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4.27 AVERAGE
4.27 AVERAGE
If you find yourself worrying about how it's all going to end, then this is perfect book for you. Katie Mack explains with humor and not in a forbidding amount of detail all the likely ways that the universe and everything in it is likely to end. She also describes how they figured all this stuff out and what we know and what we don't know and how all that figures in to the final question of where/when/how the universe ends. Good read
funny
informative
medium-paced
did i fully comprehend all of the concepts presented in this book? not a chance. did i find them all cool as hell anyway. absolutely.
funny
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
medium-paced
If you have a basic knowledge of advanced physics vocabulary like protons, neutrinos, and quarks, this is a very accessible (and punny) look at the current theories of the cosmos and prevailing theories of how it could all end. Mack's writing is clever and explanations are easy to follow which make this a worthwhile book to pick-up if the end of the universe and what we currently know (and don't know) sound interesting. Spoiler: Mack makes it interesting.
She writes really well! It was a 5 stars book till chapter 6 but the last two chapters got too abstract for me. Still the best book on cosmology in a long time.
informative
medium-paced
Fascinating!
“ᴀᴛ ꜱᴏᴍᴇ ᴘᴏɪɴᴛ, ɪɴ ᴀ ᴄᴏꜱᴍɪᴄ ꜱᴇɴꜱᴇ, ɪᴛ ᴡɪʟʟ ɴᴏᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴍᴀᴛᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴇ ᴇᴠᴇʀ ʟɪᴠᴇᴅ.”
“ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ʏᴏᴜ ꜱᴇᴇ ɪꜱ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀꜱᴛ, ᴀꜱ ꜰᴀʀ ᴀꜱ ʏᴏᴜ’ʀᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴄᴇʀɴᴇᴅ. ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ʟᴏᴏᴋ ᴜᴘ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴏɴ, ʏᴏᴜ’ʀᴇ ꜱᴇᴇɪɴɢ ᴀ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴀ ꜱᴇᴄᴏɴᴅ ᴀɢᴏ. ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴜɴ ɪꜱ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴇɪɢʜᴛ ᴍɪɴᴜᴛᴇꜱ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀꜱᴛ. ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴛᴀʀꜱ ʏᴏᴜ ꜱᴇᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɴɪɢʜᴛ ꜱᴋʏ ᴀʀᴇ ᴅᴇᴇᴘ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀꜱᴛ, ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ᴀ ꜰᴇᴡ ʏᴇᴀʀꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴍɪʟʟᴇɴɴɪᴀ.”
“ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴇᴀɴᴛɪᴍᴇ, ᴡᴇ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴛɪʀᴇ ᴜɴɪᴠᴇʀꜱᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴇxᴘʟᴏʀᴇ, ᴘᴜꜱʜɪɴɢ ᴏᴜʀ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛɪᴠɪᴛʏ ᴛᴏ ɪᴛꜱ ʟɪᴍɪᴛꜱ ᴛᴏ ꜰɪɴᴅ ɴᴇᴡ ᴡᴀʏꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴋɴᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴏᴜʀ ᴄᴏꜱᴍɪᴄ ʜᴏᴍᴇ. ᴡᴇ ᴄᴀɴ ʟᴇᴀʀɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴇ ᴇxᴛʀᴀᴏʀᴅɪɴᴀʀʏ ᴛʜɪɴɢꜱ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴇ ᴄᴀɴ ꜱʜᴀʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ. ᴀɴᴅ ᴀꜱ ʟᴏɴɢ ᴀꜱ ᴡᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʜɪɴᴋɪɴɢ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴜʀᴇꜱ, ᴡᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ꜱᴛᴏᴘ ᴀꜱᴋɪɴɢ: ‘ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴏᴍᴇꜱ ɴᴇxᴛ?’”
“ᴀᴛ ꜱᴏᴍᴇ ᴘᴏɪɴᴛ, ɪɴ ᴀ ᴄᴏꜱᴍɪᴄ ꜱᴇɴꜱᴇ, ɪᴛ ᴡɪʟʟ ɴᴏᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴍᴀᴛᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴇ ᴇᴠᴇʀ ʟɪᴠᴇᴅ.”
“ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ʏᴏᴜ ꜱᴇᴇ ɪꜱ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀꜱᴛ, ᴀꜱ ꜰᴀʀ ᴀꜱ ʏᴏᴜ’ʀᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴄᴇʀɴᴇᴅ. ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ʟᴏᴏᴋ ᴜᴘ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴏɴ, ʏᴏᴜ’ʀᴇ ꜱᴇᴇɪɴɢ ᴀ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴀ ꜱᴇᴄᴏɴᴅ ᴀɢᴏ. ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴜɴ ɪꜱ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴇɪɢʜᴛ ᴍɪɴᴜᴛᴇꜱ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀꜱᴛ. ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴛᴀʀꜱ ʏᴏᴜ ꜱᴇᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɴɪɢʜᴛ ꜱᴋʏ ᴀʀᴇ ᴅᴇᴇᴘ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀꜱᴛ, ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ᴀ ꜰᴇᴡ ʏᴇᴀʀꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴍɪʟʟᴇɴɴɪᴀ.”
“ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴇᴀɴᴛɪᴍᴇ, ᴡᴇ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴛɪʀᴇ ᴜɴɪᴠᴇʀꜱᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴇxᴘʟᴏʀᴇ, ᴘᴜꜱʜɪɴɢ ᴏᴜʀ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛɪᴠɪᴛʏ ᴛᴏ ɪᴛꜱ ʟɪᴍɪᴛꜱ ᴛᴏ ꜰɪɴᴅ ɴᴇᴡ ᴡᴀʏꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴋɴᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴏᴜʀ ᴄᴏꜱᴍɪᴄ ʜᴏᴍᴇ. ᴡᴇ ᴄᴀɴ ʟᴇᴀʀɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴇ ᴇxᴛʀᴀᴏʀᴅɪɴᴀʀʏ ᴛʜɪɴɢꜱ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴇ ᴄᴀɴ ꜱʜᴀʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ. ᴀɴᴅ ᴀꜱ ʟᴏɴɢ ᴀꜱ ᴡᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʜɪɴᴋɪɴɢ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴜʀᴇꜱ, ᴡᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ꜱᴛᴏᴘ ᴀꜱᴋɪɴɢ: ‘ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴏᴍᴇꜱ ɴᴇxᴛ?’”
Mack does an excellent job of summarizing the main theories of cosmology for the end of the universe in a way that is accessible and engaging. Her style is conversational and humorous and, despite the seeming bleakness of the subject matter, she manages to end on an optimistic note.
sorry to say this, but i feel like im not smart enough to fully understand what Katie Mack is discussing. so many paragraphs have completely flown over my head, and i’m just not enjoying this book.
funny
informative
medium-paced