
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
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2020
NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY * THE WASHINGTON POST * THE ECONOMIST * NEW SCIENTIST * PUBLISHERS WEEKLY * THE GUARDIAN
From one of the most dynamic rising stars in astrophysics, an “engrossing, elegant” (The New York Times) look at five ways the universe could end, and the mind-blowing lessons each scenario reveals about the most important concepts in cosmology.
We know the universe had a beginning. With the Big Bang, it expanded from a state of unimaginable density to an all-encompassing cosmic fireball to a simmering fluid of matter and energy, laying down the seeds for everything from black holes to one rocky planet orbiting a star near the edge of a spiral galaxy that happened to develop life as we know it. But what happens to the universe at the end of the story? And what does it mean for us now?
Dr. Katie Mack has been contemplating these questions since she was a young student, when her astronomy professor informed her the universe could end at any moment, in an instant. This revelation set her on the path toward theoretical astrophysics. Now, with lively wit and humor, she takes us on a mind-bending tour through five of the cosmos’s possible finales: the Big Crunch, Heat Death, the Big Rip, Vacuum Decay (the one that could happen at any moment!), and the Bounce. Guiding us through cutting-edge science and major concepts in quantum mechanics, cosmology, string theory, and much more, The End of Everything is a wildly fun, surprisingly upbeat ride to the farthest reaches of all that we know.
©2020 Dr. Katie Mack. All rights reserved. (P)2020 Simon & Schuster, Inc. All rights reserved.Interview: Mind-Blowing Lessons About 'The End of Everything'
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Unexpectedly profound
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But unlike many science books, The End of Everything will make you feel things - not all of them pleasant. But power through it and you’ll come out a richer person on the other end.
Sad, depressing, hopeful, amazing.
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Brilliantly entertaining!
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Wow. Just wow.
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Fascinating!
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who says that cosmologists are boring? boring
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Very good
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This book changed my life
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That being said, Gabra Zackman did an excellent job, and the book is very good.
I’m going to listen to it again, both because I enjoyed it and because I’m a bit out of my depth astrophysically speaking.
Wish the Author had Narrated the Entire Book
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