The Big Questions: Physics

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The Big Questions series is designed to let renowned experts address the 20 most fundamental and frequently asked questions of a major branch of or philosophy. Each 3000-word essay simply and concisely examines a question that has eternally perplexed enquiring minds, and provides answers from history's great thinkers. This ambitious project is a unique distillation of humanity's best ideas.

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The Big Questions series confronts the fundamental problems of science and philosophy that have perplexed enquiring minds throughout history, and provides and explains the answers of our greatest thinkers. In Big Questions: , demystifies 20 mind-stretching questions about quantum physics, relativity and the true nature of reality.
What is the Point of Physics?
What is Time?
What Happened to Schrödinger's Cat?
Why Does an Apple Fall?
Are Solids Really Solid?
Why is There No Such Thing as a Free Lunch?
Is Everything Ultimately Random?
What is the God Particle?
Am I Unique in the Universe?
Can We Travel Through Time?
Why Does E=MC2?
Can I Change the Universe with a Single Glance?
Is Earth's Magnetic Shield Failing?
Does Chaos Theory Spell Disaster?
What is Light?
Is String Theory Really About Strings?
Why is There Something Rather Than Nothing?
Do We Live in a Computer Simulation?
Which is Nature's Strongest Force?
What is the Ultimate Nature of Reality?

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