Paradox by Jim Al-Khalili

Paradox by Jim Al-KhaliliHow does the fact that it gets dark at night prove the Universe must have started with a big bang? Where are all the aliens? Why does the length of a piece of string vary depending on how fast it is moving? Our subject is 'perceived paradoxes' questions or thought experiments that on first encounter seem impossible to answer, but which science has been able to solve. Our tour of these mind expanding puzzles will take us through some of the greatest

Arthur's crazed wanderings will take him from the restaurant at the end of the Universe (where the main dish of the day introduces itself and the floor show is doomsday)

turns his poetic gifts toward a deft reconstruction of Ovid's ancient themes

and the dead: Can love truly rewrite the past

but nothing is normal about this case

and all the blessed chaos of the extended Quinn clan

a witch who has been cursed to live in a small town in upstate New York

This book is recommended by none other than Elon Musk

no value but as a bearer of sons

But there’s one test she’s never quite been able to ace: love

Christopher Hitchens notes that while the relationship is usually presented as a matter of tradition

Yoga and Ayurveda reveals to us the secret powers of the body

but also to see how consequential thought innovations can be