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  • DNA and the Origins of Knowledge
  • Written by: Jeremy Narby
  • Narrated by: James Patrick Cronin
  • Length: 4 hrs and 55 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (71 ratings)

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The Cosmic Serpent

Written by: Jeremy Narby
Narrated by: James Patrick Cronin
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Publisher's Summary

This adventure in science and imagination, which the Medical Tribune said might herald "a Copernican revolution for the life sciences", leads the listener through unexplored jungles and uncharted aspects of mind to the heart of knowledge. In a first-person narrative of scientific discovery that opens new perspectives on biology, anthropology, and the limits of rationalism, The Cosmic Serpent reveals how startlingly different the world around us appears when we open our minds to it.

©1998 Jeremy Narby (P)2016 Tantor

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"[A]n intriguing detective story, wondrous visions and a wealth of fascinating information on genetic science, shamanism, etc...." ( Publishers Weekly)

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Great Book

Really enjoyed listening to jermeys journey as he describes his finding during his own research. I wish he would of gone into more detail of his own personal views.

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Mind blowing

Loved this book, absolutely changed the way I look at nature. And I'm taking Rupert Sheldrakes morphogenetic field theory much more seriously,

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A must read absolute

It opened my mind to other perspectives and release blockages in my scientific education. I will read it again and again.

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  • 2021-05-12

Trying too hard to explain the unexplainable

I enjoyed the the first 1/2 and some of the end.
A good story but tries too hard to use science to explain something without the tools or knowledge to make it credible

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  • m&m
  • 2021-01-17

absolutely great.

through my experiencing and readings, I had always wondered what the serpent represented. Same as for ancestors "from the seas".

I'm starting it a second time right away.

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