Table Top Physics Is Done, Right?

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If there were lingering, unexplained forces shaping our lives, there would be things happening repeatedly around us that would still be a mystery. So the mysteries are on scales of size and energy that are far beyond our life experience,. like dark matter and dark energy manifesting on the largest scales of the universe. If we learn what they are and figure out that they might affect us, i don't know what it is we would need it to explain because we got witit. We have an understanding everything else around us.

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.