The Quantum Brain: The Search for Freedom and the Next Generation of Man FROM THE PUBLISHER
An enthralling look at the convergence of brain science, biological computation and quantum physics, and what it implies about our minds, our selves, our future, even God
Do we really have free will or do we just imagine we do? Do we create our own destinies, or are we merely machines? Will the machines we are now making themselves have free will? These are the fundamental questions of The Quantum Brain. To answer them, psychiatrist, researcher, and critically acclaimed author Jeffrey Satinover first explores the latest discoveries in neuroscience, modern physics, and radically new kinds of computing, then shows how, together, they suggest the brain embodies and amplifies the mysterious laws of quantum physics. By its doing so, Satinover argues we are elevated above the mere learning machines modern science assumes us to be. Satinover also makes two provocative predictions: We will soon construct artificial devices as free and aware as we are; as well as begin a startling re-evaluation of just who and what we are, of our place in the universe, and perhaps even of God.
FROM THE CRITICS
Booknews
Psychiatrist and researchers Satinover argues that quantum physics allows the human brain to embody and amplify the absolute freedom that underlies the physical world. People are much more sophisticated than the mere learning machines modern science sees, he says, and predicts that scientists will soon construct artificial devices as free and aware as they are, and that people will begin a startling re- evaluation of who and what they are and of their place in the universe. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING
The Quantum Brain is the first great book of the 21st Century and the first definitively 21st Century book. It will be read with admiration and amazement. — (George Gilder, author of Telecosm and publisher of the Gilder Technology Report)
Thoroughly researched...and told as a gripping tale, thanks to Dr. Satinover's...gift for the narrative. A marvelous introduction to the most fascinating question the human brain can address: it's own working. — (R. Shankar, Professor of Physics and Applied Physics, Yale University)
A thrilling journey through the world of brain research. The author has set new standards for popular science writing by making arcane topics...easy to follow. A tapestry of insights. — (Jack Tuszynski, Professor of Physics, University of
Alberta)
I wish I had written this visionary book. — (Prof. Hugo de Garis, Head, Starbrain Project, Starlab's Artificial Brain Project)
Many authors have written about one or two of the topics covered in The Quantum Brain. Jeffrey Satinover's book is unique in trying to tie everything together. — (Michael E. Kellman, Professor of Theoretical Chemistry, University of Oregon)
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