
Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs
The Astounding Interconnectedness of the Universe
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Narrado por:
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Carrington MacDuffie
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De:
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Lisa Randall
In this brilliant exploration of our cosmic environment, the renowned particle physicist and New York Times best-selling author of Warped Passages and Knocking on Heaven's Door uses her research into dark matter to illuminate the startling connections between the furthest reaches of space and life here on Earth.
Sixty-six million years ago, an object the size of a city descended from space to crash into Earth, creating a devastating cataclysm that killed off the dinosaurs, along with three-quarters of the other species on the planet. What was its origin? In Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs, Lisa Randall proposes it was a comet that was dislodged from its orbit as the solar system passed through a disk of dark matter embedded in the Milky Way. In a sense it might have been dark matter that killed the dinosaurs.
Working through the background and consequences of this proposal, Randall shares with us the latest findings - established and speculative - regarding the nature and role of dark matter and the origin of the universe, our galaxy, our solar system, and life, along with the process by which scientists explore new concepts. In Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs, Randall tells a breathtaking story that weaves together the cosmos' history and our own, illuminating the deep relationships that are critical to our world and the astonishing beauty inherent in the most familiar things.
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awesome!!!
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Fantastic !!!
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Knowledgebomb
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If you could sum up Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs in three words, what would they be?
Informative, accessible and compellingWhat was one of the most memorable moments of Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs?
When I realized this was a real scientist explaining real research - the history and foundations of dark matter; the scientific method applied; the evaluation of the available data; the story of how the ideas explained in this book evolved in her thinking and in her work with other collaborators.Have you listened to any of Carrington MacDuffie’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
She read it a little fast. I was on 0.75% most of the time.Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
No. Too much to digest all at once.Any additional comments?
Especially liked the manner in which she attributed credit to all the cited researchers whose work contributed to the present views.Exceptionally thorough and accessible
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A wonderful story, woven in science
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Great for the amateur particle physicist and paleontologist
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Look around you
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Very informative and simple to understand
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Good Stuff About Dark Matter
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Would you try another book from Lisa Randall and/or Carrington MacDuffie?
yes Randall, no MacDuffieWould you be willing to try another book from Lisa Randall? Why or why not?
Only if she sticks to her field.What didn’t you like about Carrington MacDuffie’s performance?
flat, the author is a much more dynamic speaker than the narrator in this performance. It's a shame she didn't narrate (or perhaps direct) it herself.If this book were a movie would you go see it?
noAny additional comments?
I was looking forward to an accessible overview of dark matter from a master, and willing to forgive a potentially fanciful theory on extinction level asteroid events. The dark matter sections are fascinating. Unfortunately the author and/or editor seemed to feel compelled to go into more detail on paleontology and geology than dark matter. Did we really need to hear about biogenesis? I have to give the particle physicist grief for poking fun at the awkward nomenclature of astronomers (gen 3 stars) while failing to mention that “they” (particle physicists) have the sign wrong on the electron! On a more serious note, I was disappointed that she beat the arguments for Chicxulub to death, while dismissing nemesis and planet X with a single sentence. She didn’t bother to discuss the limiting magnitude or field of view of IR surveys. This is particularly pertinent today, in light of recent work by Mike Brown et al. suggesting the existence of a large distant planet.Stick to your field
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