The Dawn of a Mindful Universe is an urgent call for a new Enlightenment and the recognition of the preciousness of life using reason and curiosity–the foundations of science—to study, nurture, and ultimately preserve humanity as it faces the existential crisis of climate change. An astronomer and physicist, Gleiser argues that humans are using the wrong paradigm to relate to the universe and their position in it. In this deeply researched and beautifully rendered book, he calls for humans to embrace a new life-centric perspective, one which recognizes just how rare and precious life is and why it should be their mission to preserve and nurture it. The Dawn of a Mindful Universe addresses the current environmental and scientific impasses and how the scientific community can find solutions to them.