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Existential Physics
A Scientist’s Guide to Life’s Biggest Questions
Book • 2022
In this lively and thought-provoking book, Sabine Hossenfelder addresses some of the toughest riddles in existence.
She explores questions like 'Does the past still exist? ', 'Do particles think?
', 'Was the universe made for us? ', 'Has physics ruled out free will?
', and 'Will we ever have a theory of everything?
' Hossenfelder lays out how far physicists are in answering these questions, the current limits, and what questions might remain unanswerable forever.
The book offers a no-nonsense yet entertaining take on these complex issues, providing readers with a solid grasp of what we know and what we don’t know.
She explores questions like 'Does the past still exist? ', 'Do particles think?
', 'Was the universe made for us? ', 'Has physics ruled out free will?
', and 'Will we ever have a theory of everything?
' Hossenfelder lays out how far physicists are in answering these questions, the current limits, and what questions might remain unanswerable forever.
The book offers a no-nonsense yet entertaining take on these complex issues, providing readers with a solid grasp of what we know and what we don’t know.
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Curt Jaimungal when discussing her distinction between problems and pseudo-problems in physics.
Curt Jaimungal when discussing her distinction between problems and pseudo-problems in physics.
Sean Carroll: The Crisis in (Fundamental) Physics is Worse Than You Think...
