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The Grand Biocentric Design

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The theory that blew your mind in Biocentrism and Beyond Biocentrism is back, with brand-new research revealing the startling truth about our existence.

The Grand Biocentric Design Book CoverWhat is consciousness? Why are we here? Where did it all come from? All of it, the laws of nature, the stars, the universe. Humans have been asking these questions forever, but science hasn’t succeeded in providing many answers – until now. In The Grand Biocentric Design, Robert Lanza, one of Time Magazine’s “100 Most Influential People,” is joined by theoretical physicist Matej Pavsic and astronomer Bob Berman to shed light on the big picture that has long eluded philosophers and scientists alike.

This engaging, mind-stretching exposition of how the history of physics has led us to Biocentrism – the idea that life creates reality – takes readers on a step-by-step adventure into the great science breakthroughs of the past centuries, from Newton to the weirdness of quantum theory; culminating in recent revelations that will challenge everything you think you know about our role in the universe.

This book offers the most complete explanation of the science behind Biocentrism to date, delving into the origins of the memorable principles introduced in previous books in this series, as well as introducing new principles that complete the theory. The authors dive deep into topics including consciousness, time, and the evidence that our observations – or even knowledge in our minds – can affect how physical objects behave.

The Grand Biocentric Design is a one-of-a-kind, groundbreaking explanation of how the universe works, and an exploration of the science behind the astounding fact that time, space, and reality itself, all ultimately depend on us.

 

PRAISE FOR THE GRAND BIOCENTRIC DESIGN

“quite thrilling … its notions are exciting ones, and they do a sound job of linking them to observable, replicable experiments. Fans of revolutionary science—or just big, cerebral questions—will enjoy this ambitious work. A thought-provoking dispatch from the frontier of physics.”—Kirkus Reviews

“For those addicted to exploring our role as observers in defining our universe, here is your long-awaited major update.  It is as rare as a unicorn to see a major stem cell biologist collaborating with a theoretical physicist to produce a coherent, fresh-new, readable and clearly illustrated book. You’ll love The Grand Biocentric Design―it adds new turf to the physics of making universes, and includes “solid evidence”, at last, that observers define the structure of physical reality itself.”
—George Church
Robert Winthrop Professor of Genetics at Harvard Medical School, Professor of Health Sciences and Technology at Harvard and MIT, and a member of both the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering (on Thomson Reuters short-list for the Nobel Prize).

“The Grand Biocentric Designbrilliantly draws our attention to the most important feature of the entire universe: our human minds.  Robert Lanza deeply appreciates, and eloquently analyzes, the penetration that our human minds have achieved of the underlying mathematical machinery of that universe, exposing its deeply and purely mental character.  In fact, it is the physicists’ microscopic examination of that external world that most vividly reveals the “the grand biocentric design” of the universe.  This new book brings out the real nature of our universe: for all of us to deeply search for fuller understanding, and for meaning.”
―Richard Conn Henry
Academy Professor of Physics and Astronomy at The Johns Hopkins University, and former Deputy Director of NASA’s Astrophysics Division.

“In 1887, the Michelson and Morley experiment unexpectedly showed that the celestial aether did not exist. This upended classical physics, led to Einstein’s theory of relativity and the atomic bomb. Since then, quantum physics has revealed the decisive role that the observer’s consciousness plays in shaping the world we experience. These experiments have also upended our assumption that time and space have objective reality. As before, a new theory waits to be born. Biocentrism is such a theory…For those searching for answers to contemporary physics’ disturbing findings, The Grand Biocentric Designis must-reading.”
—Ronald M. Green
Eunice and Julian Cohen Professor Emeritus for the Study of Ethics and Human Values at Dartmouth College, and Professor Emeritus and former Chairman of the Department of Religion.

“Even as a child, Robert Lanza believed that living things were the subjects most worthy of scientific study. Now, in The Grand Biocentric Design, his third and best book on the topic, Lanza and colleagues unpack, with unprecedented rigor, his theory of biocentrism through the hard lens of physics. It takes the oddities of quantum physics to a new level, defining reality itself and giving ballast to the seductive idea that time travel is possible, death an illusion, and life, a perpetual flower in bloom. If you consider biocentrism mere philosophy, look to this volume to make the case that science is at its core.”
—Pamela Weintraub
Senior Editor at Aeon, former Executive Editor of Discover magazine and Editor-in-Chief of OMNI magazine.

“In his two previous books on biocentrism (written with Bob Berman), biologist Robert Lanza proposed a bold new theory of the universe, one that builds on the insights of quantum physics to put consciousness at its center. Here, with theoretical physicist Matej Pavšič, Lanza strives, in language suited to the general reader, to explain the science behind this theory. Its stark differentness from the materialist view of the universe makes the mind rebel, but thinkers as various as Ralph Waldo Emerson and Stephen Hawking have had intimations of what these writers describe.”
—Robert Wilson
Editor-in-Chief, The American Scholar, the venerable magazine of Phi Beta Kappa, which has published the work of Albert Einstein, John Updike, Saul Bellow, Bertrand Russell, Margaret Mead, and Robert Frost, among others.

“Once again, Lanza and colleagues continue to guide readers who have a quest to understand our universe. This must-read book is a masterpiece, discussing newly emergent research that answers questions, through the lens of biocentrism, on how the world works and who we are. If you’ve ever stood on the beach at night looking up at the vast sky with thoughts of how and why, then the breakthroughs presented about reality and consciousness, and the experience of time and how we perceive it, will provide thought provoking and life changing insights on your existence and everything that surrounds you.”
—Anthony Atala
Boyce Professor and Chairman, and Director of the Institute for Regenerative Medicine at Wake Forest University, and member of the National Academy of Medicine, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

“Robert Lanza is one of the most creative and brilliant scientists I have ever known. Ever since he became convinced that living things are the subjects worthy of scientific study when he was very young, he has dedicated his career to biology and life. The Grand Biocentric Designis his latest creative work based on his life-long scientific journey, which opens up a new biology-based vista to our understanding of existence and consciousness.”
—Kwang-Soo Kim
Professor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience at Harvard Medical School, and Director of the Molecular Neurobiology Laboratory, McLean Hospital.

“The revolution in quantum mechanics introduced perplexing counter-intuitive ideas that were outside the realm of human experience, including wave-particle duality, quantization of molecular structure, Schrodinger’s cat, and the Heisenberg uncertainty principle, to name a few.  Important paradoxes remain unexplained including quantum coupling between particles separated by great distances (i.e. action at a distance idea). Into this conundrum comes The Grand Biocentric Designby Robert Lanza, with theoretical physicist Matej Pavšič, with a unique and paradigm-shattering concept that biological systems are primary and affect our perception of physical systems. Lanza is an accomplished stem cell biologist and original thinker who expands his ideas on the interplay between biology and physics in this fabulous book that is approachable by an educated lay audience. This insightful work is certain to energize our conversations about the nature of the biological and physical world.”
―Lucian V. Del Priore, MD, PhD (Physics)
Robert R. Young Professor, Yale University

“It’s fabulous—I couldn’t put it down!  A masterly tour de force that will change your life.  Robert Lanza and his co-authors take on the Herculean task of reconciling quantum theory, relativity and consciousness. You will never look at science—indeed, life and death—the same way again.”
—Ralph Levinson
Professor Emeritus of Health Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA.

Book trailer for Lanza’s new novel with award-winning author Nancy Kress

Book cover of Robert Lanza's Observer: A Novel
If we can alter the structure of reality, should we?

OBSERVER takes you on a mind-expanding journey to the very edges of science. It will thrill you, inspire you, and lead you to think about life and the power of the imagination in startling new ways.

“Robert Lanza is one of the most exciting thinkers of our time, and his novel, OBSERVER, is a thrilling exploration of his most daring theories, a thought-provoking page-turner that asks the most profound question of our existence—what is our role in the true nature of reality?"—Blake Crouch, New York Times bestselling author.

“Robert Lanza has taken the gigantic step of incorporating his ideas into a science fiction novel with Nancy Kress …brilliant…a riveting and moving story."—Rhonda Byrne, #1 New York Times bestselling author.

“A startling, fascinating novel.”—Kim Stanley Robinson, New York Times bestselling author.

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The Grand Biocentric Design

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How Life Creates Reality
What is consciousness? Why are we here? Where did it all come from? Humans have been asking these questions forever, but science hasn’t succeeded in providing many answers – until now. In The Grand Biocentric Design, Robert Lanza, one of Time Magazine’s “100 Most Influential People,” is joined by theoretical physicist Matej Pavsic to shed light on the big picture that has long eluded philosophers and scientists alike.
"quite thrilling ... its notions are exciting ones, and they do a sound job of linking them to observable, replicable experiments. Fans of revolutionary science—or just big, cerebral questions—will enjoy this ambitious work. A thought-provoking dispatch from the frontier of physics."
—Kirkus Reviews
"a masterpiece”—Anthony Atala, W. Boyce Professor, Wake Forest University
“paradigm-shattering”―Lucian Del Priore, Robert R. Young Professor, Yale University
“It’s fabulous—I couldn’t put it down!” —Ralph Levinson, Professor Emeritus, UCLA
“Robert Lanza is one of the most creative and brilliant scientists I have ever known”—Kwang-Soo Kim, Professor, Harvard University

Lanza’s new paper published in leading physics journal

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Observers determine the structure of spacetime itself

The paper—published in the Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics (one of the world’s leading journals in cosmology & astrophysics, covering the latest developments and breakthroughs including Stephen Hawking’s groundbreaking work on the evolution of the early universe)—was co-authored with Dmitriy Podolskiy and Andrei Barvinsky, one of the world’s leading theorists in quantum gravity & quantum cosmology. The paper shows that networks of observers define the structure of physical reality/spacetime itself. In particular, it reveals the exasperating incompatibility between Einstein’s general relativity and quantum mechanics vanishes if one takes the properties of observers—us—into account. The study also represents a rare case in physics when the presence of observers drastically changes the behavior of observable quantities themselves not only at microscopic scales but also at very large spatio-temporal scales. Observers determine the value of both the gravitational constant and the effective cosmological constant.
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Robert Lanza's Paper is the Cover Story of Annalen der Physik, which Published Einstein's Theories of Relativity

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On Decoherence in Quantum Gravity

In his papers on relativity, Einstein showed that time was relative to the observer. This new paper takes this one step further, arguing that the observer creates it. The paper shows that the intrinsic properties of quantum gravity and matter alone cannot explain the tremendous effectiveness of the emergence of time and the lack of quantum entanglement in our everyday world. Instead, it’s necessary to include the properties of the observer, and in particular, the way we process and remember information.
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Robert Lanza, M.D.

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Robert Lanza, MD is one of the most respected scientists in the world—a U.S. News & World Report cover story called him a "genius" and "renegade thinker," even likening him to Einstein. Lanza is a professor at Wake Forest University, and was recognized by Time magazine in 2014 on its list of the "100 Most Influential People in the World." Prospect magazine named him one of the Top 50 "World Thinkers" in 2015.

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h-index for Lanza = 90

From Wikipedia: The h-index measures both the productivity and impact of a scientist or scholar. A value for h of about 12 might be typical for advancement to tenure (associate professor) at major [US] research universities. A value of about 18 could mean a full professorship, 15–20 could mean a fellowship in the American Physical Society, and 45 or higher could mean membership in the United States National Academy of Sciences. According to Hirsch (who put forward the h-index), an h index of 20 is good, 40 is outstanding, and 60 is truly exceptional.
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Rethinking Time, Space, Consciousness, and the Illusion of Death
Biocentrism shocked the world with a radical rethinking of the nature of reality. But that was just the beginning.
"Beyond Biocentrism is an enlightening and fascinating journey that will forever alter your understanding of your own existence." —Deepak Chopra "Beyond Biocentrism is a joyride through the history of science and cutting-edge physics, all with a very serious purpose: to find the long-overlooked connection between the conscious self and the universe around us." —Corey S. Powell, former editor-in-chief, Discover magazine
 
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How Life and Consciousness are the Keys to Understanding the True Nature of the Universe
Don't miss the book that started it all, and shocked the world with its radical rethinking of the nature of reality.
In biocentrism, Robert Lanza and Bob Berman team up to turn the planet upside down with the revolutionary view that life creates the universe instead of the other way around.
 
Biocentrism takes the reader on a seemingly improbable but ultimately inescapable journey through a foreign universe‒our own‒from the viewpoints of an acclaimed biologist and a leading astronomer. It will shatter the reader's ideas of life-time and space, and even death … the reader will never see reality the same again.
 
"Like "A Brief History of Time" it is indeed stimulating and brings biology into the whole. Any short statement does not do justice to such a scholarly work… Most importantly, it makes you think."
—Nobel Prize Winner E. Donnall Thomas

Biocentrism Shocked the World: How Consciousness is the Key to Understanding the True Nature of the Universe

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More About Biocentrism

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What Happens When You Die?
Life is an adventure that transcends our ordinary linear way of thinking.
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Death is Only the Beginning
If death doesn’t exist, then what happened to your dog?
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The Secret of Life
A parable of matter, mind and the ubiquity of life.
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Biocentrism Explored
Rethinking Time, Space, and the Nature of the Universe.
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Free Abridgement of Biocentrism
How life creates the universe. Authors say cosmology misses the big picture unless it includes biology.
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The Biocentric Universe Theory: Life Creates Time, Space, and the Cosmos Itself
Stem-cell guru Robert Lanza presents a radical new view of the universe & everything in it.
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Rethinking Our Insanely Improbable Universe
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Robert Lanza presents the case for abandoning the "dumb universe" paradigm...
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Lanza on Biocentrism
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Robert Lanza's talk on biocentrism at the Science & Nonduality Conference.
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A New Theory of the Universe
Biocentrism builds on quantum physics by adding life to the equation.
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Robert Lanza Interview By Deepak Chopra
“My special guest is Dr. Robert Lanza and his extraordinary mind, I just finished reading his book Biocentrism and I said to myself, ‘Finally, aha, somebody that I can totally relate to.’”

“Deepak Chopra”

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Lanza Featured in OMNI MAGAZINE’s Collector’s Edition

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Building Doctor Who’s Time Machine

What if you could travel through time just like you navigate space? The journey starts here

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