Vijaya Kumar Murty

“Dr. Murty and this book propose an evolved model of thought — one that merges science and spirituality without contradiction. He presents a convincing narrative where evolution and spirituality are complementary not competing forces. There are life lessons worthy of all to grow beyond human doing to human being. Dr. Murty also presents compelling reasons for us all to embrace learning as exercise for the mind. As asserted in the chapter on good wishes, it is my wish that all who have the good fortune of reading this book to benefit from his unique perspective as a thought leader in both mathematics as well as in matters of a spiritual nature.”

– Ray Sharma, Founder and CEO of Extreme Venture Partners

“Dr. Murty’s book serves as a unique and colourful invitation to lean into a certain hidden wholeness of life, to discover through the integration of ancient teachings and modern science the ‘light within.“

– Don Morrison, former Chief Operating Officer of BlackBerry/Research In Motion, Chair of the Board of the Dalai Lama Center for Ethics and Transformative Values at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), co-founder of the Morrison Family Foundation

“Kumar Murty is a one-person interdisciplinary university department. In addition to his ground-breaking contributions to Mathematics, he has now given us a fascinating book about human development, spirituality, self-doubt and self-discipline.  Patiently developing his ideas in an engaging and accessible way, Murty explores traditional Indian thought as well as modern science.”

– Arthur Ripstein, University Professor of Law and Philosophy, Howard Beck Q.C. Chair in Law, University of Toronto

“Until now, I’d never come across a book by a professional mathematician who draws on ancient Indian philosophy and modern research to invite us all to reach for our higher selves. Given how polarized and foreclosed our own epoch too often feels, The Science of Human Possibilities couldn’t have arrived at a more urgent time.”

– Greg Kelly, Executive Producer, CBC Radio IDEAS

“The long philosophical tradition of Vedanta that these reflections are imbued with, from the reading of the classics to the experience of modernity, presents itself as a discipline of individual development, toward the full realization of human possibility.”

-Matilde Marcolli, Robert F. Christy Professor of Mathematics and Computing and Mathematical Sciences at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech)

“An edifying compendium, brimming with whimsy and peppered with practical advice—such as: keep only a short ‘to do’ list, or more’s the point keep a ‘not to do’ list. I’m glad to have put reading The Science of Human Possibilities on my list of things to do.”

– Siobhan Roberts, author of Genius at Play, The Curious Mind of John Horton Conway