The Goldilocks Enigma

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• From Milton to Hilton

  The Goldilocks Enigma: Why Is the Universe Just Right for Life? by Paul Davies 360pp, Allen Lane, £22 The universe is an open book, but open only at the present page. The authorship is permanently in dispute and no one will ever see the dustjacket or ... (read full critics)

  guardian.co.uk published on Sat, 25 Sep 2010

• The weirder edges of the universe

  The Goldilocks Enigma: Why Is the Universe Just Right for Life? by Paul Davies (Penguin, £8.99) Cosmology has always been the butt of other scientists' jokes, barely one up from metaphysics (itself described as "looking in an unlit coal cellar for a ... (read full critics)

  guardian.co.uk published on Sat, 25 Sep 2010

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  Any book that tries to discuss the universe, existence and life risks falling off a tightrope. Talk only about the scientific facts and some will say you're missing the big picture. Talk too much about the speculations and others will say you're philosophizing. Paul Davies has done a fine job walkin ... (continue)

  Any book that tries to discuss the universe, existence and life risks falling off a tightrope. Talk only about the scientific facts and some will say you're missing the big picture. Talk too much about the speculations and others will say you're philosophizing. Paul Davies has done a fine job walking this tightrope. He has nicely balanced his discussion on sound scientific theories and informed speculations.

  Recommended to people who would like to know the current trends about cosmology.

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• English Books
• Paperback 368 Pages
• ISBN-10: 0141023260
• ISBN-13: 9780141023267
• Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
• Pub date: Jul 05, 2007
• Also available as: Hardcover and eBook

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