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Human Universe by Brian Cox; Professor Brian Cox; Andrew Cohen is a science book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Human Universe about?

Human life is a staggeringly strange thing. On the surface of a ball of rock falling around a nuclear fireball in the blackness of a vacuum the laws of nature conspired to create a naked ape that can look up at the stars and wonder where it came from.What is a human being? Objectively, nothing of consequence. Particles of dust in an infinite arena, present for an instant in eternity. Clumps of atoms in a universe with more galaxies than people. And yet a human being is necessary for the question itself to exist, and the presence of a question in the universe – any question – is the most wonderful thing.Questions require minds, and minds bring meaning. What is meaning? I don’t know, except that the universe and every pointless speck inside it means something to me. I am astonished by the existence of a single atom, and find my civilisation to be an outrageous imprint on reality. I don’t understand it. Nobody does, but it makes me smile. This book asks questions about our origins, our destiny, and our place in the universe. We have no right to expect answers; we have no right to even ask. But ask and wonder we do.Human Universe is first and foremost a love letter to humanity; a celeb

Who reads Human Universe?

Author

Brian Cox; Professor Brian Cox; Andrew Cohen

Publisher

William Collins / Da Capo

Published

2014

Language

EN

ISBN

9780008125080

Category

science

Subjects

Fiction, Astronomy, Science

Rating

4.32 / 5 (288 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14