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We Have No Idea
- A Guide to the Unknown Universe
- Narrated by: Daniel Whiteson
- Length: 9 hrs and 2 mins
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Summary
'This witty book reveals the humbling vastness of our ignorance about the universe, along with charming insights into what we actually do understand' Carlo Rovelli, author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics and Reality Is Not What It Seems
Many books explain what we know about the universe. This one, from the hugely popular PhD Comics (50 million readers since 2008), tackles all the weird stuff we haven't figured out yet.
In our small corner of the universe, we know how some matter behaves most of the time and what even less of it looks like, and we have some good guesses about where it all came from. But we really have no clue what's going on. In fact, we don't know what about 95% of the universe is made of.
So what happens when a cartoonist and a physicist walk into this strange, mostly unknown universe? Jorge Cham and Daniel Whiteson gleefully explore the biggest unknowns, why these things are still mysteries, and what a lot of smart people are doing to figure out the answers (or at least ask the right questions).
While they're at it, they helpfully demystify many complicated things we do know about, from quarks and neutrinos to gravitational waves and exploding black holes. With equal doses of humour and delight, they invite us to see the universe as a vast expanse of mostly uncharted territory that's still ours to explore.
This is a book for fans of Brian Cox and What If. This highly entertaining highly illustrated book is perfect for anyone who's curious about all the great mysteries physicists are going to solve next.
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- Paul
- 28-11-18
Hugely informative and entertaining
This is a great book that makes complex matters understandable for ordinary people. Highly recommended
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- Wojciech Klepacki
- 17-06-21
Just awesome ride through the history of science.
it's all about asking the right questions, probing and testing the Universe around us. I hope this journey never ends.
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- Simen Svenkerud
- 10-10-18
one of the most hilarious physics books available!
I am an avid reader of PhD comics, further the mysteries of the universe takes up a large proportion of my library. Regardless I was not prepared for how hilarious this book is! it doesn't matter how many books on the subject you have, get this one and if you don't learn anything new, laugh and enjoy the hallmark PhD humor applied to a physics book!
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- David Garrett
- 25-05-22
Excellent!
Brilliantly structured audio book. Well read by Daniel Whiteson - an easy book to listen to.
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- Amazon Customer
- 18-01-18
Light hearted but informative
Brings up many fascination subjects in an approachable way, with regular comic examples to help keep it fun.
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- Adam Brewer
- 29-04-22
Interesting Science Book
I enjoyed the book really interesting topics. However the sound effects scattered throughout were really annoying and off putting.
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- Dl Fuller
- 03-11-20
great read even with the lackluster wit.
love the content, not so much the wit which they did pull of so well.
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- Bjørn-Rune Hanssen
- 14-12-17
A good book let down by an inappropriate reading
I very much enjoyed the content of the book, and I think I would have enjoyed the humour had it been delivered well. Sadly, it wasn’t. This is even more sad when considering that the narrator is one of the book’s authors, but that ownership of the text did not translate into an engaging performance with better comedic delivery and more clear scientific excitement.
I would have loved to hear this performed by someone lik e.g. Dara O’Brian, preferably without the completely unnecessary and rather grating sound effects.
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- D. Menashy
- 02-07-17
Fun science!
I actually listened to this a few weeks ago now, so don't remember loads of details . A fun listen and I'm sure I learned (or was reminded of) loads of cool stuff.
The authors tried hard to give the audiobook a distinct feel, lots of sound effects etc., presumably to compensate for the lack of the cartoons to be found in the printed edition. To be honest I found these occasionally a bit jarring but I appreciated the effort.
Overall I think one can never learn too much Physics, so a recommended listen.
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- N. W. Munro
- 12-12-23
Fantastic
Great performance and a great story. I've read so many popular science books but this one has a great take calling out the specific and still huge gaps in humankind's understanding of the universe. Highly recommended
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