The Prime Mover of All Scepticism of the World

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cosmiquary is a spin off of y podcast. There's a there's a form at in in effect, you have participated in one of the cosmic query spinofs that was all on scepticism. And i was delighted to have you as a guest on there as as the the prime mover of all sceptical thinking in the world. So happy standing flat footed telling you that. The book is not conceived and written because we had answers to the questions. It's conceived and written because these were questions were asking. Other questions, we don't even know if they are the right questionsas. That would come under the category of unknown unknowns.

In this thought-provoking conversation on life, the universe, and everything, Neil deGrasse Tyson tackles the world’s most important philosophical questions about the universe with wit, wisdom, and cutting-edge science. For science geeks, space and physics nerds, and all who want to understand their place in the universe, this enlightening new book offers a unique take on the mysteries and curiosities of the cosmos, building on rich material from his beloved StarTalk podcast, along with dozens of his most popular tweets on science. Shermer and Tyson discuss: the universe, multiverse, big bang, big rip, dark matter, dark energy, gravity, gravitational waves, origins of morality, hard problem of consciousness, consensus science, the unknown, Fermi’s paradox, extraterrestrials, and artificial intelligence.