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"Engaging . . .
touches on advanced computing, essential differences between men and women, the power of the will to live, mysteries of the cosmos and more." —
The Washington Post
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The atom. The Big Bang. DNA. Natural selection. All are ideas that revolutionized science—and all were dismissed out of hand when they first apÂpeared. The surprises haven't stopped in recent years, and in At the Edge of Uncertainty, bestselling author Michael Brooks investigates the new wave of radical insights that are shaping the future of scientific discovery.
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Brooks takes us to the extreme frontiers of what we understand about the world. He journeys from the observations that might rewrite our story of how the cosmos came to be, through the novel biology behind our will to live, and on to the physiÂological root of consciousness. Along the way, he examines the gender imÂbalance in clinical trials, explores how merging huÂmans with other species might provide a solution to the shortage of organ donors, and finds out whether the universe really is like a computer or if the flow of time is a mere illusion.
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"Absorbing . . . scintillating . . . the edgy edge of scientific investigation presented with verve." — Kirkus Reviews
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"Mind-bending . . . Brooks handily works his way through these thorny problems, highlighting current research and researchers along the way." — Publishers Weekly (starred review)
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The atom. The Big Bang. DNA. Natural selection. All are ideas that revolutionized science—and all were dismissed out of hand when they first apÂpeared. The surprises haven't stopped in recent years, and in At the Edge of Uncertainty, bestselling author Michael Brooks investigates the new wave of radical insights that are shaping the future of scientific discovery.
Â
Brooks takes us to the extreme frontiers of what we understand about the world. He journeys from the observations that might rewrite our story of how the cosmos came to be, through the novel biology behind our will to live, and on to the physiÂological root of consciousness. Along the way, he examines the gender imÂbalance in clinical trials, explores how merging huÂmans with other species might provide a solution to the shortage of organ donors, and finds out whether the universe really is like a computer or if the flow of time is a mere illusion.
Â
"Absorbing . . . scintillating . . . the edgy edge of scientific investigation presented with verve." — Kirkus Reviews
Â
"Mind-bending . . . Brooks handily works his way through these thorny problems, highlighting current research and researchers along the way." — Publishers Weekly (starred review)
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Also by Michael Brooks
- Copyright
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1 Triumph of the zombie killers: The science of consciousness has risen from the grave
- 2 The crowded pinnacle: Human beings are nothing special
- 3 The chimera era: We are ready to make a whole new kind of creature
- 4 The gene genie: There’s more to life than DNA
- 5 Different for girls: Men and women ail in very different ways
- 6 Will to live: Your mind has power in your body
- 7 Correlations in creation: Biology is putting quantum weirdness to work
- 8 The reality machine: Our universe is a computer, and we are the programmers
- 9 Complicating the cosmos: Our story of creation is far from complete
- 10 Hypercomputing: Alan Turing had another good idea
- 11 Clocking off: Time is an illusion
- Epilogue
- Acknowledgements
- Notes
- Index
- About the Author