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Absolutely incredible. As a researcher and a skeptic of science communication books, I loved this one and how it was written. Left me wanting more from her!
Outstanding book! And it will probably make you feel better if you are having an existential crisis or even if you just read the news on a daily basis. (Personally, I'm rooting for catastrophic vacuum decay in about a billion years, but you will have to judge for yourself.)
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Fascinating read. The humor can get a bit wearing. But I enjoyed it overall.
Is it possible that a book makes you feel simultaneously very smart and incredibly dumb? Hella depressed and somehow uplifted at the same time? Contemplating pending cosmic doom with Dr. Mack was a surprisingly fun-inducing experience. The level of development particle physics and cosmology have reached in the span of a few decades is nothing short of astounding,# and the book has provided a fascinating glimpse into where science is at and which way theories and experimenting are going in the near future. For split seconds (something like 10 raised to minus 24 of a second to be more precise), she made me believe that I actually have the mental capacity to take it all in. Cosmic microwave background, Higgs field, dark energy as cosmological constant, cosmic inflation and redshifting are words that will definitely come in handy in a random houseparty somewhere. If I can still remember what they mean by then. More importantly the book made me curious to learn more. Now having neutron stars colliding as my notification sound on the phone makes much more sense as well.
I’ve never been so happy about being confused. Her writing is joyful and makes you feel like you’re part of a secret. I laughed out loud multiple times at her dorky and hilarious cosmology jokes. If you can’t laugh at the end of the world, when can you?
Totally totally fascinating. If I was in any way good at maths (I’m not) I would study cosmology or physics do I could fully immerse myself in the patterns of the universe. I know that sounds wanky but I don’t care hahah. But with a lot of bloody fascinating topics, capitalism and getting a job in that field could potentially ruin it, so I’ll keep it as an interest haha!!
I was holding on to a thread with most of these subjects, but it was so meditative listening to the jargon and explanations about something totally alien (hah).
It was a delight to read this book at the same time as a classic sci-fi “Spin”, which mentions some of the same concepts as in here!
Totally totally fascinating. If I was in any way good at maths (I’m not) I would study cosmology or physics do I could fully immerse myself in the patterns of the universe. I know that sounds wanky but I don’t care hahah. But with a lot of bloody fascinating topics, capitalism and getting a job in that field could potentially ruin it, so I’ll keep it as an interest haha!!
I was holding on to a thread with most of these subjects, but it was so meditative listening to the jargon and explanations about something totally alien (hah).
It was a delight to read this book at the same time as a classic sci-fi “Spin”, which mentions some of the same concepts as in here!
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What a great book! I love when scientists make complicated issues accessible to the public, and Katie Mack not only does this, but adds her own sense of humor (making it feel less intimidating). Many of these concepts are still a little beyond me and my pandemic-impaired attention span, but I can see myself reading this again next year.