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The Universe

Leading Scientists Explore the Origin, Mysteries, and Future of the Cosmos

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The Universe

By: John Brockman
Narrated by: Antony Ferguson, Danny Campbell, Jo Anna Perrin
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In The Universe, today's most influential science writers explain the science behind our evolving understanding of The Universe and everything in it, including the cutting-edge research and discoveries that are shaping our knowledge.

Lee Smolin reveals how math and cosmology are helping us create a theory of the whole universe. Neil Turok analyzes the fundamental laws of nature, what came before the big bang, and the possibility of a unified theory. Seth Lloyd investigates the impact of computational revolutions and the informational revolution. Lawrence Krauss provides fresh insight into gravity, dark matter, and the energy of empty space. Brian Greene and Walter Isaacson discuss Albert Einstein.

And much more. Explore The Universe with some of today's greatest minds: what it is, how it came into being, and what may happen next.

©2014 The Edge Foundation (P)2014 Tantor Astronomy Cosmology Physics String Theory Black Hole Genetics

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Rather than getting you interested in the topics, many of the chapters just seem to be arguing that the author is right and oh so clever. I don't want to listen to self promotion.
Talk about your subject well enough and with passion and the audience is bound to see that on their own.
There are some very good chapters worth listening to, and some of the more author-centric ones have interesting ideas if you can disregard the childlish he-said-she-said, name dropping and validation seeking.

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