Review:Professor Randall takes us on a journey from the outermost reaches of the universe to the unseen players of conventional and dark matter. It is a wonderfully layered work that peers into not only the elemental factors that make up our entire universe, but also the minds of the leading scientists covering a diversity of fields that helped to foster Professor Randall's work. Although we will continue to watch and see how the dark matter story plays out, this book certainly provides a very provoc... Read more

Review:Too difficult for the average reader. If you're looking to learn about particle physics this is not the place to start. Although she tries
to explain with analogies and she does a very good job,the concepts are still too dificult for the layman. One needs to study and reread the book then perhaps some of the concepts can be grasped. Read more

Review:This is a great book for anyone interested in physics and in particular, string theory. I will not get into a detail discussion about this book since there is obviously numerous reviews which do this book justices. I will say the most amazing thing about this book is Greene's ability to explain such a complex topic. He truly is not only very knowledgeable about this, but also shows his skills as a writer. I highly recommend this book. Read more

Review:According to a poll of the magazine "Nature" 40% of Americas scientists believe in a personal God. Science and faith must be divided, or not? Many scientists have another opinion. This book is a collection of the statements of 50 scientists of renown from all fields concerning the theme creation contra evolution.
The good thing is, that there are no boring repetitions, instead everybody has something interesting to say about his own special field of research. Often it was the scientific resea... Read more

Review:Doesn't really understand new work on biology (especially epigenetics) and neuroscience that demolishes both the materialist/determinist/reductionist program he hates, and his own skepticism about the efficacy of evolution. He's right, though, that some precursor of intentionality, or consciousness, or at least interiority, goes all the way back to the beginnings of the universe. Read more

Review:Requires a unique mindset to fully grasp the beauty of this book. This is not a quick read (nor a cheap one at $18 for 156 reduced size pages) for the beach. Keep an open mind to let his propositions sneak past "the critic" of your questioning brain. Not my favorite Lightman, but then it's not every day you learn that everything you thought you understood about the universe is now turned on its head. Read more

Review:A clarion call to start the investigation of experiences which are paranormal . There has been biased quantitative scientific rejection of any experience not measurable by our instrumentation. This book gives a large body of anecdotal information and explores both objective and subjective aspects to which it may be pointing . Read more

Review:For those of you who, like myself, absolutely loved this beautiful film and were deeply affected by it's mysterious feeling of venturing into "the great unknown", this book is a MUST BUY.

I love the idea of space travel and finding out what else is "out there", but unfortunately I am not the next Stephen Hawking, so I need my hand held through learning about "out there".

Kip Thorne does an amazing job on laying the groundwork on the basics in the opening chapters. He then applies t... Read more

Review:This is a spellbinding book -- a stunning mix of science and the spirit -- that reads like a modern-day version of "The Right Stuff." Like that classic, "Spaceship" is filled with quirky, fascinating characters who make history right before our eyes. Author Julian Guthrie clearly gains amazing access to all of these trailblazers and shows a mastery of her subject. She has written a masterpiece, full of both technical wizardry and humanity, that will appeal to rocket geeks and general audiences a... Read more

Review:I found the relationship of consciousness to the universe intriguing. But I found his criticism of string theory as speculative somewhat inconsistent, given that this theory is also speculative. I do think that consciousness is one of those mysteries that is tied up with other aspects of the universe, but I don't necessarily accept that the rest of the universe exists only as probabilities until perceived by a conscious entity. I find research into near-death experiences also very intriguing, an... Read more