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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: Different cultures tell varied origin stories; science describes the universe’s birth through the big bang theory today.
Chapter 3: The big bang theory cannot completely account for how the universe first emerged.
Chapter 4: Six essential conditions are required for life to arise, rendering Earth uncommon within the wider universe itself.
Chapter 5: Science finds it hard to define life and its emergence on Earth clearly.
Chapter 6: Abundant evidence supports biological evolution, yet notable gaps still exist within Darwin’s theory of natural selection even today.
Chapter 7: Humans are unique because of our reflective consciousness and learning behavior.
Chapter 8: Human thought’s evolution can be separated into three distinct phases.
Chapter 9: Scientific understanding has limits.
Description
Cosmosapiens (2015) is about the evolution of scientific theory – from the origin of matter and the universe to the emergence of life on Earth and the evolution of human consciousness. For centuries, we’ve been struggling to find out who we are and why we’re here. Learn about the progress we’ve made toward answering these important questions – and about the barriers that still stand in our way.
Who Should Listen
- Science nerds of all kinds
- Students and teachers of physics, biology and scientific theory
- People curious about our universe and how we got here