The enigma of life: confronting marvels at the edges of science.
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences October 1, 2021 Steve Paulson, Marcelo Gleiser, Tania Lombrozo et al.
Einstein famously claimed that "the most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible." This statement suggests that no amount of scientific explanation will suffice to make sense of the bizarre situation of the human mind within the universe. So what are the actual roles of awe and wonder within the framework of contemporary science? How, for instance, do awe and...