Ten Pulses of Evolution & the Surprising Nature of Evolutionary Time

In Ten Pulses of Evolution, we are invited on a revelatory journey through life's 4-billion-year history—not along the standard linear march of textbook timelines, but through a logarithmic framework, where each major pulse of life occurs at half the distance to the present. From the origin of life to the dawn of humanity, this model uncovers a remarkable pattern: evolution proceeds in regular pulses, each marking profound leaps in complexity, mobility, and consciousness. Using accessible mathematics and rich evidence from biology, paleontology, and molecular research, we are shown how each node—at 4, 2, 1 billion years ago and beyond—ushers in a new grade of life. Striking intervals emerge, in which every leap follows a preparatory phase of uncertainty (precursor period), a transformative midpoint (Major Node), and a confirming aftermath (explicit period). More than a timeline, this book offers a map for understanding how life expands toward ever greater freedom, interiority, and connection. For those open to wonder, it is also a meditation on life's invisible drive—toward novelty, toward sentience, and perhaps, toward love. Come trace evolution's deep rhythm—and glimpse what may still lie ahead.