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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: Our quest to explain the world led us from mythology to modern rigorous science.
Chapter 3: Scientists have long debated whether humans truly have free will, or if we’re ruled by scientific determinism.
Chapter 4: There is no reality separate from the observer.
Chapter 5: A good model of reality should be elegant and consistent, should match reality, and should predict the future.
Chapter 6: Quantum theory describes nature at the subatomic scale, and it provides us with an entirely different picture of reality.
Chapter 7: Einstein transformed our understanding of space and time.
Chapter 8: Physicists still debate a unified theory of everything, though M-Theory may indeed be a strong candidate.
Chapter 9: The universe is expanding, and we’re fortunate to be right where we are in it.
Description
The Grand Design (2010) tells the fascinating story of how humans came into being and how we began to use the scientific method to explain both our remarkable growth as a species and the world around us. From the foundational laws of Newton and Einstein to the mind-bending science of quantum physics, find out how far we’ve come and how close we are to answering life’s big questions.
Who Should Listen
- Armchair philosophers
- Science geeks who are into astronomy and physics
- Anyone who’s ever wondered about the mysteries of life