The Complexity of Life

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CNN's Richard Quest has written a new book about the nature of consciousness. In it, he explores whether we are living in a simulation or if there is any such thing as life at all. He also discusses how our minds can be likened to ocean waves that go ever deeper. The full interview will air on CNN iReport tomorrow night at 10pm ET.

Neil Theise is a professor of pathology at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine. Through his scientific research, he has been a pioneer of adult stem cell plasticity and the anatomy of the human interstitium. Dr. Theise’s studies in complexity theory have led to interdisciplinary collaborations in fields such as integrative medicine, consciousness studies, and science-religion dialogue.

Complexity theory addresses the mysteries that animate science, philosophy, and metaphysics: how this teeming array of existence, from the infinitesimal to the infinite, is in fact a seamless living whole and what our place, as conscious beings, is within it. Physician, scientist, and philosopher Neil Theise makes accessible this “theory of being,” one of the pillars of modern science, and its holistic view of human existence.

Learn more about Neil at neiltheiseofficial.com.

Neil's book, Notes on Complexity: A Scientific Theory of Connection, Consciousness, and Being, is available now!