TY  - BOOK
AU  - Rutherford,Adam
AU  - Fry,Hannah
AU  - Roberts,Alice
TI  - The complete guide to absolutely everything*: *abridged : adventures in math and science 
SN  - 9780393881578
PY  - 2022///
CY  - New York
PB  - W. W. Norton & Company
KW  - Science
KW  - Miscellanea
KW  - Mathematics
KW  - Reality
KW  - Cosmology
KW  - Knowledge, Theory of
KW  - Trivia and miscellanea
KW  - lcgft
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-293) and index; Endless possibilities -- Life, the universe and everything -- The perfect circle -- Rock of ages -- A brief history of time -- Live free -- The magic orchid -- Does my dog love me? -- The universe through a keyhole
N2  - "The complete story of the universe and absolutely everything in it (minus the boring parts). Despite our clever linguistic abilities, humans are spectacularly ill-equipped to comprehend what's happening in the universe. Our senses and intuition routinely mislead us. "The Complete Guide to Absolutely Everything (Abridged)" tells the story of how we came to suppress our monkey minds and perceive the true nature of reality. Written with wit and humor, this brief book tells the story of science -- tales of fumbles and missteps, errors and egos, hard work, accidents, and some really bad decisions -- all of which have created the sum total of human knowledge. Geneticist Adam Rutherford and mathematician Hannah Fry guide readers 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. (A surprisingly consistent twenty-one seconds, if you must know.) Both rigorous and playful, this book is a celebration of the weirdness of the cosmos, the strangeness of humans, and the joys and follies of scientific discovery"--
ER  -