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Lanza's Paper is the Cover Story of Annalen der Physik, which Published Einstein's Theories of Relativity

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  On Decoherence in Quantum Gravity

  In his papers on relativity, Einstein showed that time was relative to the observer. This new paper takes this one step further, arguing that the observer creates it. The paper shows that the intrinsic properties of quantum gravity and matter alone cannot explain the tremendous effectiveness of the emergence of time and the lack of quantum entanglement in our everyday world. Instead, it’s necessary to include the properties of the observer, and in particular, the way we process and remember information.

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About Biocentrism

• Book “Biocentrism”

  
  BIOCENTRISM

  How Life and Consciousness are the Keys to Understanding the True Nature of the Universe

  “Any short statement does not do justice to such a scholarly work.”

  Nobel Prize Winner E. Donnall Thomas, referring to Lanza’s A New Theory of the Universe

• Beyond Biocentrism

  
  BEYOND BIOCENTRISM
  Rethinking Time, Space, Consciousness, and the Illusion of Death

  Biocentrism shocked the world with a radical rethinking of the nature of reality … but that was just the beginning.

• The Biocentric Universe Theory

  
  The Biocentric Universe Theory: Stem-cell guru Robert Lanza presents a radical new view of the universe and everything in it.

  Discover Magazine

• A New Theory of the Universe

  
  A New Theory of the Universe: Biocentrism builds on quantum physics by adding life to the equation.

  The American Scholar

• Will Biology Solve the Universe?

  
  A new theory asserts that biology, not physics, will be the key to unlocking the deepest mysteries of the universe.

  WIRED.com

• Theory of every-living-thing

  
  The quest to unify all of physics into a “the theory of everything” has inspired a host of ideas. Now a pioneer in the field of stem cell research has weighed in with an essay that brings biology and consciousness into the mix.

  MSNBC.com Cosmic Log

• Biocentrism Featured in “The Scientist”

  

  How biology is central to constructing a more complete and unified theory of the Universe

  The Scientist

• Biocentrism Explored

  

  Rethinking Time, Space, and the Nature of the Universe.

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  Lanza featured on the Canadian Broadcast Corporation (CBC’s) Ideas, one of the oldest and most respected radio programs in the world

  

  BEYOND BIOCENTRISM: Rethinking Time, Space, Consciousness, and the Illusion of Death
  Host Paul Kennedy has his understanding of reality turned-upside-down by Dr. Robert Lanza in this paradigm-shifting hour. Dr. Lanza provides a compelling argument for consciousness as the basis for the universe, rather than consciousness simply being its by-product.

  

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  Reception to Biocentrism by Scientists & Scholars

  “… Robert Lanza’s work is a wake-up call to all of us”
  —David Thompson, Astrophysicist, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center

  “The heart of [biocentrism], collectively, is correct…So what Lanza says in this book is not new. Then why does Robert have to say it at all? It is because we, the physicists, do NOT say it–or if we do say it, we only whisper it, and in private–furiously blushing as we mouth the words. True, yes; politically correct, hell no! Bless Robert Lanza for creating this book, and bless Bob Berman for not dissuading friend Robert from going ahead with it…Lanza’s remarkable personal story is woven into the book, and is uplifting. You should enjoy this book, and it should help you on your personal journey to understanding.”
  —Richard Conn Henry, Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Johns Hopkins University

  “It is genuinely an exciting piece of work…and coheres with some of the things biology and neuroscience are telling us about the structures of our being. Just as we now know that the sun doesn’t really move but we do (we are the active agents), so it is suggesting that we are the entities that give meaning to the particular configuration of all possible outcomes we call reality.”
  —Ronald Green, Eunice & Julian Cohen Professor and Director, Ethics Institute, Dartmouth College

  “[Biocentrism] takes into account all the knowledge we have gained over the last few centuries…placing in perspective our biologic limitations that have impeded our understanding of greater truths surrounding our existence and the universe around us. This new theory is certain to revolutionize our concepts of the laws of nature for centuries to come.”
  —Anthony Atala, renowned scientist, W.H. Boyce Professor, Chair, and Director of the Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine

  “Having interviewed some of the most brilliant minds in the scientific world, I found Dr. Robert Lanza’s insights into the nature of consciousness original and exciting. His theory of biocentrism is consistent with the most ancient traditions of the world which say that consciousness conceives, governs, and becomes a physical world.”
  —Deepak Chopra, Bestselling Author, one of the top heroes and icons of the century

  “It’s a masterpiece…combines a deep understanding and broad insight into 20th century physics and modern biological science; in so doing, he forces a reappraisal of this hoary epistemological dilemma…Bravo”
  —Michael Lysaght, Professor and Director, Center for Biomedical Engineering, Brown University

  “Now that I have spent a fair amount of time the last few months doing a bit of writing, reading and thinking about this, and enjoying it and watching it come into better focus, And as I go deeper into my Zen practice, And as I am about half way through re-reading Biocentrism, My conclusion about the book Biocentrism is: Holy shit, that’s a really great book!
  —Ralph Levinson, Professor, University of California, Los Angeles

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  From physicist Scott M. Tyson’s book
  The Unobservable Universe

  

  “I downloaded a digital copy of [Biocentrism] in the privacy of my home, where no one could observe my buying or reading such a “New Agey” sort of cosmology book. Now, mind you, my motivation was not all that pure. It was my intention to read the book so I could more effectively refute it like a dedicated physicist was expected to. I consider myself to be firmly and exclusively entrenched in the cosmology camp embodied by the likes of Stephen Hawking, Lisa Randall, Brain Greene, and Edward Witten. After all, you know what Julius Caesar said: Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.” I needed to know what the other camps were thinking so I could better defend my position. It became necessary to penetrate the biocentrism camp.

  The book had the completely opposite effect on me. The views that Dr. Lanza presented in this book changed my thinking in ways from which there could never be retreat. Before I had actually finished reading the book, it was abundantly obvious to me that Dr. Lanza’s writings provided me with the pieces of perspective that I had been desperately seeking. Everything I had learned and everything I thought I knew just exploded in my mind and, as possibilities first erupted and then settled down, a completely new understanding emerged. The information I had accumulated in my mind hadn’t changed, but the way I viewed it did— in a really big way.”

 

About Robert Lanza

• Work with B.F. Skinner

  
  Most Influential Psychologist of All Time
  ―American Psychological Association

  SCIENCE 207; 543 (1980)
  Lanza (with Skinner & Epstein)

  SCIENCE 212; 695 (1981)
  Lanza (with Skinner & Epstein)

  JEAB 38; 201 (1982)
  Lanza (with Skinner & Starr)

• Work with Christiaan Barnard

  
  Performed the World’s First Heart Transplant

  New England Journal of Medicine 307; 1275 (1983)
  Lanza (with Barnard & Cooper)

  JAMA 249; 1746 (1983)
  Lanza (with Barnard, Cooper & Cassidy)

  American Heart Journal 107; 8 (1984)
  Lanza (with Barnard, Cooper & Boyd)

• Work with Jonas Salk

  
  Developed Polio Vaccine

  J. Supramol. Struct 182;33 (1979)
  Lanza (with Salk)

• Interview with Barbara Walters

  

  Robert Lanza featured on Barbara Walter’s

  ABC Special “Live to be 150. Can you do it?”

• DISCOVER Interview: Robert Lanza

  
  I spent a couple of years rolling pennies and eating canned spinach and pasta while I tried to understand the universe.

 

Google Scholar Citations

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  h-index for Lanza = 74

  From Wikipedia: The h-index measures both the productivity and impact of a scientist or scholar. A value for h of about 12 might be typical for advancement to tenure (associate professor) at major [US] research universities. A value of about 18 could mean a full professorship, 15–20 could mean a fellowship in the American Physical Society, and 45 or higher could mean membership in the United States National Academy of Sciences. According to Hirsch (who put forward the h-index), an h index of 20 is good, 40 is outstanding, and 60 is truly exceptional.

   

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  U.S. News & World Report Cover Story

  “…his mentors described him [Lanza] as a “genius,” a “renegade” thinker, even likening him to Einstein.”

  
  “Robert Lanza is the living embodiment of the character played by Matt Damon in the movie Good Will Hunting. Growing up underprivileged in Stoughton, Mass., south of Boston, the young preteen caught the attention of Harvard Medical School researchers when he showed up on the university steps having successfully altered the genetics of chickens in his basement. Over the next decade, he was to be “discovered” and taken under the wing of scientific giants such as psychologist B. F. Skinner, immunologist Jonas Salk, and heart transplant pioneer Christiaan Barnard. His mentors described him as a “genius,” a “renegade” thinker, even likening him to Einstein.”

   

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