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All the ways the Universe can end, and it's ok
I didn't realise that there are so many ways for the Universe to end. I vaguely knew about some possibilities, and they remain distant possibilities. Kate Mack's book is a wonderful exploration of the possible ends of our Universe, and wonderfully intelligible for non-physicists.
I didn't realise that there are so many ways for the Universe to end. I vaguely knew about some possibilities, and they remain distant possibilities. Kate Mack's book is a wonderful exploration of the possible ends of our Universe, and wonderfully intelligible for non-physicists.
Katie Mack's "The End of Everything" is a discussion about how our universe will end. It's easily understood and accessible to the lay person, helped along with generous doses of Mack's humor. There isn't a lot of math and complex theories to be puzzled over. Mack keeps things basic for us readers without the physics backgrounds to get too deep.
"The End" looks at several ways our universe might come to an end. The current consensus seems to be heat death; the slow, inevitable, victory of entropy. But there are other possible paths. Big Crunch. Big Rip. And more. Each analyzed in light of our current understanding of the data we have. But whether the data we have is even relevant to the question is an open to debate. "The End" is a much deeper than a simple recap of the state of astrophysics. It touches on some very deep, almost primordial, human sensibilities. Is there "meaning" within these questions? Why bother if it's all going to disappear, one way or another? While Mack doesn't address these issues directly they hover at the edges of her subject creating fertile grounds for a bit of philosophy. Fun stuff.
I'd recommend this book to anyone interested in astrophysics or in the end of the universe.
"The End" looks at several ways our universe might come to an end. The current consensus seems to be heat death; the slow, inevitable, victory of entropy. But there are other possible paths. Big Crunch. Big Rip. And more. Each analyzed in light of our current understanding of the data we have. But whether the data we have is even relevant to the question is an open to debate. "The End" is a much deeper than a simple recap of the state of astrophysics. It touches on some very deep, almost primordial, human sensibilities. Is there "meaning" within these questions? Why bother if it's all going to disappear, one way or another? While Mack doesn't address these issues directly they hover at the edges of her subject creating fertile grounds for a bit of philosophy. Fun stuff.
I'd recommend this book to anyone interested in astrophysics or in the end of the universe.
This book - wow. I mean never has a book made me feel so unintelligent and yet also thrilled me with so much knowledge at the same time. I am going to have to read it a second time. I might just start rereading it again directly. I have a weird fascination with the end of everything as we know it and this book satisfied that deep fascination. I hope it ends in vacuum decay because fast and painless but I’d love to see the Heat Death.
Katie Mack is my new hero! And she just looks like a badass in the jacket photo! Definitely recommend this read if you are interested in the end of the universe and math.
Katie Mack is my new hero! And she just looks like a badass in the jacket photo! Definitely recommend this read if you are interested in the end of the universe and math.
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