Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights:#1 Our universe has woken up and become aware of itself. From a small blue planet, tiny conscious parts have begun gazing out into the cosmos with telescopes, and have found that everything they thought existed is merely a small part of something greater.#2 The first step in the cosmic awakening was the formation of light and heat from the Big Bang. As our universe expanded and cooled, it grew more interesting as its particles combined into more complex objects.#3 There is strong evidence that life first appeared on Earth about 4 billion years ago. The most successful life forms were able to react to their environment in some way. They were able to collect information about their environment and then process it to decide how to act back on their environment.#4 You were able to perform all of those tasks when you were born, so all this software got programmed into your brain through the process of learning. While your childhood curriculum is largely designed by your family and teachers, you gradually gain more power to design your own software.