Interesting to read Lynd's own history which is not solely academic-based. Wonder if it helped? My own radical complexity theory would suggest it may-have-done.

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On Newswise Science News Nov 1 07: http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/534609/?sc=dwhn

It All Began with an End – New Theory on Origin and Future of the Universe
The universe’s clock has neither a start nor finish, yet time is finite according to a New Zealand theorist. The theory, which tackles the age-old mystery of the origin of the universe, along with several other problems and paradoxes in cosmology, calls for a new take on our concept of time. International Conference on Complex Systems in Boston