TY - BOOK AU - Greene,B. TI - Until the end of time: mind, matter, and our search for meaning in an evolving universe SN - 9780525432173 AV - QB 981 G799u 2021 U1 - 523.1 PY - 2021/// CY - New York PB - Vintage Books KW - Cosmology KW - Cosmología KW - Physics KW - Philosophy KW - Física KW - Filosofía N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; The lure of eternity : beginnings, endings, and beyond -- The language of time : past, future, and change -- Origins and entropy : from creation to structure -- Information and vitality : from structure to life -- Particles and consciousness : from life to mind -- Language and story : from mind to imagination -- Brains and belief : from imagination to the sacred -- Instinct and creativity : from the sacred to the sublime -- Duration and impermanence : from the sublime to the final thought -- The twilight of time : quanta, probability, and eternity -- The nobility of being : mind, matter, and meaning N2 - Until the End of Time is Brian Greene's breathtaking new exploration of the cosmos and our quest to find meaning in the face of this vast expanse. Greene takes us on a journey from the big bang to the end of time, exploring how lasting structures formed, how life and mind emerged, and how we grapple with our existence through narrative, myth, religion, creative expression, science, the quest for truth, and a deep longing for the eternal. From particles to planets, consciousness to creativity, matter to meaning--Brian Greene allows us all to grasp and appreciate our fleeting but utterly exquisite moment in the cosmos ER -