How the Universe Became Self-Aware

Simon Conway Morris. 2015. The Runes of Evolution: How the Universe Became Self-Aware, Templeton Press.

A new book by Simon Conway Morris, Professor of Evolutionary Palaeobiology at the University of Cambridge, examines evolutionary convergence. The Runes of Evolution: How the Universe Became Self-Aware, illustrates how the ubiquity of convergence hints at an underlying framework whereby many outcomes, not least brains and intelligence, are virtually guaranteed on any Earth-like planet.

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