Bobby Azarian

Bobby Azarian

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Bobby Azarian is a cognitive neuroscientist and the author of the book The Romance of Reality: How the Universe Organizes Itself to Create Life, Consciousness, and Cosmic Complexity. He is also a blogger for Psychology Today and the creator of the Substack Road to Omega.

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The Past
A new spin on the “Stoned Ape Hypothesis”
The controversial theory about magic mushrooms and human evolution gets a much-needed update.
Bobby Azarian
The Well
Actually, neuroscience suggests “the self” is real
If the "self" is not real, then we are slaves to a billiard ball universe, trapped in a nihilistic nightmare in which we cannot change our fate.
Bobby Azarian
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Hard Science
The case for why our Universe may be a giant neural network
Neuroscientist and author Bobby Azarian explores the idea that the Universe is a self-organizing system that evolves and learns.
Bobby Azarian
Thinking
Why Carl Sagan believed that science is a source of spirituality
Science will lead us to a universal morality and a cosmic religion.
Bobby Azarian
The Present
How the Fear of Death Makes People More Right-Wing
A string of terror attacks across the globe have shaken the world’s most powerful nations to their core. As a result of these tragic events, and the fear-mongering from politicians […]
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