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How did life on Earth begin? Is artifical intelligence possible?
How do children learn language? Is reality simply a figment of our imagination?
Ten years ago, John Casti's Paradigms Lost addressed the 'Big Questions'
of modern science, describing and weighing up the competing answers then available.
It quickly became a classic of its genre, moving Isaac Asimov to remark 'it would
make anyone want to be a scientist'. Now, with science
at the threshold of a new century of discovery, Casti returns to the same eternal
questions in the light of the latest research. On issues such as sociobiology
and genetics, extraterrestrial life and quantum reality, Paradigms Regained
reignites the debate once more, in such a way as to capture the imagination of
both the scientist and general reader alike. Carefully crafted and succinctly
written, this remarkable book shows just how far science has come, and where it
might lead in the future. With Paradigms Regained,
Casti takes the most complex scientific theory, distils it into accessible, engaging
language and, with brilliant scrutiny, illuminates the most mind-boggling questions
of modern science. John L. Casti received his Ph.D.
in mathematics from the University of Southern California. A professor and researcher
at the Santa Fe Institute and the Technical University of Vienna, he divides his
time between Santa Fe, New Mexico and Vienna. His previous works include Paradigms
Lost, Searching for Certainty, Complexification, Five Golden
Rules, Would-Be Worlds and The Cambridge Quintet.
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