03030cam a2200289 4500 649978053 TxAuBib 20230210120000.0 ||||||s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781637742372 1637742371 3af295b3-9bb3-4d1a-bcc1-3d76bd62525a OverDrive (Reserve ID) 9156757 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Azarian, Bobby. The Romance of Reality [Libby] : How the Universe Organizes Itself to Create Life, Consciousness, and Cosmic Co. BenBella Books, 2022. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 334MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 334MB. Science. Nonfiction. HTML:<p><strong>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.</strong></p> <p><br /></p> <p>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.</p> <p><br /></p> <p>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.</p> <p><br /></p> <p>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.</p> <p><br /></p> <p>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.</p>. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2023-02-10 20:00:03. Griffith, Kaleo. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=3af295b3-9bb3-4d1a-bcc1-3d76bd62525a&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=3af295b3-9bb3-4d1a-bcc1-3d76bd62525a&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)