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  • Kay
  • 02-09-18

Great way to make it make sense

Narrator was awesome. Finally felt I was getting a handle on the big questions. And really enjoyed the history woven into the science. Great listen.

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  • dmaxi
  • 02-06-18

Didn't enjoy reader's breathy reading style

Excellent story/conceit. Wonderful introduction to Quantum mechanics as well as the historical progression of science. Reader's style was way too breathy and detracted from my enjoyment.

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  • Readaholic
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Chocolate-coated Quantum Physics - Yum!

Briliantly entertaining confection (or is it?) that makes a moderately deep dive into quantum mechanics totally digestible and entertaining, while creating its own bow-wave of uncertainty as to whether this is science fiction or true science friction.

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Read it and your world will change, not least because of Michael Brooks taking the concept of super position to one its possible 'logical' conclusions.