Robert Lanza

Robert Lanza is one of the most respected scientists in the world—a US News & World Report cover story called him a “genius” and a “renegade thinker,” even likening him to Einstein. Lanza has teamed with Bob Berman, the most widely read astronomer in the world, to produce Biocentrism, a revolutionary new view of the universe.Every now and then a simple yet radical idea shakes the very foundations of knowledge. The startling discovery that the world was not flat challenged and ultimately changed the way people perceived themselves and their relationship with the world. For most humans of the 15th century, the notion of Earth as ball of rock was nonsense. The whole of Western, natural philosophy is undergoing a sea change again, increasingly being forced upon us by the experimental findings of quantum theory, and at the same time, towards doubt and uncertainty in the physical explanations of the universe’s genesis and structure. Biocentrism completes this shift in worldview, turning the planet upside down again with the revolutionary view that life creates the universe instead of the other way around.In this paradigm, life is not an accidental byproduct of the laws of physics. Biocentrism takes the reader on a seemingly improbable but ultimately inescapable journey through a foreign universe—our own—from the viewpoints of an acclaimed biologist and a leading astronomer. Switching perspective from physics to biology unlocks the cages in which Western science has unwittingly managed to confine itself. Biocentrism will shatter the reader’s ideas of life—time and space, and even death. At the same time it will release us from the dull worldview of life being merely the activity of an admixture of carbon and a few other elements; it suggests the exhilarating possibility that life is fundamentally immortal.The 21st century is predicted to be the Century of Biology, a shift from the previous century dominated by physics. It seems fitting, then, to begin the century by turning the universe outside-in and unifying the foundations of science with a simple idea discovered by one of the leading life-scientists of our age. Biocentrism awakens in readers a new sense of possibility, and is full of so many shocking new perspectives that the reader will never see reality the same way again.

If we can alter the structure of reality, should we? In Observer, scientist Robert Lanza, one of Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People, is joined by Nebula and Hugo Award-winning author Nancy Kress to confront the space between biology and consciousness. Dr. Caroline Soames-Watkins's star has been on the rise. But when she accuses a superior of sexual misconduct, the Twitterstorm that follows upends her career. With few professional options and an impoverished sister with a disabled child to support, Caro is willing to consider a mysterious proposal from her great-uncle, the Nobel Prize-winning scientist Samuel Watkins. Sam Watkins has invested untold sums of money to build a medical facility in the Caribbean. But he is very sick and in urgent need of a surgeon to perform a unique procedure developed at his island compound. The procedure isn't for the cancer surely killing him. It is to offer new life of a truer kind. Helped in his mission by the eminent physicist George Weigert and the young, charismatic tech entrepreneur Julian Dey, Sam has gone far beyond curing the body to develop a technology that could solve the riddle of mortality for the soul. Though wary of the project's secret aims, Caro signs on for the chance to secure a future for her sister and herself. What she encounters is something so much more profound than she ever could have anticipated. It will put her on the precipice of a humanity-altering discovery. It will lead her to a level of interpersonal connection that she thought was only for others. And it will throw her into a kind of danger she never imagined. Joining a fascinating and relatable cast of characters with a mind-expanding journey to the very edges of science, Observer will thrill you, inspire you, and lead you to think about life and the power of the imagination in startling new ways.

Biocentrism shocked the world with a radical rethinking of the nature of reality.But that was just the beginning.In Beyond Biocentrism , acclaimed biologist Robert Lanza, one of TIME Magazine's "100 Most Influential People in 2014," and leading astronomer Bob Berman, take the reader on an intellectual thrill-ride as they re-examine everything we thought we knew about life, death, the universe, and the nature of reality itself.The first step is acknowledging that our existing model of reality is looking increasingly creaky in the face of recent scientific discoveries. Science tells us with some precision that the universe is 26.8 percent dark matter, 68.3 percent dark energy, and only 4.9 percent ordinary matter, but must confess that it doesn't really know what dark matter is and knows even less about dark energy. Science is increasingly pointing toward an infinite universe but has no ability to explain what that really means. Concepts such as time, space, and even causality are increasingly being demonstrated as meaningless.All of science is based on information passing through our consciousness but science hasn't the foggiest idea what consciousness is, and it can't explain the linkage between subatomic states and observation by conscious observers. Science describes life as a random occurrence in a dead universe but has no real understanding of how life began or why the universe appears to be exquisitely designed for the emergence of life.The biocentrism theory isn't a rejection of science. Quite the opposite. Biocentrism challenges us to fully accept the implications of the latest scientific findings in fields ranging from plant biology and cosmology to quantum entanglement and consciousness.By listening to what the science is telling us, it becomes increasingly clear that life and consciousness are fundamental to any true understanding of the universe. This forces a fundamental rethinking of everything we thought we knew about life, death, and our place in the universe.

What if life isn't just a part of the universe . . . what if it determines the very structure of the universe itself?The theory that blew your mind in Biocentrism and Beyond Biocentrism is back, with brand-new research revealing the startling truth about our existence.What is consciousness? Why are we here? Where did it all come from—the laws of nature, the stars, the universe? Humans have been asking these questions forever, but science hasn't succeeded in providing many answers—until now. In The Grand Biocentric Design, Robert Lanza, one of Time Magazine's "100 Most Influential People," is joined by theoretical physicist Matej Pavšic and astronomer Bob Berman to shed light on the big picture that has long eluded philosophers and scientists alike.This engaging, mind-stretching exposition of how the history of physics has led us to Biocentrism—the idea that life creates reality-takes readers on a step-by-step adventure into the great science breakthroughs of the past centuries, from Newton to the weirdness of quantum theory, culminating in recent revelations that will challenge everything you think you know about our role in the universe.​This book offers the most complete explanation of the science behind Biocentrism to date, delving into the origins of the memorable principles introduced in previous books in this series, as well as introducing new principles that complete the theory. The authors dive deep into topics including consciousness, time, and the evidence that our observations-or even knowledge in our minds-can affect how physical objects behave.The Grand Biocentric Design is a one-of-a-kind, ground-breaking explanation of how the universe works, and an exploration of the science behind the astounding fact that time, space, and reality itself, all ultimately depend upon us.

Contemplation of time and the discoveries of modern science lead to the assertion that the mind is paramount and limitless.

Robert P. Lanza looks at consequences to our actions that transcend our ordinary, classical way of thinking.

Coming from someone who is interested in public health, but not in the field, One World offers an awakening perspective from global leaders. Jimmy Carter offers his action-oriented suggestions, and the diverse contributors' (from Mann to Salk to Sagan) examinations of health, disease, and a world view are a beneficial read for many audiences. This is an enormous project which offers a view of the planet's future through the eyes of dozens of the world's best and brightest minds. * Carl Sagan, David Duncan Professor of Astronomy and Space Sciences at Cornell University; * Luc Montagnier, Discoverer of the AIDS Virus; * Jonas Salk, Founder of the Salk Institute for Biological Studies; Developed the Polio Vaccine; * Linus Pauling, Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, and the Nobel Prize in Chemistry; * Christiaan Barnard, Emeritus Professor of Surgical Science at the University of Cape Town; Performed the World's First Human Heart Transplant; * C. Everett Koop, Former Surgeon General of the United States; * Sir Michael Atiyah, President of the Royal Society; * Priscilla Kincaid-Smith, President of the World Medical Association and President of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians; * Robert Gallo, Chief of Tumor Cell Biology National Cancer Institute and Adjunct Professor of Genetics at George Washington University; * Jonathan Mann, Director of the International AIDS Center, Director of the Francois-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard University; and Founding Director of the World Health Organization's Program on AIDS; * Federico Mayor, Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization; * James Hansen, Director of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies; * Paul Johnston, Ruth Stringer, and David Santillo for Greenpeace International; * Lynn Goldman, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; * The Honorable Maurice Strong, Secretary-General of the 1992 U.N. Conference on Environmental and Development; and * W. Harding le Riche, Emeritus Professor of Epidemiology at the University of Toronto.

Observer , by Robert Lanza and Nancy Kress is a slick modern, hard sf, standalone, medical thriller combining classic Robin Cook with the hard edge of Black Mirror and Altered Carbon .After neurosurgeon Caro Soames-Watkins’ career has gone down in flames, she receives a strange job offer from Nobel Prize-winning scientist Sam Watkins, a great uncle she barely knows, and desperation overcomes any suspicions.Watkins’ mysterious medical facility conducts research into the nature of consciousness, reality, and life after death. Two obstacles stand in his an intel leak and his failing body may not last long enough for the tech to be ready.As danger mounts, Caro finds more than she bargained murder, love, and a deep disturbing look into the nature of reality.A Macmillan Audio production from Tor Books

“From somewhere there has to come a determination that avoidable distress and diseases must be relieved and prevented regardless of nationalistic and sectarian politics... a decisive operation is overdue.” —from the Foreword by Sir Gordon Wolstenholme After the question of world hunger, the deteriorating state of world health despite unprecedented scientific advances stands as perhaps the greatest failure of our contemporary society. This far reaching book submits medicine and the medical profession to a critical reappraisal in light of the current state of affairs. Medical Science and the Advancement of World Health presents analyses and prescriptions for change from 22 internationally recognized experts in the health sciences. Together, they argue for a global vision of health policy that could attack problems based on an assessment of their damaging effect on humanity rather than regional/political self-interests. The book makes its case in six distinct • The Medical Cause—Placing medicine squarely in a world of remarkable scientific achievement and a world of people in need; • The Environment for Discovery—Potential for progress and traditional hindrances; • Medical Science—Advancements and worldwide applications; • World Health—Political, cultural, psychosocial, and economic constraints on progress, and paradoxes in current medical and health care • Ethical Considerations—The advancement of medical science and technology as reflected in research with children, heart transplantation, and the use of animals in medical research; • The Bottom Line—Ecology, resources, population, nutrition, and medical research. Medical Science and the Advancement of World Health dramatizes the urgent need for greater advancement in medical science together with a new awareness of the interrelationship of all world health issues. According to the contributors, society from the scientist to the politician must displace apathy, overcome resistance to new concepts of healing, and lay aside religious taboos. Public concern must be aroused and the political will stimulated to address seriously the challenges of advancing world health. It is a book that is relevant to every corner of the medical-scientific community.