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beth_ken's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
3.75
sarashimizu's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
it took me a long time to get thru this but it actually had some crazy stuff in it! most of the tricky physics stuff make me want to fall asleep though (most of the time i did).
but yeah a lot of the stuff in here was pretty wild and deffo inspiring.
but yeah a lot of the stuff in here was pretty wild and deffo inspiring.
knitswithbeer's review against another edition
5.0
Absolutely fantastic. Absorbing and humorous. Cox's voice is clearly heard when reading this.
daniellewalsh's review against another edition
4.0
Human Universe tackles the biggest questions: Where are we? Are we alone? Who are we? Why are we here? What is our future?
It’s all very interesting and one thing I love about Professor Brian Cox’s documentaries and books are that they are accessible, no matter how little knowledge I have on physics - however, at times in the book I was a bit overwhelmed by the mathematics and physics which were a little heavy.
But what I did understand was all down to Cox’s ability to make a potentially dry subject so engaging and exciting. He is curious and passionate and that comes across in the book-which is inspiring when you aren’t a physicist, just an interested human.
There are cool quotes, illustrations and photos throughout which are nice visuals to go with all of the knowledge.
‘What a piece of work is a man. So certain, so vulnerable, so ingenious, so small, so bold, so loving, so violent, so full of promise, so unaware of his fragile significance.’
👣👩🏼🚀🌿🌔☄️
It’s all very interesting and one thing I love about Professor Brian Cox’s documentaries and books are that they are accessible, no matter how little knowledge I have on physics - however, at times in the book I was a bit overwhelmed by the mathematics and physics which were a little heavy.
But what I did understand was all down to Cox’s ability to make a potentially dry subject so engaging and exciting. He is curious and passionate and that comes across in the book-which is inspiring when you aren’t a physicist, just an interested human.
There are cool quotes, illustrations and photos throughout which are nice visuals to go with all of the knowledge.
‘What a piece of work is a man. So certain, so vulnerable, so ingenious, so small, so bold, so loving, so violent, so full of promise, so unaware of his fragile significance.’
👣👩🏼🚀🌿🌔☄️
llmacrae's review against another edition
5.0
A fantastically narrated audiobook that shares a deep, meaningful love for humanity, science, and “how we got here.” It covers a broad scope from human evolution to humans walking on the moon, with plenty of science and stories in between.
A few of the equations discussed in the final quarter of the book went over my head somewhat, but the rest of the physics, chemistry, and biology discussed was very easy to understand and follow along with, and delivered in a friendly way with a lot of humour.
Brilliant read if you are curious, love science, nature, space, and documentaries.
Reminds me why Brian Cox is one of my favourite presenters/physicists/overall science guys. Thoroughly enjoyed and a fairly short read, too!
A few of the equations discussed in the final quarter of the book went over my head somewhat, but the rest of the physics, chemistry, and biology discussed was very easy to understand and follow along with, and delivered in a friendly way with a lot of humour.
Brilliant read if you are curious, love science, nature, space, and documentaries.
Reminds me why Brian Cox is one of my favourite presenters/physicists/overall science guys. Thoroughly enjoyed and a fairly short read, too!
fliplima's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
5.0