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Cosmic Queries

StarTalk's Guide to Who We Are, How We Got Here, and Where We're Going

Audiobook
2 of 2 copies available
2 of 2 copies available

For science geeks, space and physics nerds, and all who want to understand their place in the universe, this enlightening new book from Neil deGrasse Tyson offers a unique take on the mysteries and curiosities of the cosmos, building on rich material from his beloved StarTalk podcast.

In this illuminating audiobook, Tyson and coauthor James Trefil, a renowned physicist and science popularizer, take on the big questions that humanity has been posing for millennia—How did life begin? What is our place in the universe? Are we alone?—and provide answers based on the most current data, observations, and theories.

Populated with paradigm-shifting discoveries that help explain the building blocks of astrophysics, this relatable and entertaining book will engage and inspire listeners of all ages, bring sophisticated concepts within reach, and offer a window into the complexities of the cosmos.

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    • Publisher's Weekly

      January 25, 2021
      “In the gulf between the depths of human curiosity and the limits of human ignorance” is a space to ask questions, write astrophysicist Tyson (StarTalk) and physicist Trefil (Imagined Life) in this breezy survey of physics’s curiosities. The authors answer such matters as where the universe came from, how it will end, and whether intelligent life beyond Earth exists. In “How Old Is the Universe,” they cover a “simultaneously practical yet dull experiment” conducted in 1964, in which signals from deep space were picked up by a satellite and provided evidence for the Big Bang theory. In “How Will It End” they describe the eventual death of the sun through its transformation into a red giant “engulfing the orbits” of inner planets. Photographs, drawings, and scores of Tyson’s tweets pepper the pages, but less satisfying are the authors’ inconsistencies in their answers to the questions. While some explanations are simplistic (their discussion of biology, for example), others are tough to parse (as with their explanation of the “cosmological constant” from “an early version of part of Einstein’s general relativity” theory). Lay readers curious about the mysteries of the universe will want to take a look.

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