTLV NBC-12 and WJXX ABC-25, Jacksonville, Florida), May 10, 2007. Streaming video of the report. Direct MMS video link.

• Maria Arita, "Does God Exist?," CBS 11 News (KTVT, Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas), May 9, 2007; with footage from WGCL-TV (CBS 46, Atlanta, Georgia). Direct FLV video link.

• Martin Redfern (presenter), "The anthropic universe," The Science Show (ABC Radio National, Australian Broadcasting Corporation), February 18, 2006. MP3 link.

• Frank J. Tipler, video of a lecture on the Omega Point Theory, "Program for 1st Annual Workshop on Geoethical Nanotechnology," Terasem Movement, July 20, 2005: 56 kbs WMV, Broadband WMV and Broadband MOV. Microsoft PowerPoint file of the topics of discussion. Also available here.

• Charles Lee (interviewer), "Omega Point," Groks Science Radio Show and Podcast (WHPK 88.5 FM, Chicago, Ill.), April 3, 2002. WAV link.

• Joe Gyan, Jr., "Tulane professor offers ideas about extraterrestrial intelligence," The Advocate (Baton Rouge, Louisiana), September 30, 2001. For the Advocate photograph by Patrick Dennis, see here. Article also available here.

• David Malone (director), Testing God, Mentorn Barraclough Carey for Channel 4 (U.K.), 2001. Available on YouTube in three parts: Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3.

• Robert Lawrence Kuhn (host), Closer to Truth (Public Broadcasting Service [PBS]):
• "What's the Far Future of Intelligence in the Universe?," show 426, aired 2008. Below are video clips associated with this episode:
• rhcrcgvp, "Closer to Truth - What's the Far Future of Intelligence in the Universe?," YouTube, February 28, 2009.
Video clips from ClosertoTruth.com:
• "A New Heaven & A New Earth? (Frank Tipler)."
• "Eternal Life is Like What? (Frank Tipler)."
• "Does Physical Reality Go Beyond? (Frank Tipler)."
• "What do Multiple Universes Mean? (Frank Tipler)."
• "Is the Cosmos a Computer? (Frank Tipler)."
• "Will Intelligence Fill the Universe?," show 214, first aired December 2000. RealMedia video. Transcript.
• "Will This Universe Ever End?," show 213, first aired December 2000. RealMedia video. Transcript.
• "How Did This Universe Begin?," show 105, first aired June 2000. RealMedia video. Transcript.

• Chris Marrou, "Proving God exists," KENS 5 Eyewitness News (CBS 5, San Antonio, Texas), May 17, 2000. See also here.

• Frank Theys (writer and director), TechnoCalyps: The Metaphysics of Technology and the End of Man, Votnik, 1999, new edition 2006. Available on Google Video in three parts: Part I: "Transhuman"; Part II: "Preparing for the Singularity"; and Part III: "The Digital Messiah." See also here and here. Prof. Tipler is featured from 39:09 to 44:46 min:sec in Part III of the 2006 edition.

• Sam Vincent Meddis, "Computers of the distant future," USA Today, four parts, August 3-31, 1998. Part 1: "Machines evolve" (August 3), Part 2: "A quantum leap" (August 10), Part 3: "Universal truths" (August 17), and Part 4: "Web of thought" (August 31).

• Penny Southgate (director), Gillian Anderson (presenter), Future Fantastic, a co-production of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), The Learning Channel (TLC) and ProSieben, 1996; a nine-part television series. Prof. Tipler is featured in Part 9: "Immortals."

• Horizon (British Broadcasting Corporation [BBC]):
• Malcolm Clark (producer and director), "Time Trip," aired December 18, 2003. Video at Google Video.
• Laurie John (writer and producer), "The Anthropic Principle," aired May 18, 1987. Available for purchase here.

Below is the first mention of Prof. Tipler's Omega Point Theory that I have found:

• Dietrick E. Thomsen, "The quantum universe: a zero-point fluctuation?," Science News, Vol. 128, No. 5 (August 3, 1985), pp. 72-74. Also available here.

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