A more detailed review by Menas Kafatos, director of the Center for Earth Observing and Space Research and University Professor at George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, US, appears in the November issue of Physics World.
What can modern science and particularly quantum theory say about consciousness? What is the nature of consciousness? What is the connection between perennial philosophies, such as Zen Buddhism, and modern science, and what do they say about consciousness? How does the individual fit into the large scheme of things?
Evan Harris Walker, physicist, and founder and director of the Walker Cancer Institute, tackles many of these issues in a well written, thought-provoking book.