In the beginning, nearly fourteen billion years ago, all the space and all the matter and all the energy of the known universe was contained in a volume less than one-trillionth the size of the period that ends this sentence. I had the pleasure of visiting the American Museum of Natural History in New YorkContinue reading “Neil deGrasse Tyson’s Astrophysics for People in a Hurry”
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Yumi Sakugawa’s Your Illustrated Guide to Becoming One with the Universe
In my personal opinion, one of the key markers of the postmodernist literary movement is the increased demand for self-help and individualized psychology books. We are living in a time where books that give us relaxation strategies, explain terms that previously existed only within the isolated field of psychology, and break down into simple conceptsContinue reading “Yumi Sakugawa’s Your Illustrated Guide to Becoming One with the Universe”
Carl Sagan’s Cosmos
Hands down one of the most influential books for me in the past 5-6 years! Carl Sagan’s Cosmos is an absolute diamond in the sand. I cannot rave about it enough, honestly. There also happens to be a show Cosmos with a more revamped version released in recent years. The edition that I read hadContinue reading “Carl Sagan’s Cosmos”