FA: THE MYSTERIES OF MODERN SCIENCE

THE MYSTERIES OF MODERN SCIENCE
Casti, John L.: PARADIGMS REGAINED: FURTHER EXPLORATION OF THE MYSTERIES OF
MODERN SCIENCE

New York: Morrow, 2000. First edition.



How did life on Earth begin?  Is artificial intelligence possible?  How do
children acquire language?  does intelligent life exist elsewhere in the
galaxy?  Is reality simply based on individual perception?  These are only a
few of the questions science has grappled with for centuries.  New evidence
gives way to more questions, and new discoveries destroy old paradigms, yet
definitive answers have yet to be reached.  As we enter the next century of
science, where do we stand with the Big Questions?



In the spirit of the previous book, which framed each Big Question as a mock
jury trial with prosecution, defense, and verdict rendered, Paradigms
Regained approaches the same questions in the form of an appeal and, in each
case, decides whether or not the previous verdict still holds, based on the
new evidence.  The result is a unique compendium of current scientific
theory, as well as a fascinating glimpse into future paradigms.



A brilliant, accessible, and illuminating survey, Paradigms Regained offers
provocative insight into modern scientific thought. The origins of
life...extraterrestrials . . . our genetic destiny . . . the roots of
language and learning . . . quantum physics and the shape of our universe .
. . artificial intelligence. These are the mysteries of modern science and
the unanswered questions that propel further exploration. In Paradigms
Regained, John Casti engages in a lively debate of the "Big Questions" and
presents a fascinating overview of current scientific theory on the cusp of
the next century of discovery. Where Paradigms Lost was a compelling amalgam
of the science of this century, Paradigms Regained offers a deeper
examination of these issues in light of new evidence and points toward the
future of science. In Paradigms Regained, John Casti engages in a lively
debate of the "Big Questions" and presents a fascinating overview of current
scientific theory on the cusp of the next century of discovery. Where
Paradigms Lost was a compelling amalgam of the science of this century,
Paradigms Regained offers a deeper examination of these issues in light of
new evidence and points toward the future of science. A brilliant,
accessible, and illuminating survey, Paradigms Regained offers provocative
insight into modern scientific thought.



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