The hunt for Adam and Eve

摘要

There are only three big questions in science, or so we are told. How does consciousness arise from a tangled jungle of neurons? How did the Universe begin? And where do we come from? All are huge issues. But for popular pulling power, brains and big bangs can't match the third big question. Whether you're a physicist, an engineer or just trying to induce consciousness in a PC near you, discovering your distant forebears has a unique appeal.