ABOUT

The Site

This website is dedicated to topics related to the meaning of life. Here, we will go on a journey to explore the deeper questions of life. We will examine this subject from many diverse viewpoints and explain which ones make sense and which ones don’t. We will answer many questions – some of which may have been lurking in some deep corner of your brain for years. Even if they didn’t, the discussion around them may kindle a spark of curiosity in you. The hope is for people from all over the globe to go beyond the mundane motions of their daily lives and think a little deeper beyond what the society may have you believe. The idea is to have a forum where people can connect and try to make sense of the life they own and the world they live in. This blogging forum will host weekly blogs from the author that will take you through this journey of self exploration.

This platform also points to different portals for purchasing the author’s book, which encapsulates the entire journey in a single volume. The author’s blogs will be an extension and explanation of this journey. Having the book as a reference will equip you to appreciate the sceneries along this journey and grasp their implications much better.

The Book

“Homo Nobilis: The Search for the Meaning of Our Existence” is the result of a lifelong quest to understand the big questions of life: Where did we come from? Why are we here? Where are we going? How do science, religion, philosophy, and the related fields of knowledge fit together to explain the reality of life and the world around us? How do we know if there is any meaningful purpose to life? And if there is one, what is it? The idea of the book came as a result of the vacuum the author felt existed in the world for topics of such consequence. It took the author years of research, reflection, and grasp of the multiple disciplines of knowledge to weave a coherent narrative that culminated in the writing of this groundbreaking book.

The Author

Asad Islam has a Ph.D. in Electrical, Computer and Systems Engineering with a concentration in digital communications, signal processing, and information theory. His award-winning doctoral research contributed to the development of the JPEG2000 image compression standard. In the industry, he was part of the research team that was instrumental in introducing innovative video technology to early mobile phones. He has worked in research, technology development, and software engineering of digital multimedia technology for over twenty-five years. He has published research in various publications and holds over thirty U.S. and European patents in image compression and video processing.

Having lived extensively in the East and the West, Dr. Islam carries a unique understanding of science, philosophy, and religion from both traditional and non-traditional perspectives. His fervent interest in science, religion, the deeper questions of life, and how everything fits together goes back to his childhood. That lifelong curiosity – backed up by an openness to discovery, meticulous research, and a balanced perspective – resulted, after decades, in his pioneering and groundbreaking book and this blogging forum.

Dr. Islam lives in the United States. He loves nature photography and blogs regularly on this forum on topics related to the big questions of life.