Existential Physics
eBook - ePub

Existential Physics

A Scientist's Guide to Life's Biggest Questions

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  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Existential Physics

A Scientist's Guide to Life's Biggest Questions

About this book

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Do we have free will? Is the universe compatible with God? Do we live in a computer simulation? Does the universe think? Physicists are great at complicated research, but they are less good at telling us why it matters. In this entertaining and groundbreaking book, theoretical physicist Sabine Hossenfelder breaks down why we should care. Drawing on the latest research in quantum mechanics, black holes, string theory and particle physics, Existential Physics explains what modern physics can tell us about the big questions. Filled with counterintuitive insights and including interviews with other leading scientists, this clear and yet profound book will reshape your understanding of science and the limits of what we can know.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Preface
  7. A Warning
  8. One. Does the Past Still Exist?
  9. Two. How Did the Universe Begin? How Will it End?
  10. Other Voices #1. Is Math all There Is? An Interview with Tim Palmer
  11. Three. Why Doesn’t Anyone Ever Get Younger?
  12. Four. Are You Just a Bag of Atoms?
  13. Other Voices #2. Is Knowledge Predictable? An Interview with David Deutsch
  14. Five. Do Copies of us Exist?
  15. Six. Has Physics Ruled Out Free Will?
  16. Other Voices #3. Is Consciousness Computable? An Interview with Roger Penrose
  17. Seven. Was The Universe Made for us?
  18. Eight. Does The Universe Think?
  19. Other Voices #4. Can We Create a Universe? An Interview with Zeeya Merali
  20. Nine. Are Humans Predictable?
  21. Epilogue: What’s the Purpose of Anything Anyway?
  22. Acknowledgments
  23. Glossary
  24. Notes
  25. Index