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A personal exploration of the deepest questions about consciousness, free will, and our place in the universe-for anyone who has ever wondered what it means to be atoms that can wonder.

In this thought-provoking exploration of consciousness, physics, and philosophy, Thinking Stardust: When Atoms Wonder invites you to grapple with the most fundamental questions about human existence: How does unconscious matter give rise to conscious experience? Do we have free will, or are we sophisticated biological machines following the laws of physics? Can the universe itself think?

What You'll Explore:

• The Cosmic Brain: Striking parallels between the structure of the human brain and the cosmic web of galaxies-and what this might mean for consciousness on cosmic scales
• The Free Will Paradox: How quantum mechanics, neuroscience, and philosophy converge on one of humanity's most pressing questions
• Emergence vs. Reductionism: Why the whole might truly be greater than the sum of its parts, even in a universe governed by physical laws
• The Creator's Question: A thoughtful examination of whether the universe might have been designed-and whether we might one day create universes ourselves
• The Boundaries of Knowledge: What modern physics reveals about the limits of scientific understanding and the nature of reality itself

Inspired by insights from leading scientists including:

• Sabine Hossenfelder on existential physics
• Andrei Linde on cosmic inflation and universe creation
• George Musser on quantum nonlocality
• Contemporary neuroscience research on consciousness and free will

This book doesn't claim to have all the answers-instead, it offers one curious mind's journey through the biggest questions that science and philosophy have to offer. Written for thoughtful readers who enjoy wrestling with profound ideas, it makes complex concepts accessible while encouraging deep reflection on what it means to be conscious beings in a vast cosmos.

Perfect for readers who enjoyed:

• The Order of Time by Carlo Rovelli
• The Big Picture by Sean Carroll
• Existential Physics by Sabine Hossenfelder
• Life 3.0 by Max Tegmark

Parametry knihy

• Plný název: Thinking Stardust
• Podnázev: When Atoms Wonder
• Autor: Arthur A. Tiger
• Jazyk: Angličtina
• Vazba: Brožovaná
• Počet stran: 130
• EAN: 9798290012759
• ID: 52121148
• Nakladatelství: Arthur A. Tiger
• Hmotnost: 161 g
• Rozměry: 216 × 140 × 7 mm
• Datum vydání: 28. June 2025

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