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The Goldilocks Enigma

Why is the Universe Just Right for Life?

By Paul Davies

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| eBook | 9780141901299

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The Goldilocks Enigma is Paul Davies spectacular and eagerly awaited return to cosmology. Here he tackles all the 'big questions' and introduces the latest discoveries that have allowed scientists to piece together the story of the universe in unprecedented detail. And he explains why, despitContinue

The Goldilocks Enigma is Paul Davies spectacular and eagerly awaited return to cosmology. Here he tackles all the 'big questions' and introduces the latest discoveries that have allowed scientists to piece together the story of the universe in unprecedented detail. And he explains why, despite all this, cosmologists are more divided than ever. Why is everything just right for life on earth? And how have we tried to explain this? How has belief shaped the scientific debate? What do we really know about our place in the universe? Paul Davies decodes the real science and gets to the very heart of our understanding of the universe.

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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
  • eBook 368 Pages
  • ISBN-10: 0141901292
  • ISBN-13: 9780141901299
  • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
  • Pub date: Jul 05, 2007
  • Also available as: Paperback and Hardcover
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