We Have No Idea

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Prepare to learn everything we still don t know about our strange, mostly mysterious universe.PHD Comics creator Jorge Cham and particle physicist Daniel Whiteson have teamed up to spelunk through the enormous gaps in our cosmological knowledge, armed with their popular infographics, cartoons, and unusually entertaining and lucid explanations of science.In We Have No Idea, they explore the biggest unknowns in the universe, why these things are still mysteries, and what a lot of smart people are doing to figure out the answers or at least ask the right questions While they re at it, they helpfully demystify many complicated things we do know about, from quarks and neutrinos to gravitational waves and exploding black holes With equal doses of humor and delight, they invite us to see the universe as a vast expanse of mostly uncharted territory that s still ours to explore This entertaining illustrated science primer is the perfect book for anyone who s curious about all the big questions physicists are still trying to answer. Read We Have No Idea Author Jorge Cham – kino-fada.fr This review and others can be found on BW Book Reviews.2.5 5The reason I picked this book up was because it reminded me of A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson That book was about the known universe and the scientists behind it Literally, chock full of hilarious anecdotes about the scientists who created discovered things that was presented in an easy and humorous way However, this book is about what we don t know ...RECENZJA WIDEONiewiedza bawi i inspirujezupe nie zosta a zmieniona wyj ciowa formu a pisania ksi ki popularnonaukowej ksi ka nie zaczyna od banalnych wst p w tylko od razu przechodzi do najciekawszych zagadnie MIESZNE OBRAZKI wietne analogie przyk ad w filmie YTIf you like your physics with a side of dad joke level puns, then this is totally the book for you It s a fun romp through some of the wilder aspects of physics, though if you ve got a fairly high level of understanding to start with then this book might feel like something of a review For those who don t know physics at all, I d worry that they might not be able to distinguish some of the punnier jokes, but I think most people should be able to parse it out Overall a fun read to get you thin If you like your physics with a side of dad joke l...On the inside flyleaf of We Have No Idea, it states Armed with their popular infographics, cartoons, and unusually entertaining and lucid explanations of science, Jorge Cham and Daniel Whiteson give us the best answers currently available for a lot of questions that are still perplexing scientists, including Why does the universe have a speed limit Why aren t we all made of antimatter What or who is attacking the Earth with tiny, superfast particles What is dark matter, and why does On the inside flyleaf of We Have No Idea, it states Armed with their popular infographics, cartoons, and unusually entertaining and lucid explanations of science, Jorge Cham and Daniel Whiteson give us the best answers currently available for a lot of questions that are still perplexing scientists, including Why does the universe have a speed limit Why aren t we all made of antimatter What or who is attacking the Earth with tiny, superfast particles What is dark matter, and why does it keep ignoring us And after finishing the book, I can t help but observe that these four partic...A very intriguing title, certainly and I found this to be humorous at times, but I don t know enough about quantam physics, etc., to tell the real from the jokes For example, most of the footnote explanations are jokes themselves, but I m not sure about the footnote 67 on page 156 Muons and taus are not extra dimensional versions of electrons, because they don t have a regular mass spacing , and don t have the same weak force interactions as electrons Some readers might think, Oh, exactly A very intriguing title, certainly and I found this to be humorous at times, but I don t know enough about quantam physics, etc., to tell the real from the jokes For example, most of the footnote explanations are jokes themselves, but I m not sure about the footnote 67 on page 156 Muons and taus are not extra dimensional versions of electrons, because they don t have a regular mass spacing , and don t have the same weak force interactions as electrons Some readers might think, Oh, exactly Some might laugh, IF this is a joke And I think it must be a joke, as are most of the footnotes, but I have no idea When the author talks about things I already know the universe is expanding and the author points out we really don t know why, I get that because I know that already. But most of the time I wasn t sur...This book is a good complement to de book What We Cannot Know by Marcus du Sautoy,because is not centered so much in the phylosofical side as in physics and cosmology.We are living a golden age of science popularization with a lot of good books abot disparate subjects.This one is a example,is a book that joins science,frontiers of science ,fine humor and amusing drawings.The book beguins saying that we only know the 5% of matter ,the rest 95% composed of dark matter and energy we almost have no This book is a good complement to de book What We Cannot Know by Marcus du Sautoy,because is not centered so much in the phylosofical side as in physics and cosmology.We are living a golden age of science popularization with a lot of good books abot disparate subjects.This one is a example,is a book that joins science,frontiers of science ,fine humor and amusing drawings.The book beguins saying that we only know the 5% of matter ,the rest 95% composed of dark matter and energy we almost have no idea.In the following chapters the book explains what we actually know and the questions about we have no idea.For put a few examples Why are 3 generations of quarks and leptons We have no idea.Are the quarks and leptons actually elemental We have no idea.Why gravity is so weak with regard the other forces We have no idea.Why there is a speed limit in the universe and why have its value We have no idea.What is the origen of cosmic rays We have no idea.Is ...Pretty good popular scienceWorth reading Maybe too much focus on cosmology for my taste, but we can not have everything 3words needed because of this stupid app.Review coming soonA very lighthearted approach to some heavy questions and it s certainly solves none of them I enjoyed the weird jokes and the fool proof examples make it a bit easier to understand the complicated science underneath A good book to start your science quest withIt s hard to overstate how good this book is at conveying, in a simple fashion and with an unending series of graphics and dad jokes , some very complex materials Each chapter is a topic in physics that we we being scientists I have almost no idea about most things have surprisingly little idea about hence the name , with topics that include time travel, the nature of empty space, why particles have mass, how big the universe is, etc It s basic and strips out all of the math and hard b It s hard to overstate how good this book is at conveying, in a simple fashion and with an unending series of graphics and dad jokes , some very complex materials Each chapter is a topic in physics that we we being scientists I have almost no idea about most things have surprisingly little idea about hence the name , with topics that include time travel, the nature of empty space, why particles have mass, how big the universe is, e...

We Have No Idea
  • English
  • 17 February 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 368 pages
  • 0735211515
  • Jorge Cham
  • We Have No Idea