On the origin of consciousness

On the origin of consciousness Dr Peter Verheyen from the Sola Society & Academy at Vienna University examines the origin of consciousness and various ways in which information serves as the fundamental building block of the universe. Consider the following: A scientist studying atoms is a group of atoms studying themselves. This is a strange way of looking at reality. To understand, we have to travel through the world of the infinitesimal, governed by rules and laws different from the ones we know from our classical world. We must enter the world of information.