Author: Bobby Azarian
Publisher: BenBella Books
ISBN: 163774045X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Why do we exist? For centuries, this question was the sole province of religion and philosophy. But now science is ready to take a seat at the table. According to the prevailing scientific paradigm, the universe tends toward randomness; it functions according to laws without purpose, and the emergence of life is an accident devoid of meaning. But this bleak interpretation of nature is currently being challenged by cutting-edge findings at the intersection of physics, biology, neuroscience, and information theory—generally referred to as “complexity science.” Thanks to a new understanding of evolution, as well as recent advances in our understanding of the phenomenon known as emergence, a new cosmic narrative is taking shape: Nature’s simplest “parts” come together to form ever-greater “wholes” in a process that has no end in sight. In The Romance of Reality, cognitive neuroscientist Bobby Azarian explains the science behind this new view of reality and explores what it means for all of us. In engaging, accessible prose, Azarian outlines the fundamental misunderstanding of thermodynamics at the heart of the old assumptions about the universe’s evolution, and shows us the evidence that suggests that the universe is a “self-organizing” system, one that is moving toward increasing complexity and awareness. Cosmologist and science communicator Carl Sagan once said of humanity that “we are a way for the cosmos to know itself.” The Romance of Reality shows that this poetic statement in fact rests on a scientific foundation and gives us a new way to know the cosmos, along with a riveting vision of life that imbues existence with meaning—nothing supernatural required.
The Romance of Reality
Author: Bobby Azarian
Publisher: BenBella Books
ISBN: 163774045X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Why do we exist? For centuries, this question was the sole province of religion and philosophy. But now science is ready to take a seat at the table. According to the prevailing scientific paradigm, the universe tends toward randomness; it functions according to laws without purpose, and the emergence of life is an accident devoid of meaning. But this bleak interpretation of nature is currently being challenged by cutting-edge findings at the intersection of physics, biology, neuroscience, and information theory—generally referred to as “complexity science.” Thanks to a new understanding of evolution, as well as recent advances in our understanding of the phenomenon known as emergence, a new cosmic narrative is taking shape: Nature’s simplest “parts” come together to form ever-greater “wholes” in a process that has no end in sight. In The Romance of Reality, cognitive neuroscientist Bobby Azarian explains the science behind this new view of reality and explores what it means for all of us. In engaging, accessible prose, Azarian outlines the fundamental misunderstanding of thermodynamics at the heart of the old assumptions about the universe’s evolution, and shows us the evidence that suggests that the universe is a “self-organizing” system, one that is moving toward increasing complexity and awareness. Cosmologist and science communicator Carl Sagan once said of humanity that “we are a way for the cosmos to know itself.” The Romance of Reality shows that this poetic statement in fact rests on a scientific foundation and gives us a new way to know the cosmos, along with a riveting vision of life that imbues existence with meaning—nothing supernatural required.
Publisher: BenBella Books
ISBN: 163774045X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Why do we exist? For centuries, this question was the sole province of religion and philosophy. But now science is ready to take a seat at the table. According to the prevailing scientific paradigm, the universe tends toward randomness; it functions according to laws without purpose, and the emergence of life is an accident devoid of meaning. But this bleak interpretation of nature is currently being challenged by cutting-edge findings at the intersection of physics, biology, neuroscience, and information theory—generally referred to as “complexity science.” Thanks to a new understanding of evolution, as well as recent advances in our understanding of the phenomenon known as emergence, a new cosmic narrative is taking shape: Nature’s simplest “parts” come together to form ever-greater “wholes” in a process that has no end in sight. In The Romance of Reality, cognitive neuroscientist Bobby Azarian explains the science behind this new view of reality and explores what it means for all of us. In engaging, accessible prose, Azarian outlines the fundamental misunderstanding of thermodynamics at the heart of the old assumptions about the universe’s evolution, and shows us the evidence that suggests that the universe is a “self-organizing” system, one that is moving toward increasing complexity and awareness. Cosmologist and science communicator Carl Sagan once said of humanity that “we are a way for the cosmos to know itself.” The Romance of Reality shows that this poetic statement in fact rests on a scientific foundation and gives us a new way to know the cosmos, along with a riveting vision of life that imbues existence with meaning—nothing supernatural required.
The Romance of Reality
Author: Ethel Moseley Damon
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Category : Hawaii
Languages : en
Pages : 36
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Category : Hawaii
Languages : en
Pages : 36
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The Romance of Reality
Author: Margaret LeBoutillier O'Connell
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Category : Army spouses
Languages : en
Pages : 344
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Category : Army spouses
Languages : en
Pages : 344
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The Romance of Reality
Author: Charles Morris
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Category : Greece
Languages : en
Pages : 402
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Category : Greece
Languages : en
Pages : 402
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Historical Tales, the Romance of Reality
Author: Charles Morris
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 354
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 354
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The Romance and Reality of the Vaal Diamond Diggings
Author: George Beet
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Category : Diamond industry and trade
Languages : en
Pages : 146
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Category : Diamond industry and trade
Languages : en
Pages : 146
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The Romance of Reality
Author: Ethel Moseley Damon
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Category : Hawaii
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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Category : Hawaii
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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William Shakespeare in Romance and Reality
Author: William Thomson
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Languages : en
Pages : 100
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Languages : en
Pages : 100
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The Romance of Reality
Romance and reality, by L.E.L.
Author: Letitia Elizabeth Landon
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Languages : en
Pages : 350
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Languages : en
Pages : 350
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