The Romance of Reality. How the Universe Self-Organizes, Giving Rise to Life, Consciousness, and the Complexity of the Cosmos

For centuries, the answer to the question "Why do we exist?" occupied philosophers and religious figures, but today, at the dawn of the 21st century, science seriously intrudes into this discussion. In this book, neurobiologist Bobby Azaryan explains what the modern scientific view of reality looks like — and explores its long-lasting consequences. Azaryan shows why traditional notions of the universe's evolution are starting to change today — and which facts are prompting scientists to seek a new paradigm that explains the world around us. Carl Sagan once said that "we are a way for the cosmos to know itself." "The Romance of Reality" demonstrates that this poetic assertion is actually grounded in scientific fundamentals and provides us with a new way to understand the cosmos — and nothing supernatural is required. Through a thousand different paths across a multitude of sciences, concepts, and theories, Bobby Azaryan shows us how the Universe self-organizes into a system, creating increasingly complex structures — and moves from chaos to meaning.