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How to Build a Universe

By: Professor Brian Cox, Robin Ince, Alexandra Feachem
Narrated by: Professor Brian Cox, Robin Ince, Alexandra Feachem, Eric Idle - foreword
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From the hosts of the legendary BBC Radio 4 programme comes this irreverent celebration of scientific marvels - a hectic leap through the grand and bizarre ideas conjured up by human imagination, from dark matter to consciousness via neutrinos and earthworms.

Prof Brian Cox and Robin Ince take the musings of the great and the good of British science, producing an insight into the multifaceted subjects involved in building a universe, with pearls of wisdom from leading scientists and comedians peppered throughout.

Covering thousands of concepts and conundrums, they tackle everything from the big bang to parallel universes, fierce creatures to extraterrestrial life, brain science to artificial intelligence. Bringing together the best, most unusual and hilarious of the inquisitive minds that help us shape and understand our world, from Neil deGrasse Tyson and Dara Ó Briain to Sir Patrick Stewart, Tim Minchin, Stephen Fry and more, How to Build a Universe is an illuminating and inspirational celebration of science - sometimes silly, sometimes astounding and very occasionally facetious.

©2017 Professor Brian Cox and Robin Ince (P)2017 HarperCollins Publishers

Critic reviews

"A witty and irreverent look at the world according to science." ( Independent)
"Cox's romantic, lyrical approach to astrophysics all adds up to an experience that feels less like homework and more like having a story told to you. A really good story, too." ( Guardian)
"He bridges the gap between our childish sense of wonder and a rather more professional grasp of the scale of things." ( Independent)

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Infinite monkey cage n+1

As a long time listener of the BBC radio 4 show, I got what I expected and much more. It had Brian and Robin's usual banter with a touch of Sagan and Feynman packaged in humorous yet informative stories.

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Inspiring. 100x better than its cover!

Thought Provoking and Inspiring. Don't judge it by its cover!
A great explanation of the fundamentals and foundations of modern Science with a good bit of philosophy thrown in. I loved this book.

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Best audiobook

I’ve listened to this audiobook many many times! It’s light and fun but filled with knowledge

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Boring in many places

Provides some useful insights but Digresses into nonsense too often. Not worth the 3 hrs listening time.

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