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McFadden's writing is clear and sharp, and shows a high regard for the reader's intelligence and patience for complex ideas. This is no airplane book--except for those already well-versed in the latest in both evolutionary theory and subatomic physics. The rewards of reading are great, and the author bows just enough to established theory that he might meet the fate of his intellectual predecessors. The ideas underlying Quantum Evolution may be right or wrong, but they challenge received wisdom without plunging into dogmatism--and that's good science. --Rob Lightner
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Quantum Evolution presents a revolutionary new scientific theory by asking: is there a force of will behind evolution? In his astonishing first book, Johnjoe McFadden shows that there is.
‘McFadden’s bold hypothesis that quantum physics plays a key role in the origin and evolution of life looks increasingly plausible. The weird behaviour of matter and information at the quantum level could be just what is needed to explain life’s astonishing properties. If these ideas are right, they will transform our understanding of the relationship between physics and biology.’ PAUL DAVIES
In this brilliant debut, Johnjoe McFadden puts forward a theory of quantum evolution. He shows how living organisms have the ability to will themselves into action. Indeed, such an ability may be life’s most fundamental attribute. This has radical implications. Evolution may not be random at all, as recent evolutionary theories have taught: rather, cells may, in certain circumstances, be able to choose to mutate particular genes that provide an advantage in the environment in which the cell finds itself. This ‘will’ – described by McFadden as ‘the life force’ – has startling implications. It is at the root of consciousness and free-will and provides a new understanding of the origins of life and the purpose of death.
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
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"A Sense of Wonder!" - do not miss this!,
This review is from: Quantum Evolution: Life in the Multiverse (Paperback)
"Quantum Evolution" is a pedagogic masterpiece. It is - amongst many other things - the best "crash-course" in quantum mechanics you can find; commonly abstract and hard to understand subjects are explained thoroughly and comprehensive without bewildering mathematics. Carefulness with facts is another attribute of this book. It is an enthralling introduction to the fantastic world of quantum microbiology and it connects the world of the infinitesimal small with the greatest questions humans have asked since the dawn of society and civilisation - "what is life?".It deals with information theory on the quantum "level" - and express an interesting and logical hypothesis on the role of quantum physics in evolution. It is a book that has given me the "sense of wonder" reading. I hope that Johnjoe McFadden takes his time writing more books - he has shown to be one of the few having the gift to communicate in-depth knowledge.
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The cutting edge of Biological Science,
By eupigeon@globalnet.co.uk (Stockpot UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Quantum Evolution: The New Science of the Life Force (Hardcover)
This is a new breed of book about scientific subjects - Today science has moved beyond the experimental into areas where the only possible exploration and development of ideas is more speculative. This speculation involves a multi discipline method from what was previously Chemistry, Physics, Biology into combinations af the leading edge of all three. Quantum Evolution fits easily into this new multi discipline category - it is a joy to read simply because it has, by it nature, a wide a varied speculative approach rather than dry detailed science requiring a specalist knowledge. The reader, can quite easly, have opinions almost as valid as the the author in this new type voyage of discovery.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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A Gifted Explanation,
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This review is from: Quantum Evolution: The New Science of Life (Hardcover)
I found the idea that some sort of quantum computing could be the basis for the evolution of living things quite fascinating. The author is patient and writes in a way that takes the non scientist into the mysteries of life at the molecular level, quantum mechanics, quantum computing and the nature of consciousness. His description of these things to a lay reader is quite gifted. In fact it’s the best non-mathematical description of quantum mechanics I’ve come across, it’s worth reading for this alone. The explanation of how life comes to form irreducibly complex processes is the most plausible I’ve come across. The last section on consciousness might be a theory too far but builds up in the same logical steps and is a great piece of work in its own right worth a book to itself. This is not a fantasy world of some mystic either, the author is a reader in Molecular Biology at the University of Surrey. I would recommend it strongly.
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