{"product_id":"putting-ourselves-back-in-the-equation-why-physicists-are-studying-human-consciousness-and-ai-to-unravel-the-mysteries-of-the-universe-paperback","title":"Putting Ourselves Back in the Equation: Why Physicists Are Studying Human Consciousness and AI to Unravel the Mysteries of the Universe - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeorge Musser\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This is a delightful account of one of the deepest and most fascinating explorations going on today at the frontier of our knowledge.\" --Carlo Rovelli, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Order of Time \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSeven Brief Lessons on Physics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Musser knows that the point of popular science is [. . .] to get a sense of what's at stake, what kinds of answers are being offered to difficult questions, and why it all matters. One could not ask more of \u003ci\u003ePutting Ourselves Back in the Equation\u003c\/i\u003e--on all three counts it delivers.\" --Julian Baggini, \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA revelatory exploration of how a \"theory of everything\" depends upon our understanding of the human mind. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe whole goal of physics is to explain what we observe. For centuries, physicists believed that observations yielded faithful representations of what is out there. But when they began to study the subatomic realm, they found that observation often interferes with what is being observed--that the act of seeing changes what we see. The same is true of cosmology: our view of the universe is inevitably distorted by observation bias. And so whether they're studying subatomic particles or galaxies, physicists must first explain consciousness--and for that they must turn to neuroscientists and philosophers of mind. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNeuroscientists have painstakingly built up an understanding of the structure of the brain. Could this help physicists understand the levels of self-organization they observe in other systems? These same physicists, meanwhile, are trying to explain how particles organize themselves into the objects around us. Could their discoveries help explain how neurons produce our conscious experience? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExploring these questions and more, George Musser tackles the extraordinary interconnections between quantum mechanics, cosmology, human consciousness, and artificial intelligence. Combining vivid descriptive writing with portraits of scientists working on the cutting edge, \u003ci\u003ePutting Ourselves Back in the Equation\u003c\/i\u003e shows how theories of everything depend on theories of mind--and how they might be one and the same.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge Musser\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning journalist, a contributing editor at\u003ci\u003e Scientific American\u003c\/i\u003e, a contributing writer at \u003ci\u003eQuanta Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and the author of \u003ci\u003eSpooky Action at a Distance\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the recipient of a Jonathan Eberhart Planetary Sciences Journalism Award from the American Astronomical Society and of a Science Communication Award for Science Writing from the American Institute of Physics. He was a Knight Science Journalism fellow at MIT and has appeared on \u003ci\u003eToday\u003c\/i\u003e, CNN, NPR, the BBC, and other outlets. He lives in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, with his wife, daughter, and schnauzer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.74 x 5.58 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 05, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758578073888,"sku":"9781250338228","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/32dd9189efae6763cae905955a3e05cf_023af6c4-216a-414d-b971-0716f75f6761.webp?v=1780129649","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/putting-ourselves-back-in-the-equation-why-physicists-are-studying-human-consciousness-and-ai-to-unravel-the-mysteries-of-the-universe-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}