

Scientific takedown of creationism. A good intro to quantum physics. It does get very slightly technical in some places. Quick read.
#StephenHawking #LeonardMlodinow #TheGrandDesign #QuantumPhysics
Scientific takedown of creationism. A good intro to quantum physics. It does get very slightly technical in some places. Quick read.
#StephenHawking #LeonardMlodinow #TheGrandDesign #QuantumPhysics
It‘s Stephen Hawking. What can I say?
#StephenHawking #LeonardMlodinow #TheGrandDesign #QuantumPhysics
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Based on the number of times I found myself exclaiming aloud some variation on the theme of “nifty!“, this book is worth a read. The humour and wonder the author exhibits, the playful framing, greatly increased my enjoyment and comprehension, and the likelihood that I'll engage in a non-fiction topic I don't have an educational background in. 1/?
When the scope of the project hits home.
Jaw. On the floor.
Here I am reading about transparent blocks thinking of a glass block wall and then:
Ten years?!
$10 million dollars worth of platinum?! 😲
I like it when the scientists get silly. 😁🥧🍕
“...go and find a hotter place.“ 🔥🧐🎩
Soft pick for me - an scientific history of how our understanding of gravity has changed from Newton to Einstein to quantum theory to string theory. A little background in physics is helpful, but expertise is not needed (I took an intro level college class in 2007, so…). Some sections dragged a bit (the chapter on tides 🫠), but I thought the last third was a great intro to quantum theory and string theory, which I knew very little about.
Part admirable commitment to science, part welcome distraction? 🫤