Savijnanam – Scientific Exploration for a Spiritual Paradigm – Vol. 11

1) Authors

a) Prof. Mario Livio, Theoretical Astrophysicist at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Until 2015, at the Space Telescope Science Institute, Maryland, USA 

b) James M. Tour, Professor, Department of Chemistry, Rice University, USA 

c) Pier Luigi Luisi, Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry, ETH Zurich, Switzerland 

d) Dr. T. D. Singh, Founder-Director, Bhaktivedanta Institute, Kolkata, India

2) Brief Description about the book

This volume of our journal Savijïänam — Scientific Exploration for a Spiritual Paradigm, contains thought provoking articles covering profound issues ranging from the nature of physical reality to the nature of God.

4) Topics Covered

Space-exploration programs; Search for Life in the Cosmos; Hubble Space Telescope; Atmosphere of exo-solar planets; Beauty in physical theories of nature; Extraterrestrial life; Synthesis of suitable polymers; How does nature promote abiogenesis? ; Varying concentrations of biopolymers in an attempt to replicate life; Nature of Life & Matter; Biodiversity & Evolution; Embryology & Cosmology; Nature of Space & Time; Nature of Individual Consciousness and Supreme Consciousness; Vedantic worldview etc.