Dr. Fernando Casas will do a two part lecture on Life and the Cosmos on Sunday, February 28th and Sunday, March 6th, 2016 at Blinn College in the Conference Center. The first lecture will ask the question, "How did the Universe Begin?' He will examine the central concepts of contemporary cosmology. In the second lecture, Dr. Casas will discuss the enigmatic appearance of life on earth. Dr. Casas is a philosopher and artist who was born in Bolivia. Since the 1980's he has been a professor of Philosophy at several universities in South and North America, but his closest association continues to be with Rice University where he has taught the Humanities and Philosophy as Distinguished Lecturer for about 20 years.