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What a fascinating and enjoyable - and maddening! Why did so many scientists miss so many other scientists‘ work? How does the Nobel Prize work? Etc. - she addresses all of this and much more. - book. I listened to podcasts of author interviews as well, very useful. 4.5⭐️ #science #astrophysics #cosmology

“When I refer to the shape of space, I mean not the local potholes in the otherwise taut fabric of space-time, but rather the overall shape of the universe on the largest scales, where it appears more or less homogenous.”

Often I have no real idea what this book is talking about, but it‘s fascinating and rulllll purty with its writing anyway. 😂 👀🌌🎆🌠👀 #astrophysics cosmology

Nice to know everyone makes their mistakes: “Einstein‘s resistance [to the theory that the universe was expanding], however, had deep roots. New evidence demonstrates the extent of his reluctance to give up on the notion of a steady, nonevolving universe has recently come to light. Although he publicly accepted the idea of the expanding universe, a previously unknown manuscript, discovered among his papers in the archives of Hebrew University ...

Back on my #science bullshit after giving up even trying to listen while we were on our trip to 🇩🇪🇫🇷⚽️🏆. It‘s so good! Just listening to the portion about Kepler. #planets #astronomy

I went on a bit of a science audiobook buying spree, and this is the first of them. Clearly just starting it. I have blown the minds of our German host by telling her how fast I listen to audiobooks - Hörbücher as they‘re called here. (I listened to the Gabrielle Union memoir at 1.75, but I don‘t think I can do a #science book quite so quickly!) Hurray for Libro.fm so that I don‘t have to give Amaz0n any more money!