SAND (Science and non-duality) is a unique conference that blends hard science with quite a bit of mysticism. I’m already in trouble because the essence of non-dual philosophy is that mysticism and science are one and the same (whole) and not two things (dual). However the SAND community is a very inclusive crowd so being “in trouble” is really not something you’d worry about. It simply generates very interesting dinner table conversations. This spirit is very unlike hard science communities which can be very harsh on non-conformists new ideas. So at SAND you are perfectly free to put forward slightly nutty ideas (I certainly was) and also tell others you thing they are talking non-sense without any worry you will offend or generate bad Karma. The format has a random nature to it. Some talk titles are very descriptive and you get what it says on the tin but other talks are – as Forest Gump would say – a box of chocolates. You might see one of the driest talks of your life and you might open an entirely new vista on your thinking and thats just in the morning before lunch. I had a great time, gave my poster talk at least 80 times (sorry if you were the one on the stand next to mine) and met some really nice people I will form friendships with for the rest of my life.

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Index Title: Creator Rights Clearance Basis
1 Fractal Wolfgang Beyer Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Wikicommons
2 DaVinchi Flying machine Leonado Da Vinchi Da Vinchi Illustration past copyright Out of Copyright
3 Microscope unknown early illustration presumed out of copyright Out of Copyright
4 Mercator Projection Mercator Out of Copyright Out of Copyright
5 Bach Counterpoint Bach Out of Copyright Out of Copyright
6 Stevensons Rocket Mechanics magazine, 182 Out of Copyright Out of Copyright
7 Sewing machine Isaac Singer Isaac Singer Machine contemporary photograph Out of Copyright
8 Postage Stamp UK Government Copyright Free Out of Copyright
9 Pasteuristion Lamiot This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license. Wikicommons
10 An 18th Century Invention – James Hargreaves’ Spinning Jenny Original Illustration LOC Out of copyright
11 Miners’ Safety Lamp & Portrait of Inventor Humphry Davy unknown About acknowledges Getty Images but Getty has no record of the image Original out of copyright, image unknown
12 Wireless Marconi contemporary photograph Out of Copyright Out of Copyright
13 Teddy Bear own photograph – eigene Aufnahme Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Wikicommons
14 Talking Pictures contemporary photograph Out of Copyright Out of Copyright
15 Querty Keyboard unknown Out of Copyright Out of Copyright
16 Windscrean Wipers contemporary photograph Out of Copyright Out of Copyright
17 WRIGHT FLIGHTS, FORT MYER, VA, JULY 1909. FIRST ARMY FLIGHTS; WILBUR AND ORVILLE WRIGHT, CHARLIE TAYLOR; PUTTING PLANE ON LAUNCHING RAIL Harris & Ewing, photographer LOC Rights Advisory: No known restrictions on publication. Out of Copyright
18 Fermat’s Last Theorem: Blackboard Image James Tagg © James Tagg Created by James Tagg
19 Android Head James Tagg, Shutterstock, Purchased by James Tagg
20 Kurt Godel Annoymous Copyright expired Wikicommons
21 Alan Turing Not recorded UK National Portrait Gallery Rights purchased by James Tagg/ fair use under United States copyright law.
22 Olonzo Church unknown Copyright expired or Princeton policy Probably expired
23 John Bell unknown http://www.s9.com/Biography/Bell-John-Stewart unattributed photo probably >25 years old
24 Matyasevich Yuri Matyasevich This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license. Wikicommons
25 Andrew Wiles unknown, not references http://plus.maths.org/content/os/issue10/features/proof4/index Accademic use in montage
26 Conway and Kochen Denise Applewhite Denise Applewhite/Office of Communications Free for non-commercial use
27 Lego Turing machine Projet Rubens, ENS Lyon, http://graal.ens-lyon.fr/rubens/fr/gallery/ This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license. Wikicommons
28 Kochen Specker Paradox unknown +Plus magazine, Rachel Thomas fair use: Accademic, small portion
29 Hilbert’s tenth is undecidable Matyasevich Yuri Matyasevich Small except, no commercial benefit
30 Julian Robinson George M. Bergman, Berkeley George M. Bergman, Berkeley: Oberwolfach Photo Collection, This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license. Wikicommons
31 FLT Proof pdf Andrew Wiles Wiles Proof owned by publishing Journal of mathematics Small except of paper for accademic use
32 Bubbles Steve Jurvetson This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license. Wikicommons
33 iPad Demonstration James Tagg © James Tagg Created by James Tagg
34 Nebula NASA NASA NASA copyright free
35 Free Universe Hypothesis Blackboard James Tagg © James Tagg Created by James Tagg
36 Time line James Tagg © James Tagg Created by James Tagg
37 QR Code James Tagg © James Tagg Created by James Tagg
38 Poster Itself James Tagg © James Tagg Created by James Tagg