katie mack the end of everything astrophysically speaking

“Thinking through the science of end times is actually a thrill…Mack’s pleasing writing style makes speculating about the death of the universe unexpectedly entertaining. Access a growing selection of included Audible Originals, audiobooks and podcasts.

Guiding us through cutting-edge science and major concepts in quantum mechanics, cosmology, string theory, and much more, The End of Everything is a wildly fun, surprisingly upbeat ride to the farthest reaches of all that we know. The End of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking) By: Katie Mack Narrated by: Gabra Zackman, Katie Mack Length: 6 hrs and 21 mins 4.6 (857 ratings) Try for 0.00 Pick 1 title (2 titles for Prime members) from our collection of bestsellers and new releases. Now, with lively wit and humor, she takes us on a mind-bending tour through five of the cosmos’s possible finales: the Big Crunch, Heat Death, the Big Rip, Vacuum Decay (the one that could happen at any moment!), and the Bounce. This revelation set her on the path toward theoretical astrophysics.

Katie Mack has been contemplating these questions since she was a young student, when her astronomy professor informed her the universe could end at any moment, in an instant. But what happens to the universe at the end of the story? And what does it mean for us now?ĭr. With the Big Bang, it expanded from a state of unimaginable density to an all-encompassing cosmic fireball to a simmering fluid of matter and energy, laying down the seeds for everything from black holes to one rocky planet orbiting a star near the edge of a spiral galaxy that happened to develop life as we know it. From one of the most dynamic rising stars in astrophysics, an accessible and eye-opening look at five ways the universe could end, and the mind-blowing lessons each scenario reveals about the most important concepts in cosmology.

Katie mack the end of everything astrophysically speaking