Amazingly when you add life and consciousness to the equation you can actually explain some of the biggest puzzles of science.

So for instance it becomes clear why space and time and even the properties of matter itself depend on the observer in consciousness. In fact when you take this point of view it even explains why the laws of the universe themselves are fine tuned for the existence of life.

The laws of nature are structured so that we grow and change, and get to experience the full spectrum of biological existence.

Until we recognize the essential role of biology, our attempts to truly unify the universe will remain a train to nowhere.

We don't have time to wait for President Bush to change his mind. How many breakthroughs have been missed as a result of this policy?

When you turn from one room to the next, when your animal senses no longer perceive the sounds of the dishwasher, the ticking clock, the smell of a chicken roasting - the kitchen and all its seemingly discrete bits dissolve into nothingness - or into waves of probability.

We take for granted how our mind puts everything together.