The Complete (Short) Guide to Absolutely Everything
Adventures in Math and Science
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Narrated by:
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Hannah Fry
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Adam Rutherford
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Written by:
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Adam Rutherford
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Hannah Fry
About this listen
Despite our clever linguistic abilities, humans are spectacularly ill-equipped to comprehend what's happening in the universe. The Complete (Short) Guide to Absolutely Everything tells the story of how we came to suppress our monkey minds and perceive the true nature of reality.
Geneticist Adam Rutherford and mathematician Hannah Fry guide listeners through time and space, through our bodies and brains, showing how emotions shape our view of reality, how our minds tell us lies, and why a mostly bald and curious ape decided to begin poking at the fabric of the universe.
Rutherford and Fry shine as science sleuths, wrestling with some truly head-scratching questions: Where did time come from? Do we have free will? Does my dog love me? Hilarious sidebars present memorable scientific oddities: for example, hypnotized snails, human-sized ants, and the average time it takes most animals to evacuate their bladders.
Both rigorous and playful, The Complete (Short) Guide to Absolutely Everything is a celebration of the weirdness of the cosmos, the strangeness of humans, and the joys and follies of scientific discovery.
©2021 Adam Rutherford and Hannah Fry Limited (P)2022 TantorWhat listeners say about The Complete (Short) Guide to Absolutely Everything
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- Amazon Customer
- 2023-04-09
The curious detectives strike again
Wonderful book from the two amazing science nerd from curious cases of Rutherford and Fry. Riveting book listened to it right through.
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- Dave
- 2022-11-21
Entertaining and Informative
I'll be listening to this again. So much information presented in a very accessible and entertaining manner.
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- David Henry McKay
- 2023-08-31
Wonderful. Also contains one magic orchid.
If you are thinking of pairs of people who work well together, Hannah and Adam are near the top of the list. Their radio program, The Curious Cases of Rutherford and Fry is one of life’s great delights. And this book is like a wondrous huge delightful episode.
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