{"product_id":"thinking-stardust-arthur-a-tiger-9798290012759","title":"Thinking Stardust: When Atoms Wonder","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA personal exploration of the deepest questions about consciousness, free will, and our place in the universe-for anyone who has ever wondered what it means to be atoms that can wonder.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this thought-provoking exploration of consciousness, physics, and philosophy, \u003cem\u003eThinking Stardust: When Atoms Wonder\u003c\/em\u003e invites you to grapple with the most fundamental questions about human existence: How does unconscious matter give rise to conscious experience? Do we have free will, or are we sophisticated biological machines following the laws of physics? Can the universe itself think?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat You'll Explore: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Cosmic Brain\u003c\/strong\u003e: Striking parallels between the structure of the human brain and the cosmic web of galaxies-and what this might mean for consciousness on cosmic scales\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Free Will Paradox\u003c\/strong\u003e: How quantum mechanics, neuroscience, and philosophy converge on one of humanity's most pressing questions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEmergence vs. Reductionism\u003c\/strong\u003e: Why the whole might truly be greater than the sum of its parts, even in a universe governed by physical laws\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Creator's Question\u003c\/strong\u003e: A thoughtful examination of whether the universe might have been designed-and whether we might one day create universes ourselves\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Boundaries of Knowledge\u003c\/strong\u003e: What modern physics reveals about the limits of scientific understanding and the nature of reality itself\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInspired by insights from leading scientists including: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSabine Hossenfelder on existential physics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndrei Linde on cosmic inflation and universe creation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeorge Musser on quantum nonlocality\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContemporary neuroscience research on consciousness and free will\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book doesn't claim to have all the answers-instead, it offers one curious mind's journey through the biggest questions that science and philosophy have to offer. Written for thoughtful readers who enjoy wrestling with profound ideas, it makes complex concepts accessible while encouraging deep reflection on what it means to be conscious beings in a vast cosmos.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfect for readers who enjoyed: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eThe Order of Time\u003c\/em\u003e by Carlo Rovelli\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eThe Big Picture\u003c\/em\u003e by Sean Carroll\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eExistential Physics\u003c\/em\u003e by Sabine Hossenfelder\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eLife 3.0\u003c\/em\u003e by Max Tegmark\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Arthur A. Tiger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798290012759\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e His Story for Us\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/28\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 130\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.28d","brand":"Arthur A. Tiger","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50665484124415,"sku":"9798290012759","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/thinking-stardust-arthur-a-tiger-9798290012759","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}