Bobby Azarian

Bobby Azarian is a cognitive neuroscientist and the author of the book The Romance of Reality: How the Universe Organizes Itself to Create Life, Consciousness, and Cosmic Complexity. He is also a blogger for Psychology Today and the creator of the Substack Road to Omega.

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The Well

Actually, neuroscience suggests “the self” is real

If the "self" is not real, then we are slaves to a billiard ball universe, trapped in a nihilistic nightmare in which we cannot change our fate.

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Hard Science

The case for why our Universe may be a giant neural network

Neuroscientist and author Bobby Azarian explores the idea that the Universe is a self-organizing system that evolves and learns.

Thinking

Why Carl Sagan believed that science is a source of spirituality

Science will lead us to a universal morality and a cosmic religion.

The Present

How the Fear of Death Makes People More Right-Wing

A string of terror attacks across the globe have shaken the world’s most powerful nations to their core. As a result of these tragic events, and the fear-mongering from politicians […]