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John Hands is a British author and researcher known for his interdisciplinary works on science and human evolution. He has written both fiction and nonfiction, combining scientific rigor with philosophical inquiry.
Known for: Cosmosapiens: Human Evolution from the Origin of the Universe
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Cosmosapiens: Human Evolution from the Origin of the Universe
Cosmosapiens explores the evolution of matter, life, consciousness, and human understanding from the Big Bang to modern science. John Hands critically examines cosmology, biology, and neuroscience to trace how humans have come to comprehend their place in the universe, challenging reductionist explanations and proposing a holistic view of evolution and knowledge.
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Cosmic Origins
To understand ourselves, we must first return to the universe’s inception. The prevailing cosmological model — the Big Bang — holds that everything began from an infinitesimally dense singularity that exploded, giving rise to space, time, and matter. But as I examined this theory, I found that its e...
From Cosmosapiens: Human Evolution from the Origin of the Universe
Formation of Stars and Planets
Following the first few hundred million years after the universe’s expansion, matter clumped into primordial clouds of hydrogen and helium. Under gravity, these clouds collapsed, ignited, and created the first stars. In their fiery cores, heavier elements were forged, then scattered into space by su...
From Cosmosapiens: Human Evolution from the Origin of the Universe
About John Hands
John Hands is a British author and researcher known for his interdisciplinary works on science and human evolution. He has written both fiction and nonfiction, combining scientific rigor with philosophical inquiry. His background includes teaching and research in chemistry and physics, and he is rec...
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John Hands is a British author and researcher known for his interdisciplinary works on science and human evolution. He has written both fiction and nonfiction, combining scientific rigor with philosophical inquiry. His background includes teaching and research in chemistry and physics, and he is rec...
John Hands is a British author and researcher known for his interdisciplinary works on science and human evolution. He has written both fiction and nonfiction, combining scientific rigor with philosophical inquiry. His background includes teaching and research in chemistry and physics, and he is recognized for his ability to synthesize complex scientific ideas for general readers.
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