Into the Unknown

The Quest to Understand the Mysteries of the Cosmos

De: Kelsey Johnson

Narrado por: Kelsey Johnson

A leading astronomer and gifted teacher takes readers on a wondrous tour of how science confronts the big questions—about the universe’s origins, destiny, and fundamental nature—and how it contends with the limits of our knowledge

Humans have learned a lot about the world around us and the universe beyond. We have had powerful insights and created profound theories about the universe and everything in it. Surely the ultimate theory must be waiting, just beyond our current knowledge.

Well, maybe. In Into the Unknown, astrophysicist Kelsey Johnson takes us to the edge of scientific understanding about the universe: What caused the Big Bang? What happens inside black holes? Are there other dimensions? She doesn’t just celebrate what we know but rather what we don’t, and asks what it means if we never find that knowledge. Exploring the convergence of science, philosophy, and theology, Johnson argues we must reckon with possibilities—including those that may be beyond human comprehension. The very places where we run smack into total ignorance are the places where the most important questions—about the philosophy of knowledge, the nature of our cosmos, and even the existence of God—await.

As accessible as it is profound, Into the Unknown invites each of us to join in the great quest for knowledge.

Creating questions to think about

Comprehensive. Answered several questions that I had. Nice perspective. Look forward to to a relisten. Want to get the audio guide pdf for better understanding.

Fantastic and balanced book

Your book is awesome, I'm going to listen again right now. Just finished it. A lot of scientist don't believe in God, I don't think you are like that. I can prove God is real with simple math. 0+0=0. So you have to have a creator to start with. Even your car had a creator, It didn't pop out of nothing like some fantasy particles are thought to. Think about everything you see today, it came from somebody. That's my thought experiment for you.

Lesson: cultivate curiosity, awe, humility

Dear Dr Johnson, thank you for bringing your wonder of the universe to the public - and in audiobook form!

I am an almost-50 year old woman and my brain had been trying to encompass all the concepts that your freshmen students must absorb easily. I’d been listening while I cleaned the house, cooked , took walks , and waited at the airport . Such mundane acts but in the meantime my mind was full of new things like branes, universal constants, calabi yau manifolds and the like. I just wish I could see in my mind what a hypercube looked like. Or understand all the concepts.

Luckily , Dr Johnson, you also reminded us that we are allowed to listen to an audiobook more than once !

Thank you for sharing your knowledge and understanding and wisdom.

Time, space, and dimensions

The author was both eloquent, enthusiastic and well versed in not only her field of study but exceptional in the way she held my attention and sense of wonder. This is a audiobook I will listen to over and over again.

Loved it

Absolutely loved learning more about all the craziness in our (and possibly other) universe(s)! Author was excellent, and a solid narrator (which isn’t always the case when authors narrate their own books). Thoroughly enjoyed and will listen again in the future to pick up more details I probably missed the first time around.