The Meaning of Life

Human beings are an accidental species - one out of millions of evolved species - living on a tiny speck of a planet in a gigantic universe whose size is incomprehensible. This is our reality. It would be easy to infer that our lives have no meaning in such a reality, but this is untrue. Human beings are unique in our ability to create meaning. Therefore, each one of us is able to create meaning in our own lives. We can give our lives meaning in several different ways. In addition, if we chose to do so together, we can create meaning for our species as a whole. This short book explores the creation of meaning in human lives and the human species.

About the Author

Marshall Brain is best known as the founder of HowStuffWorks.com. Marshall started the site as a hobby in 1998 and it was purchased for $250 million by Discovery Communications in 2007.

As a well-known public speaker, Marshall frequently appears on radio and TV programs nationwide. He has appeared on everything from The Oprah Winfrey Show to CNN. He is the host of National Geographic's "Factory Floor With Marshall Brain".

Marshall has written more than a dozen books and a number of widely known web publications including "How to Make a Million Dollars", "Robotic Nation", and "Manna".

Today Marshall resides in Cary, NC with his wife and four children.