HUMAN UNIVERSE

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Regardless if the authors, Deepak and Menas, can prove their hypothesis (i.e., that we really do live and participate in a conscious and human universe) mathematically and under extreme scientific scrutiny, the authors do make it easy to understand the evidence and their reasoning. This is a long read with few "oh yeah" moments and many "well I guess we know how he feels about that" moments. One gets the impression that the expansion of the TV format fell apart here because Cox wanted to lobby for investment in the asteroid impact space programme. This is where the bulk of the irritating posturing noted in the first paragraph appears.

Human Universe – HarperCollins Publishers UK

urn:lcp:humanuniverse0000coxb_t0f6:epub:3cd25471-012c-4c0f-be00-c71f905d8d97 Foldoutcount 0 Identifier humanuniverse0000coxb_t0f6 Identifier-ark ark:/13960/s2629wpq0qh Invoice 1652 Isbn 9780008125080 It explains fine tuning as a result of the eternal inflaction that leads to a infinite inmortal universo growing fractal like withut end,there is not fine tuning problema,given the infinite multiverse,we are inevitable. One of the central themes of this book has been to argue that the human race is worth saving because we are a rare and infinitely beautiful natural phenomenon. One of the other themes is that we are commonly and paradoxically ingenious and stupid in equal measure. I do not personally think that there is anyone out there to save us, and so it follows that we will have to save ourselves; at least, that would seem to me to be a good working assumption. This is why I don’t feel naïve, idealistic or like a particularly radical member of the Student Union in a Che Guevara T-Shirt when I ask the question ‘Is it reasonable to spend less on asteroid defence than on a footballer’s annual salary?’ When I look in the mirror and think about that, my face assumes an interesting shape – you should try it. As I read, I realized that our authors have managed to rediscover what may be the very essence of life. Most beautifully, it is written as to be comprehended by most and without causing any offense to those who have rigid belief systems.Brian discusses the Wow! signal, Drake equation and explains the ingredients needed for an intelligent civilization to evolve in the universe – the need for a benign star, for a habitable planet, for life to spontaneously arise on such a planet and the time required for intelligent life to evolve and build a civilization. Brian weighs the evidence and arrives at his own provocative answer to the puzzle of our apparent solitude. He argues that the difficulty inherent in the development of eukaryotic cells represents such a barrier to the emergence of intelligent life that Earth may be the only planet where this has taken place in the Milky Way galaxy. In this episode Brian also tells us how Kepler observes into deep space seeking other solar systems just like our very own – How many potential ' earth-like' planets are there in the galaxy? In the final episode of the series, Professor Brian Cox explores the future of our home planet, its unfolding relationship with the rest of the universe, and its effect on our destiny as a species.

Human Universe - Wikipedia

In a world in which the vast bulk of the population have no inkling of what the universe is really like or our place in it and in which a democracy of the ignorant is lauded as the right and proper means of conducting ourselves, what this book contains is dynamite.

Still, this is not the bulk of the book. 95% and certainly the sections on the first four questions contain some of the best science writing currently available. It is highly recommended for that reason. Q: Сэр Джон Экклз, знаменитый австралийский нейрофизиолог, нобелевский лауреат, заявил: «Я хочу, чтобы вы поняли: в природе нет ни цвета, ни звука, ни чего-то подобного. Нет никаких текстур, узоров, запахов, нет никакой красоты». Экклз подразумевает, что все так называемые природные явления – и запах розы, и боль от укуса осы, и вкус меда – созданы людьми, их восприятием. Это примечательное утверждение, и его нельзя сбрасывать со счетов. Звезда, удаленная на миллионы световых лет, без вас нереальна, потому что только человек, только его нервная система может воспринимать все, что делает звезду реальной: тепло, свет, массу, положение в космосе, невероятную скорость в пространстве. Если некому ощутить эти тепло, свет и массу, то не будет и реальности в том виде, в каком мы ее знаем.

Human Universe: Cox, Brian, Cohen, Andrew: 9780008125080 Human Universe: Cox, Brian, Cohen, Andrew: 9780008125080

In the Preface (called “You and the Universe are One”), the authors provide a general explanation of the basics: So how did it happen, that the geladas were left sulking in a corner of Africa, while we went on to colonise the world, and beyond? It’s a story and a journey that continues in Ethiopia, where, more than 250,000 years ago, early humans first made tools that might look simple now, but required collaborative working and the passing on of information and language, in the same way as the International Space Station does …

Sagan said we are made of star stuff and the Vedas and Gita state we are the Universe. There is nothing within us that is not without and we are all one. Cox and Cohen do not over-claim for science. They claim for it only what it can do - give us the best framework 'to hand' for understanding what the world is really like out there and what makes us what we are or at least appear to be. This book based on a BBC programme is one of the best popular science books I have read,it gives a very readable unified cosmic vission of almost all,the universo,its origens,the fundamental laws of nature,the emergence of life,the emergence of inteligence,the fine tuning,if we are alone etc... So.... Keep the observer in the room and have him or her direct the particles. Otherwise, you are only experimenting on energy awaiting direction.. Which isn't really quantum mechanics. As the authors said, the measurement is necessary for the particles behavior exist. The task now isn't to see what they do without us (which, we can't, but they just wait to be used), the task is to learn yo make conscious energy obey thought.

You Are the Universe: Discovering Your Cosmic Self and You Are the Universe: Discovering Your Cosmic Self and

They examine eight mysteries: What came before the big bang? Why does the universe fit together so perfectly? Where did time come from? What is the universe made of? Is there design in the universe? Is the quantum world linked to everyday life? Do we live in a conscious universe? And finally, how did life first begin? The title might be a bit misleading - for the most part, this book is about quantum physics and other branches of science. But what is interesting is the fact that the authors make very unique and bold conclusions about the scientific research. Some might call it esoteric or maybe some far-fetched bullshit, but for me, it sounded like a possibility. In fact, it sounded much like what I have imagined might actually be true about the universe and our reality. It also sounded a lot like something some religions might preach, or some people on psychedelics, or people practicing mindfulness and yoga and leading a deeply self-reflexion oriented lifestyle. Basically, it sounded like a conclusion many people can reach by VERY different roads and processes. We are insignificant because we are highly vulnerable to the workings of a universe of unpredictable moving parts that does not appreciate our planet-bound biology very much and whose scale is far beyond our imagining except in awesome mathematical and theoretical terms. In summary, I loved this read. I learned a plethora of new vocabulary directly related to my favorite topic. I found deep confirmation which complemented my knowledge set.

Nor should you be put off by the mathematical formulae. They are there for the clever ones with that sort of mind. The authors do not patronise us with noddy-and-big-ears versions of science but they do not try to take for granted the meaning of the formulae either. Our obligation to survive is owed not just to ourselves but also to that Cosmos, ancient and vast, from which we spring,’ wrote Sagan. A brief explanation on how the laws of nature allow for human beings to exist. “The Standard Model of particle physics is a theory that explains the interactions between subatomic particles in the form of the strong, weak and electromagnetic forces.” “General Relativity and the Standard Model are the rules of the game. They contain all our knowledge of the way that nature behaves at the most fundamental level.” The facts themselves aren’t ground breaking but the way they are presented is a total different story. From Big Bang to quantum physics, from Lucy to Paul Young, from Giordano Bruno to Hubble, this book is an ode to science and humanity. The beauty of science at work, evidence for the Big Bang Theory. “It is sufficient to say that the discovery that the universe is still glowing at a temperature of 2.7 degrees above absolute zero was the final evidence that convinced even the most sceptical scientists that the Big Bang theory was the most compelling model for the evolution of the universe.”