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Cosmic Jackpot (also published under the title The Goldilocks Enigma: Why is the Universe Just Right for Life?) is Paul Davies's eagerly awaited return to cosmology, the successor to his critically acclaimed bestseller The Mind of God. Here he tackles all the "big questions," including the biggest of them all: Why does the universe seem so well adapted for life? In his characteristically clear and elegant style, Davies shows how recent scientific discoveries point to a perplexing fact: many different aspects of the cosmos, from the properties of the humble carbon atom to the speed of light, seem tailor-made to produce life. A radical new theory says it's because our universe is just one of an infinite number of universes, each one slightly different. Our universe is bio-friendly by accident -- we just happened to win the cosmic jackpot. While this "multiverse" theory is compelling, it has bizarre implications, such as the existence of infinite copies of each of us and Matrix-like simulated universes. And it still leaves a lot unexplained. Davies believes there's a more satisfying solution to the problem of existence: the observations we make today could help shape the nature of rea

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Author

Davies, Paul, Paul Davies

Publisher

Penguin Books, Limited

Published

2007

Language

EN

ISBN

9780141023267

Category

science

Subjects

Fiction, Astronomy, Religion

Rating

4.02 / 5 (689 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14