{"product_id":"aguirre-a-cosmological-koans-9780141991764","title":"Aguirre A Cosmological Koans","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A gem of a book'' Carlo Rovelli, author of \u003ci\u003eSeven Brief Lessons on Physics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A unique and beautifully written masterpiece'' Max Tegmark, author of \u003ci\u003eLife 3.0\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCould there be a civilization on a mote of dust? How much of your fate have you made? Who cleans the universe?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough  more than fifty Koans - pleasingly paradoxical vignettes following the  ancient Zen tradition - leading physicist Anthony Aguirre takes us  across the world from Japan to Italy, and through ideas spanning the  age, breadth and depth of the Universe. Using these beguiling stories  and a flair for explaining complex science, he covers cosmic questions  that giants from Aristotle to Galileo to Heisenberg have grappled with - from the nature of time to the origin of multiple universes to the  meaning of quantum theory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlayful and enlightening, \u003ci\u003eCosmological Koans\u003c\/i\u003e  invites the reader into an intellectual adventure of the highest order,  giving\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis unique and beautifully written masterpiece transforms the deepest mysteries of our universe into a captivating and accessible quest for personal enlightenment -- Max Tegmark, author of Life 3.0\u003cbr\u003eA gem of a book -- Carlo Rovelli, author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA delight for readers raised on \u003ci\u003eGödel, Escher, Bach \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Dancing Wu Li Masters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e * Kirkus *\u003cbr\u003eThis is calisthenics for the mind - it will stretch your imagination almost to the breaking point, and your understanding of reality will come away more healthy and flexible than before -- Sean Carroll, author of The Big Picture\u003cbr\u003eA truly creative exploration of physics and its profound insights into the Universe -- Adam Frank, author of Light of the Stars\u003cbr\u003eThe paradoxes of Zen Buddhism could help us grasp fundamental physics. . . What Aguirre does remarkably well is to find a way of threading many of the most interesting questions in theoretical physics onto a single narrative chain. . .  At its heart  the book offers a compelling answer to the question of how to talk about the un-talk-about-able -- Gilead Amit * The New Scientist *","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732513468759,"sku":"9780141991764","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780141991764.jpg?v=1719997213","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/aguirre-a-cosmological-koans-9780141991764","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}