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How to Die in Space
- A Journey Through Dangerous Astrophysical Phenomena
- Narrated by: Paul M. Sutter PhD
- Length: 12 hrs and 41 mins
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How to Die in Space
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Publisher's Summary
A brilliant and breathtakingly vivid tour of the universe, describing the physics of the dangerous, the deadly, and the scary in the cosmos
So you’ve fallen in love with space and now you want to see it for yourself, huh? You want to witness the birth of a star, or visit the black hole at the center of our galaxy? You want to know if there are aliens out there, or how to travel through a wormhole? You want the wonders of the universe revealed before your very eyes?
Well stop, because all that will probably kill you.
From mundane comets in our solar backyard to exotic remnants of the Big Bang, from dying stars to young galaxies, the universe may be beautiful, but it’s treacherous. Through metaphors and straightforward language, How to Die in Space breathes life into astrophysics, unveiling how particles and forces and fields interplay to create the drama in the heavens above us.
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- Anonymous User
- 12-07-2023
Love this book
Such an amazing journey, very much enjoy the writer narrating the story. This kept my attention from beginning to end, I’ll likely listen to this multiple times.
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- Anonymous User
- 03-06-2020
Wit and wisdom so you learn and laugh - 6 stars
I didn't know this guy's work until this book (yeah sucks to be me). What a gift of a human being - so wise and learned and off-the-charts smart BUT all wrapped up in fun and drama and humor and energy.
Paul M Sutter PhD takes everything that is wonderful about understanding the nature of reality from an astrophysical standpoint and slaps you around the head with it, shakes some sense into you with it, picks you up and dusts you off, hugs you, tickles you, reassures you and then sucker punches you and offers you his outstretched hand with a wink and a smile.
It is a brilliant strategy. He totally understands that if you want people to engage with your work and really pay attention, really hear what you are saying and actually think about it, you firstly need to draw them in real close, entertain them, put them at ease. Soon they adore you and are enjoying your energy and wit, so you can begin to share a multitude of the scientific world's most abstruse and counter-intuitive concepts, facts and theories and they will understand because they are intently tuned in.
Before you know it, he has you wanting to know more, so he puts what he has shared in its historical context and traces the development of our understanding and ideas as science has evolved. He has you feeling super smart but not in the least lectured, or schooled, as he encourages you to think about what he has shared in real-world terms, what are the consequences of this science for us, what do these ideas actually mean in practical terms, how could they shape our experience and the nature of our reality.
You will have such a great time becoming an astrophysicist that you won't even notice it happening. If you haven't developed a little crush by the end of the book then you weren't listening properly, so best you go back and listen again. Paul M Sutter PhD is no doubt the secret lovechild of Vera Rubin and Steve Martin and this books proves it.
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- Anon
- 25-04-2023
Good a. Aaaaaaa
Great humor and interesting facts a a aaaa a a a a a a a🤠🤮🤑
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- Martyn McAvoy
- 20-04-2024
Absolutely amazing
Idk why I love this so much, the humour, his voice (idk lol) but yeah amazing book
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- Amazon Customer
- 22-07-2023
Trying too hard to be funny, not succeeding
Interesting content, but overall let down by the annoying attempted “dad joke” comedy.
Would also have been better read by a voice actor instead of the author. Most likely they tried but no one could finish the performance, too embarrassed by the material they had to read..
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