The End of Everything
(Astrophysically Speaking)
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Narrated by:
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Gabra Zackman
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Katie Mack
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By:
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Katie Mack
About this listen
Brought to you by Penguin.
We know the universe had a beginning. But what happens at the end of the story?
With lively wit and wry humour, astrophysicist Katie Mack takes us on a mind-bending tour through each of the cosmos' possible finales: the Big Crunch, Heat Death, Vacuum Decay, the Big Rip and the Bounce.
Guiding us through major concepts in quantum mechanics, cosmology, string theory and much more, she describes how small tweaks to our incomplete understanding of reality can result in starkly different futures. Our universe could collapse in upon itself, or rip itself apart, or even - in the next five minutes - succumb to an inescapable expanding bubble of doom.
This captivating story of cosmic escapism examines a mesmerising yet unfamiliar physics landscape while sharing the excitement a leading astrophysicist feels when thinking about the universe and our place in it.
Amid stellar explosions and bouncing universes, Mack shows that even though we puny humans have no chance of changing how it all ends, we can at least begin to understand it.
The End of Everything is a wildly fun, surprisingly upbeat ride to the farthest reaches of all that we know.
©2020 Katie Mack (P)2020 Penguin AudioWhat listeners say about The End of Everything
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- Jeff
- 21-04-2022
cosmology, a fascinating story.
Overall, well read, and gives a great insight to Cosmology (by one of the leading Cosmogists in the world). Would have liked Katie to read a few more chapters herself, as I always like when the author of the book relates their stories. Gabra did a great job narrating Katie's stories.
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- Doug Tyler
- 23-04-2022
I loved this book!
Katie Mack is not only a fine scientist, she also is a superb communicator. She explains complex concepts and ideas with a clarity and a simplicity which is very enjoyable. I loved this book.
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- Sam
- 07-08-2020
Brilliant book
Brilliant book on how this entire universe and everything in it is going to end!!!
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- Ronald McCoy
- 07-08-2020
Inspiring, engaging, weighty and entertaining science writing at its best!
This mind blowing journey about how EVERYTHING ends stands apart and alone from most popular science books out there. It is a great pleasure to listen to an author who has something new to say in a thoughtful, engaging and entertaining manner. After having read and listened to many astronomy and cosmology books and audiobooks, I can’t help noticing that despite good intentions, the majority of popular science authors seem to go over familiar ground, rehashing topics, explanations and metaphors that don’t cover new ground. In ’The End of Everything’, Dr Mack, with great clarity, leads her gentle reader through vast, mind boggling thoughts without getting lost. Her gentle humour made me laugh out loud many times, which provided a great ironic contrast with the immensity and seriousness of the book’s theme. The audio narration is excellent, with the scientific terms correctly pronounced - mispronunciations are an annoyingly common feature of many science audiobooks. I can’t recommend this book enough - thoughtful, inspiring, weighty, engaging. Great science communication.
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