The Dawn of Symbolic Life: The Future of Human Evolution by Jon Beach

By Jon Beach

Drawing close evolution from a distinct viewpoint, The sunrise of Symbolic lifestyles examines how the increase of civilization and ongoing present technological growth might be visible as an extension of organic evolution. a desirable mix of biology, philosophy, and economics, the e-book outlines a powerful and compelling set of rules that areas mankind on the heart of an epic evolutionary occasion. An occasion that the writer believes may lead to a metamorphosis of the area as we all know it. by means of stepping again and examining such modern matters as environmental sustainability, area exploration, the unfold of data expertise, and the function of faith in smooth society from the longer term point of view of the full historical past of lifestyles, the writer reaches a few outstanding conclusions in regards to the value of contemporary occasions and what they portend for the long run. In a profoundly positive evaluate, the reader is methodically guided towards a desirable imaginative and prescient of the long run that's either inspiring and just a little unsettling. the writer, Jon seashore is either a researcher and released writer within the box of evolutionary biology and an lively entrepreneur on this planet of industrial. From this mixture of viewpoints comes a distinct and impressive viewpoint at the human situation.

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DNA is restricted to expressing its information through translation to RNA and strings of amino acids, and therefore it can only code for the possible range of function of these molecules. RNA and proteins are very versatile and chemically potent structures but they represent a tiny fraction of the total potential functionality of all possible structures and materials. Proteins and other organic molecules can only exist in a narrow environment and temperature range, but symbols are connected to all materials through humans and can code for systems that easily survive in extreme temperatures, the vacuum of space, or under intense radiation.

In 3 billion years of searching for new information, DNA evolution has only managed to come up with photosynthesis and a few other insignificant mineral-based processes as a source of energy. On the other hand, humans, in their search for new technology, have guided the evolution of symbolic code to the discovery of hydroelectric power, photovoltaic power, nuclear power, and others in just in the last hundred years. Symbols also have the ability to code for information that can co-op most of the energy that other species produce by photosynthesis and the energy of the past locked in fossil fuels.

There will be no way to control the population of groups or organizations without an even higher level authority, so they will grow relentlessly and fill every niche possible. Humans will be domesticated and controlled, but the higher-level entities will be as fiercely competitive and relentlessly reproductive as any wild animal. The only check on their expansion will be the limits of their information systems and energy availability. Life will exist wherever it can and will always expand until some physical limit is reached.

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