Existential Physics: A Scientist's Guide by Sabine Hossenfelder - Non Fiction - Paperback

Details. Condition: Brand New. Format: Paperback. ISBN: 9781838950385. Publisher: Atlantic Books. Overview. Existential Physics: A Scientist's Guide to Life's Biggest Questions is a New York Times bestselling paperback in which theoretical physicist Sabine Hossenfelder tackles the questions that keep us up at night. Do we have free will? Is the universe compatible with God? Do we live in a simulation? Drawing on cutting-edge physics, Hossenfelder cuts through speculation to show what science can, and cannot, actually tell us about meaning, consciousness and the cosmos, in clear, witty prose built for curious general readers.. About the Book. Physicists are brilliant at complicated research but often less good at explaining why any of it matters. In this entertaining and groundbreaking book, Hossenfelder steps outside the lab to answer the big existential questions people actually ask. Drawing on quantum mechanics, black holes, string theory and particle physics, she investigates whether the past still exists, whether particles think, whether the universe was made for us, and whether physics has ruled out free will. Along the way she interviews other leading scientists, weighing up parallel universes, the God particle, and the origins of the big bang against the hard limits of what current theories can prove.. What sets this book apart is Hossenfelder's refusal to overreach. Rather than offering comforting answers, she draws a clear line between established science and the untestable speculation that sometimes creeps into physics itself, arguing that some of her peers indulge in as much unfounded belief as the mystics and theologians they might dismiss. The result is a rigorous yet genuinely entertaining tour of modern physics that respects the reader's intelligence while remaining accessible to anyone without a scientific background. It is a book that reshapes how you think about knowledge, belief and the boundaries of what we can ever truly know.. Key Benefits. Cle