Summary of Bobby Azarian's The Romance of Reality
Summary of Bobby Azarian's The Romance of Reality

Author: Everest Media,

Publisher: Everest Media LLC

Published: 2022-09-09T22:59:00Z

Total Pages: 48

ISBN-13:

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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 Humans are an intermediary step on the cosmic evolutionary ladder of becoming. We are not a cosmic accident or the end goal of evolution, but an intermediary step on the way to complex, functional, and sentient states. We are not unlike other complex adaptive systems in our earthly environment. #2 The process by which life arose from non-life is known as abiogenesis. In the coming chapters, we will be introduced to a new model of abiogenesis that suggests this extraordinary emergence was the inevitable beginning of a preordained cosmic awakening process. #3 We are not a cosmic accident or the end goal of evolution, but an intermediary step on the way to complex, functional, and sentient states. We are not unlike other complex adaptive systems in our earthly environment. #4 Life is the final step in a long process of cosmic evolution. We are not a cosmic accident or the end goal of evolution, but an intermediary step on the way to complex, functional, and sentient states.

The Romance of Reality
The Romance of Reality

Author: Bobby Azarian

Publisher: BenBella Books

Published: 2022-06-28

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 1637740441

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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.

Complexity
Complexity

Author: Roger Lewin

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 9780226476551

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"Put together one of the world's best science writers with one of the universe's most fascinating subjects and you are bound to produce a wonderful book. . . . The subject of complexity is vital and controversial. This book is important and beautifully done."—Stephen Jay Gould "[Complexity] is that curious mix of complication and organization that we find throughout the natural and human worlds: the workings of a cell, the structure of the brain, the behavior of the stock market, the shifts of political power. . . . It is time science . . . thinks about meaning as well as counting information. . . . This is the core of the complexity manifesto. Read it, think about it . . . but don't ignore it."—Ian Stewart, Nature This second edition has been brought up to date with an essay entitled "On the Edge in the Business World" and an interview with John Holland, author of Emergence: From Chaos to Order.

Phoenix Unbound
Phoenix Unbound

Author: Grace Draven

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2018-09-25

Total Pages: 402

ISBN-13: 0451489764

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In this USA Today bestselling novel, a woman with power over fire and illusion and the enslaved son of a chieftain battle a corrupt empire in this powerful and deeply emotional romantic fantasy. Every year, each village is required to send a young woman to the Empire's capital--her fate to be burned alive for the entertainment of the masses. For the last five years, one small village's tithe has been the same woman. Gilene's sacrifice protects all the other young women of her village, and her secret to staying alive lies with the magic only she possesses. But this year is different. Azarion, the Empire's most famous gladiator, has somehow seen through her illusion--and is set on blackmailing Gilene into using her abilities to help him escape his life of slavery. Unknown to Gilene, he also wants to reclaim the birthright of his clan. To protect her family and village, she will abandon everything to return to the Empire--and burn once more.

Reset
Reset

Author: Sarina Dahlan

Publisher: Blackstone Publishing

Published: 2021-05-25

Total Pages: 255

ISBN-13: 1094086320

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Can you love someone you don’t remember? After the Last War destroyed most of the world, survivors form a new society in four self-sustaining cities in the Mojave Desert. In the utopia of the Four Cities, inspired by the lyrics of “Imagine” and Buddhist philosophy, everything is carefully planned and controlled: the seasons, the weather—and the residents. To prevent mankind from destroying each other again, its citizens undergo a memory wipe every four years in a process called tabula rasa, a blank slate, to remove learned prejudices. With each new cycle, they begin again with new names, jobs, homes, and lives. No memories. No attachments. No wars. Aris, a scientist who shuns love, embraces tabula rasa and the excitement of unknown futures. Walling herself off from emotional attachments, she sees relationships as pointless and avoids deep connections. But she is haunted by a recurring dream that becomes more frequent and vivid as time passes. After meeting Benja, a handsome free-spirited writer who believes his dreams of a past lover are memories, her world is turned upside down. Obsessed with finding the Dreamers, a secret organization thought to have a way to recover memories, Benja draws her down a dangerous path toward the past. When Metis, the leader of the Dreamers, appears in Aris’s life, everything she believes falls to pieces. With little time left before the next tabula rasa, they begin a bittersweet romance, navigating love in a world where names, lives, and moments are systematically destroyed. Thought-provoking and emotionally resonant, Reset will make you consider the haunting reality of love and loss, and the indelible marks they leave behind.

The Rules of Victory
The Rules of Victory

Author: James Gimian

Publisher: Shambhala Publications

Published: 2009-10-13

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 1590307011

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Sun Tzu’s Art of War is widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest tools for understanding and resolving conflict ever. But how do you translate its military insights into practical tactics you can use in the corporate boardroom, the PTA meeting, or the family reunion? James Gimian and Barry Boyce take the principles born on ancient Chinese battlefields and show you how to relate them to the situations of your everyday life. By learning to identify the underlying dynamic of a situation, you can transform conflict into victory. The Rules of Victory features: • In-depth explanations of the essential principles, strategies, and skills of The Art of War • First-person success stories illustrating how these teachings can be applied to a wide variety of professional and personal challenges • Guidance on how to recognize, and even create, a critical turning point in any campaign or project you undertake • A complete translation of The Art of War

Cosmos & Culture: Cultural Evolution in a Cosmic Context
Cosmos & Culture: Cultural Evolution in a Cosmic Context

Author: Steven J. Dick

Publisher: Government Printing Office

Published: 2012-01-27

Total Pages: 566

ISBN-13: 0160897416

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NOTE: NO FURTHER DISCOUNT FOR THIS PRINT PRODUCT--OVERSTOCK SALE -- Significantly reduced list price During the last 50 years, coincident with the Space Age, cosmic evolution has been recognized as the master narrative of the universe, history writ large. Cosmic evolution includes physical, biological, and cultural evolution, and of these the latter is by far the most rapid. In this volume, authors with diverse backgrounds in science, history, anthropology, and more, consider culture in the context of the cosmos. How does our knowledge of cosmic evolution affect terrestrial culture? Conversely, how does our knowledge of cultural evolution affect our thinking about possible cultures in the cosmos? Are life, mind, and culture of fundamental significance to the grand story of the cosmos that has generated its own self-understanding through science, rational reasoning, and mathematics? Might this lead to cultural evolution on a large enough scale to allow the universe to both create and steer itself toward its own destiny? Related products: NASA's First 50 Years: Historical Perspectives; NASA 50 Anniversary Proceedings can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/033-000-01336-1 Bringing the Future Within Reach: Celebrating 75 Years of the NASA John H. Glenn Research Center, 1941-2016 can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/033-000-01377-9 Other products produced by National Aerounautics and Space Administration (NASA) can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/agency/550

Journey of the Mind: How Thinking Emerged from Chaos
Journey of the Mind: How Thinking Emerged from Chaos

Author: Ogi Ogas

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Published: 2022-03-08

Total Pages: 432

ISBN-13: 1324006587

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Two neuroscientists reveal why consciousness exists and how it works by examining eighteen increasingly intelligent minds, from microbes to humankind—and beyond. Why do you exist? How did atoms and molecules transform into sentient creatures that experience longing, regret, compassion, and even marvel at their own existence? What does it truly mean to have a mind—to think? Science has offered few answers to these existential questions until now. Journey of the Mind is the first book to offer a unified account of the mind that explains how consciousness, language, self-awareness, and civilization arose incrementally out of chaos. The journey begins three billion years ago with the emergence of the universe’s simplest possible mind. From there, the book explores the nanoscopic archaeon, whose thinking machinery consists of a handful of molecules, then advances through amoebas, worms, frogs, birds, monkeys, and humans, explaining what each “new” mind could do that previous minds could not. Though they admire the triumph of human consciousness, Ogi Ogas and Sai Gaddam argue that humans are hardly the most sophisticated minds on the planet. The same physical principles that produce human self-awareness are leading cities and nation-states to develop “superminds,” and perhaps planting the seeds for even higher forms of consciousness. Written in lively, accessible language accompanied by vivid illustrations, Journey of the Mind is a mind-bending work of popular science, the first general book to share the cutting-edge mathematical basis for consciousness, language, and the self. It shows how a “unified theory of the mind” can explain the mind’s greatest mysteries—and offer clues about the ultimate fate of all minds in the universe.

Auras
Auras

Author: Tabitha Zalot

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2016-12-10

Total Pages: 42

ISBN-13: 9781541074446

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Does everyone have an Aura? What does yours say about you? Does it affect your health and happiness? Can it reveal sickness? Can it heal? If you've ever asked yourself or anyone else these questions, you've just found the answers. The truth is, each and every one of us has abilities beyond the scope of our everyday understanding yet, sadly, few of us develop them. Get in touch with your higher self and tap into your innate abilities with Auras: Psychic Development & Energy Fields: How to Read and Understand the Human "Aura." Whether you are searching for an alternative way to heal sickness or just have a passing interest in Chakra, Reiki, or crystals, this guide is an excellent place to start. This great book takes you beyond the physical body to the spiritual plane of existence. It explores your psychic being and how you can tap into human energy fields. You'll do more than just learn theories you'll: Unlock your abilities through psychic development Discover what human energy fields are and how they work Learn how to read and interpret the human aura Explore the hidden secrets to different sets of mediums Learn to identify and nurture various sources of energy Get helpful development exercises Find expert tips and do's and don'ts Don't ignore human energy fields just because you can't see them. Expand your journey to health and happiness beyond the physical plane with Auras: Psychic Development & Energy Fields: How to Read and Understand the Human "Aura."