Cosmic Queries: StarTalk's Guide to Who We Are, How We Got Here, and Where We're Going
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Summary
In this thought-provoking follow-up to his acclaimed StarTalk book， uber astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson tackles the world's most important philosophical questions about the universe with wit， wisdom， and cutting-edge science。
For science geeks， space and physics nerds， and all who want to understand their place in the universe， this enlightening new book from Neil deGrasse Tyson offers a unique take on the mysteries and curiosities of the cosmos， building on rich material from his beloved StarTalk podcast。
In these illuminating pages， illustrated with dazzling photos and revealing graphics， Tyson and co-author James Trefil， a renowned physicist and science popularizer， take on the big questions that humanity has been posing for millennia--How did life begin？ What is our place in the universe？ Are we alone？--and provide answers based on the most current data， observations， and theories。
Populated with paradigm-shifting discoveries that help explain the building blocks of astrophysics， this relatable and entertaining book will engage and inspire readers of all ages， bring sophisticated concepts within reach， and offer a window into the complexities of the cosmos。
For all who loved National Geographic''s StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson， Cosmos: Possible Worlds， and Space Atlas， this new book will take them on more journeys into the wonders of the universe and beyond。
For science geeks， space and physics nerds， and all who want to understand their place in the universe， this enlightening new book from Neil deGrasse Tyson offers a unique take on the mysteries and curiosities of the cosmos， building on rich material from his beloved StarTalk podcast。
In these illuminating pages， illustrated with dazzling photos and revealing graphics， Tyson and co-author James Trefil， a renowned physicist and science popularizer， take on the big questions that humanity has been posing for millennia--How did life begin？ What is our place in the universe？ Are we alone？--and provide answers based on the most current data， observations， and theories。
Populated with paradigm-shifting discoveries that help explain the building blocks of astrophysics， this relatable and entertaining book will engage and inspire readers of all ages， bring sophisticated concepts within reach， and offer a window into the complexities of the cosmos。
For all who loved National Geographic''s StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson， Cosmos: Possible Worlds， and Space Atlas， this new book will take them on more journeys into the wonders of the universe and beyond。
Reviews
Wanda
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I really enjoyed this book from start to finish！ I listened to the audio book and the narrators were great。 The premise is perfect for a science dummy like me， short bursts of information in a conversational style。 It held my interest， and was dumbed down enough so that I understood everything。 Highly recommend
Queenbeesbookhive
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꧁༒•𝑪𝒐𝒔𝒎𝒊𝒄 𝑸𝒖𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔•༒꧂In this thought-provoking follow-up to his acclaimed StarTalk book， uber astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson tackles the world’s most important philosophical questions about the universe with wit， wisdom， and cutting-edge science。🐝✿☆𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐬𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐡𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰☆✿🐝꧁☬𝑻𝒊𝒕𝒍𝒆: 𝑪𝒐𝒔𝒎𝒊𝒄 𝑸𝒖𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔𝑨𝒖𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒓: 𝑵𝒆𝒊𝒍 𝑫𝒆𝑮𝒓𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒆 𝑻𝒚𝒔𝒐𝒏 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝑱𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝑻𝒓𝒆𝒇𝒊𝒍𝑹𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈: 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝/5 ☬꧂Cosmic Queries is the first material of Neil deGrasse Tyson of which I have had the pleasure of reading。 I have always harboured akeen ꧁༒•𝑪𝒐𝒔𝒎𝒊𝒄 𝑸𝒖𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔•༒꧂In this thought-provoking follow-up to his acclaimed StarTalk book， uber astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson tackles the world’s most important philosophical questions about the universe with wit， wisdom， and cutting-edge science。🐝✿☆𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐬𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐡𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰☆✿🐝꧁☬𝑻𝒊𝒕𝒍𝒆: 𝑪𝒐𝒔𝒎𝒊𝒄 𝑸𝒖𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔𝑨𝒖𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒓: 𝑵𝒆𝒊𝒍 𝑫𝒆𝑮𝒓𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒆 𝑻𝒚𝒔𝒐𝒏 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝑱𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝑻𝒓𝒆𝒇𝒊𝒍𝑹𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈: 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝/5 ☬꧂Cosmic Queries is the first material of Neil deGrasse Tyson of which I have had the pleasure of reading。 I have always harboured akeen interest in science but also have previously found such literature a little hard to understand and decipher， so you can’t imagine how grateful I was to pick this book up and be able to read such enlightening factoids made easy and palatable to digest with just the right amount of wit and wonderment to keen me engaged for hours。 This is also due to the illuminating and dazzling photographs to go along with the well organised theories within the scientific text。 I loved the format of the book which has added to my confidence when taking part in discussions about scientific enquiry。 If you ask questions such as “how did life begin”？ And “are we alone in the universe “？ Then you need to buy this outstanding book which is bursting at the seams with relatable scientific topics we are so eager to learn about。Thank you to @tlcbooktours and @starttalkradio for my gifted copy in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
K-Rae Russell
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I wish Tyson wasn't so cocky。。。 But I knew that going in。 Personalities aside - the book is engaging and frames concepts in interesting， graspable ways without condescension towards the reader。 Surprisingly， despite my dislike for Tyson generally， this book is a 5/5 I wish Tyson wasn't so cocky。。。 But I knew that going in。 Personalities aside - the book is engaging and frames concepts in interesting， graspable ways without condescension towards the reader。 Surprisingly， despite my dislike for Tyson generally， this book is a 5/5 。。。more
Martin Kilkenny
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Interesting stuff。 I learned some new things。 It seemed like information was being repeated in some of the chapters。
Augustinas
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Good content， a bit scattered mash of separation session， rather than well planned book
Minnie Mighty
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I love Holly’s review， and I find the book worth a good five stars; the audio version however， rubs my ears the wrong way for the 85 or 90% Mr Tyson isn’t reading his “tweets”。 There’s a rhythmic issue and a tone issue too but her inflexions are nevertheless good and so she gets to keep her job I guess。 Picky， I am， but I have not enjoyed the back and forth between his and hers voices and it has made the “reading” difficult in the end。 Mountain out of a molehill perhaps？ Yes， but for a quark， su I love Holly’s review， and I find the book worth a good five stars; the audio version however， rubs my ears the wrong way for the 85 or 90% Mr Tyson isn’t reading his “tweets”。 There’s a rhythmic issue and a tone issue too but her inflexions are nevertheless good and so she gets to keep her job I guess。 Picky， I am， but I have not enjoyed the back and forth between his and hers voices and it has made the “reading” difficult in the end。 Mountain out of a molehill perhaps？ Yes， but for a quark， such things always are。 。。。more
Lordoftaipo
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This book reignited my passion for astronomy that had wilted after high school。 Learning it younger definitely has affected my worldview， both our place in the universe and my attitude to earthly matters。 If you think that this introductory book is not for everyone， you’re wrong。 Observatories keep renewing and building。 Groundbreaking observations are made every day， consequently the non-stop affirming and disapproving of theories。 Even students and teachers those days need to brush up。 This is This book reignited my passion for astronomy that had wilted after high school。 Learning it younger definitely has affected my worldview， both our place in the universe and my attitude to earthly matters。 If you think that this introductory book is not for everyone， you’re wrong。 Observatories keep renewing and building。 Groundbreaking observations are made every day， consequently the non-stop affirming and disapproving of theories。 Even students and teachers those days need to brush up。 This is well-structured and rich in content。 It concerns common topics such as aliens， black holes， the Big Bang and the quarks。 This outline may notably be overlapped with ”Astrophysics for People in a Hurry”， but trust me， this is better。 Simply tonnes of colourful images will do the explanation。 It was also discussions of the birth and death of the universe （or universes！） that blew me away。 There were so many reflective moments when I was reading it。 Take this: Scientists are truly admirable。 They are after the endeavours to decipher what we observe， then simplify complexities。 Yet the more we know， the more we know we don’t know。 For example， it is first Democritus atoms， Thomson’s plum pudding， Rutherford model， and sixty years later， the Standard Model。 These shoulders that giants offered made me realise， we’re all made of stardusts， but some of us are brighter。 。。。more
Caleb Kirby
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Enthralling and concise。 Helpful in the incremental construction of my understanding of the universe， as Neil’s work always is。 The recent Joe Rogan podcast featuring Neil was a nice companion to this read。 Big W， I made significant advancements in understanding the stellar parallax method of measuring distances。 I feel almost equipped enough to do my own calculations and double check the professionals。
David
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4 stars， rather than 3， for the benefit of any reader who hasn't read a ton of other books by Tyson， or Brian Greene， or Michio Kaku， or several others。。。not to mention those who listen to Tyson's Star Talk。 Honestly， hardly anything new here， but it's as fine of anyplace to start if you haven't read a lot of popular astrophysics books。 4 stars， rather than 3， for the benefit of any reader who hasn't read a ton of other books by Tyson， or Brian Greene， or Michio Kaku， or several others。。。not to mention those who listen to Tyson's Star Talk。 Honestly， hardly anything new here， but it's as fine of anyplace to start if you haven't read a lot of popular astrophysics books。 。。。more
Rolandas
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Last book I have read about world of physics was 20 years ago， it was called Fascinating Physics or something like that。 Cosmic queries is like continuation of that book and it really hits bullseye for me。 Science of physics is fascinating， incredible and also quite frightening if you contemplate the implications。 This book could be too light for people who regularly are reading scientific books， but for people who only occasionally delve in physics， this will be a treasure。 I find the structure Last book I have read about world of physics was 20 years ago， it was called Fascinating Physics or something like that。 Cosmic queries is like continuation of that book and it really hits bullseye for me。 Science of physics is fascinating， incredible and also quite frightening if you contemplate the implications。 This book could be too light for people who regularly are reading scientific books， but for people who only occasionally delve in physics， this will be a treasure。 I find the structure of book quite novel and refreshing， but some people will not like it （also did Neil deGrasse Tyson made voice recordings in Civilization VI？ as I was listening this book in Audible）。In the end this book is about Universe and what we can say about it using our bleeding edge technology。 If you will read this book， you will， at least for a moment， change your view on our world。 I'm already contemplating pseudoscientific theories that would explain Universe in some twisted way;] 。。。more
Laura
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Cosmic Queries has the subtitle “StarTalk’s Guide to Who We Are， How We Got Here， and Where We’re Going。” I’ve listened to and enjoyed StarTalk a couple of times and have enjoyed Neil DeGrasse Tyson’s interviews on various programs。 I love science， but I don’t know that much about astrophysics。 I thought it was a good time to learn more。Cosmic Queries is written in an interesting and humorous manner and I read through it quickly。 It is written for someone like me who likes science but is not an Cosmic Queries has the subtitle “StarTalk’s Guide to Who We Are， How We Got Here， and Where We’re Going。” I’ve listened to and enjoyed StarTalk a couple of times and have enjoyed Neil DeGrasse Tyson’s interviews on various programs。 I love science， but I don’t know that much about astrophysics。 I thought it was a good time to learn more。Cosmic Queries is written in an interesting and humorous manner and I read through it quickly。 It is written for someone like me who likes science but is not an expert in astrophysics。 It goes through the history of the study of astrophysics， what makes up the universe， life in the universe， and the beginning and end of the universe。 Sections of the book are short and interesting， and the pictures are beautiful。 Interspersed throughout are funny tweets from Neil DeGrasse Tyson。 There were also interesting side bars often with biographies of important people in astrophysics， such as a tidbit about Henrietta Leavitt。 She worked as a human computer at Harvard in the late 1800s and made a major breakthrough in astrophysics。 Of course， the work was published under a man’s name and she did not get credit until after her death。 I also loved reading about Galileo。 His story fascinates me。Favorite Quote:“Just because you can’t figure out how ancient civilizations-built stuff， doesn’t mean they got help from Aliens。” - Don’t tell this to my Dad！！Overall， Cosmic Queries is a fascinating and often humorous book about the history and future of astrophysics。 I greatly enjoyed it！Book Source: Review Copy from Hachette Books as part of the TLC Book Tour。 Thank-you！This review was first posted on my blog at: https://lauragerold。blogspot。com/2021。。。 。。。more
Gina Zappa
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"So for me， I yearn for the questions I don't yet know to ask。" Me too Neil， me too。This book was filled with lots of things I love， opportunities to learn new things， science， space， weird facts I never knew， a look at science and space in our past and fun educated guesses as to what's to come in the far away future。 How can you go wrong with all of that？！？ （you can't） "So for me， I yearn for the questions I don't yet know to ask。" Me too Neil， me too。This book was filled with lots of things I love， opportunities to learn new things， science， space， weird facts I never knew， a look at science and space in our past and fun educated guesses as to what's to come in the far away future。 How can you go wrong with all of that？！？ （you can't） 。。。more
Zachary Newell
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Actually finished this the other day， but I was so on and off， I never put it on here。 Second half of the book really， really grabbed my interest。 Not that the first half didn't， but this book is primarily about where the ends of our knowledge about life， the universe， etc。 are， and Mr。 Tyson really raises some good points throughout。 I didn't care for the noise before he would read a tweet， but that's my only very minor complaint。 Actually finished this the other day， but I was so on and off， I never put it on here。 Second half of the book really， really grabbed my interest。 Not that the first half didn't， but this book is primarily about where the ends of our knowledge about life， the universe， etc。 are， and Mr。 Tyson really raises some good points throughout。 I didn't care for the noise before he would read a tweet， but that's my only very minor complaint。 。。。more
Evan Fancy
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Top notch。 I enjoyed astrophysics for people in a hurry a bit more from Neil deGrasse Tyson but this was incredible。
Jenn Adams
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Often with these pop science style books about space and things like that I enjoy listening but fall somewhere between "I knew most of this" and "Anything I didn't already know went over my head"。 I actually felt like this book did a good job explaining some concepts that I was aware of but didn't previously understand - like various subatomic particles。 Sometimes Neil deGrasse Tyson's personality can be a bit *eyeroll* but I actually didn't get that too much here。3。75 Often with these pop science style books about space and things like that I enjoy listening but fall somewhere between "I knew most of this" and "Anything I didn't already know went over my head"。 I actually felt like this book did a good job explaining some concepts that I was aware of but didn't previously understand - like various subatomic particles。 Sometimes Neil deGrasse Tyson's personality can be a bit *eyeroll* but I actually didn't get that too much here。3。75 。。。more
Brittany
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The science major in me loved this book！ After having read （and listened to） "Astrophysics for People in a Hurry" a few years ago， I knew I wanted to pick up more books （specifically audiobooks） by Neil deGrasse Tyson。 This wasn't quite what I expected when I picked it up， but it was a fun and rather refreshing listen nonetheless。 Where "Astrophysics for People in a Hurry" is very straightforward as a science book， "Cosmic Queries" is an extension of his podcast StarTalk。 The book dives into big The science major in me loved this book！ After having read （and listened to） "Astrophysics for People in a Hurry" a few years ago， I knew I wanted to pick up more books （specifically audiobooks） by Neil deGrasse Tyson。 This wasn't quite what I expected when I picked it up， but it was a fun and rather refreshing listen nonetheless。 Where "Astrophysics for People in a Hurry" is very straightforward as a science book， "Cosmic Queries" is an extension of his podcast StarTalk。 The book dives into bigger or more complex questions than can generally be discussed in the traditional podcast format。 As a result， the book feels very much like a podcast: There are themes and common topics grouped together， so it kind of feels like each chapter could be a podcast episode。 Because of that， this book has kind of broken my rating system， but I'm going to attempt to make it fit the mold anyways。Structure and Formatting 4/5The podcast-style format will not appeal to everyone， but this really piqued my interest in podcasts again， and of course StarTalk in general。 I used to listen to several podcasts， and they are something I generally enjoy， but I fell off listening to them a while ago for whatever reason。 In any case， if podcasts are not something you enjoy， this format may not appeal to you， but it worked fine for me。Thoroughness of Research 5/5This is a hard one to rate because you get the sense that all the research has been done ages ago and the narrators are just spewing off knowledge they've already acquired through constant seeking of new knowledge and publications。 There's no "problem" they're trying to solve; they're just an expert panel answering questions from the readers/listeners。 I don't know if any of the questions they answered would have stumped them in a live format， but the flow of it just felt very natural and like they generally just know what they're talking about。 Which leads into the next point。。。Storytelling/Writing 4/5Not only do the narrators know what they're talking about， but they break it down for fellow scientists/science nerds/science enthusiasts so they can understand。 （More on this point in my "prior knowledge needed section。） I really enjoyed the metaphors and comparisons made in this book。 Neil deGrasse Tyson's humor really shines， especially in audio format。 But， as a result of the podcast formatting， it can feel a little disjointed at times。 Each chapter kind of stands alone as far as content goes， so you have to mentally be prepared to shift gears a little bit for each new topic。 I found it fun， and again， it made me want to listen to his podcast for more， but it may not be a style for everyone。Level of Enjoyment 5/5I enjoyed this one a lot。 I'm so glad I picked it up， especially at the time I did。 I've been really focusing on early American history books lately。 My interest in history is much newer for me compared to my interest in science， so this book has some nostalgic vibes as it reminded me of my 5th grade dreams of be an astronomer。 :-）Prior Knowledge Needed 4/5I clarify that the book is broken down specifically for science people because they're going to use words you may have heard in your school science classes， but unless science was a class you loved or continued to study， you may have forgotten some of the terminology。 This generally works for them though because I doubt many non-science nerds would be reaching for this book （or listening to their podcast） in the first place。 If you're just wanting to dive into this book and it's been a while since you thought about science， you may want to keep a web browser open or at least a notes app to keep track of things you want to google later to refresh on who that was or what that thing they discovered was。Overall 4。4/5When I fall in the middle of two ratings， I normally let my enjoyment rating push the rating one direction or the other。 I intentionally rounded down for this one though strictly due to the formatting and because I know this one won't be for everyone。 It was very much a format and style I enjoy， and I don't want to overhype that for people who may find it jarring or unsatisfying。 There's no story being told in this book。 It's just a series of （what I thought were） fascinating questions being answered by some smart and oftentimes funny people。 For people like my husband who like podcasts on just about any topic but rarely seeks out books on the topics he listens about， I think he would enjoy this。 People in the field or who actively study these topics probably won't gain anything new from this other than some good science jokes or tweet-able phrases。 I definitely recommend it on audio if that's a reading format you enjoy or have been curious about trying。 。。。more
James
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What else would you expect from National Geographic？ Pictures are out of this world。 Quality paper。James Trefil is a really good writer who can make esoteric science concepts readily available to people like me。 Plenty of analogies to make it sink in。 I wonder how much Neil actually had to do with the project， other than supplying his tweets。 Regardless， those breezy tweets do add character and weight though。Nevertheless， I found this to be a fun， thought-provoking book。
Claudia
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Not necessarily for those who are only familiar with the author's radio show/podcast - StarTalk - but for those who are interested in the universe and the answers gleamed from various questions posed on the podcast。 Admittedly， he goes from the basics - from the expanding universe and what would happen in three various projections of the end of the universe - would it forever continue to expand， eventually hit a point where it starts to shrink back into another compression of matter before start Not necessarily for those who are only familiar with the author's radio show/podcast - StarTalk - but for those who are interested in the universe and the answers gleamed from various questions posed on the podcast。 Admittedly， he goes from the basics - from the expanding universe and what would happen in three various projections of the end of the universe - would it forever continue to expand， eventually hit a point where it starts to shrink back into another compression of matter before starting all over again or just continue until all the stars fail and the forces of nature fade away。 Then he moves the other way - into theoretical astrophysics， quantum mechanics， particle physics and string theory， exploring deeper and deeper into the smallest possible forces and particles that made up the universe。 Dark matter and dark energy - admittedly scientists know they exist but don't know anything else about these forces - are practically elementary school science compared to the false vacuums and atoms made of protons made of particles made of various forces made of 。 ？？？ created in the mini-micro slice of a second after the Big Bang。 Then there is the question - if time was created with the Big Bang， how can we talks about what happened in the time before the Big Bang？ Too deep into philosophy for me。Absolutely saturated with brilliantly colored photos of the sky for those who just adore looking at what the universe can produce。The only really negative thing I can say is the interruptions never came at a convenient breaking point。 These yellow bordered half-page blurbs of interesting information would break up the train of thought and flow of the narration。 Of course， the reader could always go back and read them later or once they came to a section break - since sections were never really that long。 But it was - - disruptive and should have been better placed。On the other hand， some of his tweets are quite amusing。2021-103 。。。more
Faith
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I keep reading books about the cosmos in the hope that each time a little more of it will stick with me。 So， while this book covered territory that I have read before， I did learn more， and I liked the book’s conversational style。 What I did not like was the misleading description that this audiobook is narrated by Neil deGrasse Tyson， it isn’t。 Tyson chimes in every now and then with a clarification。 My estimate is that he appears on less than 5% of the book。 I know， from listening to other boo I keep reading books about the cosmos in the hope that each time a little more of it will stick with me。 So， while this book covered territory that I have read before， I did learn more， and I liked the book’s conversational style。 What I did not like was the misleading description that this audiobook is narrated by Neil deGrasse Tyson， it isn’t。 Tyson chimes in every now and then with a clarification。 My estimate is that he appears on less than 5% of the book。 I know， from listening to other books， that Tyson is perfectly capable of reading his own book， but instead of hearing his mellifluous voice we get the chirpy tones of Lauren Fortang。 That’s just not right。 Also， some weird sound effects play at the beginning of chapters and they drown out a few words。 The other downside of listening to the audiobook is that I missed what the blurb describes as “dazzling photos and revealing graphics”。 Maybe there is a pdf that accompanies the audiobook， but my ARC copy did not include that。 Bottom line is that I liked this book and wasn’t totally confused by it， however， if I had it to do over I probably wouldn’t listen to the audiobook。 3。5 starsI received a free copy of this audiobook from the publisher。 。。。more
Justyna
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Neil de Grasse Tyson jest obecnie chyba najpopularniejszym astrofizykiem na świecie。 Występuje w serialach， udziela się w mediach społecznościowych， popularyzuje wiedzę o kosmosie na każdym polu。 Jego najnowsza książka to praca napisana wspólnie z Jamesem Trefilem "Pytania z kosmosu。 Kim jesteśmy， skąd się wzięliśmy i dokąd zmierzamy"。 Stara się w niej odpowiedzieć na najbardziej nurtujące ludzkość pytania， przybliża czytelnikowi trochę historii nauki i obala powszechne mity。 Już starożytni wied Neil de Grasse Tyson jest obecnie chyba najpopularniejszym astrofizykiem na świecie。 Występuje w serialach， udziela się w mediach społecznościowych， popularyzuje wiedzę o kosmosie na każdym polu。 Jego najnowsza książka to praca napisana wspólnie z Jamesem Trefilem "Pytania z kosmosu。 Kim jesteśmy， skąd się wzięliśmy i dokąd zmierzamy"。 Stara się w niej odpowiedzieć na najbardziej nurtujące ludzkość pytania， przybliża czytelnikowi trochę historii nauki i obala powszechne mity。 Już starożytni wiedzieli， że Ziemia nie jest płaska， ale za to nie uznawali jej za planetę。 Czemu tak było， tego wam nie powiem， musicie sami sprawdzić w pierwszym rozdziale。Wydanie tej książki zasługuje na osobny akapit。 Wymiary ma trochę większe od standardowej pozycji， jest wypełniona masą wysokiej jakości zdjęć （logo National Geographic zobowiązuje！） i tak samo papier wygląda na taki z wyższej półki。 Estetycznie cieszy oczy bez dwóch zdań。 W środku poza tekstem podstawowym jest sporo ciekawostek wyszczególnionych w osobnych ramkach， każdy rozdział otwierają hasła， które będą w nim rozwijane， miłym dodatkiem są też。。。 tweety Neila de Grasse'a Tysona。 To było zaskakujące zobaczyć popularnego niebieskiego ptaszka w książce， ale to też oddaje ducha naszych czasów， w których chętniej czytamy krótkie chwytliwe komunikaty od nużących obszernych tekstów。Wygląd książki， który przed chwilą opisałam， przypomina mi odrobinę podręcznik szkolny。 Na pewno takie bogactwo graficzne spodoba się osobom， które czują przerażenie na widok kartki zapisanej samym tekstem z góry na dół。 W opisie "Pytań z kosmosu" znajdziemy， że to lektura dla czytelnika w każdym wieku。 Ja przede wszystkim poleciłabym ją młodzieży albo osobom， które o kosmosie wiedzą niewiele。 Autorzy książki przyznają， że składa się ona z odpowiedzi na pytania słuchaczy ich podcastu， dlatego można znaleźć tu dosłownie wszystko， ale omówione raczej w luźny sposób i pokrótce。 To może być dobry wstęp do własnych poszukiwań wiedzy o kosmosie w innych źródłach。 。。。more
Lisa Albright
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I started reading this book and was immediately drawn in by the relaxed writing style of the complex and fascinating topics。 I'm a borderline science nerd and my family no longer needs to read it as I basically read it out loud in bits and pieces to them。 I love the diagrams， photos， and tweets interspersed throughout that add information in a visually interesting way。 This book was written to humorously and scientifically appeal to anyone that has ever pondered the significance of our place in I started reading this book and was immediately drawn in by the relaxed writing style of the complex and fascinating topics。 I'm a borderline science nerd and my family no longer needs to read it as I basically read it out loud in bits and pieces to them。 I love the diagrams， photos， and tweets interspersed throughout that add information in a visually interesting way。 This book was written to humorously and scientifically appeal to anyone that has ever pondered the significance of our place in the cosmos。 I received a gifted copy in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Joan Lloyd
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I can't decide how to rate this book。 The first half is wonderful - I know a bit about astrophysics （from a strictly layperson's viewpoint） and I love Neil deGrasse Tyson。 However it gets too technical for me - a great disappointment。 I really tried。 I can't decide how to rate this book。 The first half is wonderful - I know a bit about astrophysics （from a strictly layperson's viewpoint） and I love Neil deGrasse Tyson。 However it gets too technical for me - a great disappointment。 I really tried。 。。。more
Patrick Kelly
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Cosmic Queries By Neil DeGrasse Tyson - [ ] I have not read a space book in a while - [ ] Parallax， measuring distances in space from earth， the ancients knew that the earth was round - [ ] What is bad for your ego is good for science - [ ] Archioastronomy - ancient astronomy tools， Stonehenge， old telescopes， etc - [ ] The great demotions， billions and billions - [ ] Overturning conventional scientific wisdom can make you famous， overturning church doctrine can land you in the inquisition - Gal Cosmic Queries By Neil DeGrasse Tyson - [ ] I have not read a space book in a while - [ ] Parallax， measuring distances in space from earth， the ancients knew that the earth was round - [ ] What is bad for your ego is good for science - [ ] Archioastronomy - ancient astronomy tools， Stonehenge， old telescopes， etc - [ ] The great demotions， billions and billions - [ ] Overturning conventional scientific wisdom can make you famous， overturning church doctrine can land you in the inquisition - Galileo did both- [ ] Radio waves - [ ] Langeige points - parking spots in space， where a body is neither pushed in one direction or pulled in another。 Where the James Webb Telescope will be。 I don’t understand these points- [ ] The flotilla of probs that we have sent into the solar system - this is what we should be doing - [ ] The planetary disc， how our solar system was formed - this is fascinating。 Four rocky planets and four gas/ice planets。 Protoplanets， rouge planets。 Our early solar system could have had up to 30 planet sized objects but they were either pushed out， destroyed， or merged to form current planets or moons。 This is so cool - [ ] The Big Bang， star formation， dark matter/energy， the size and age of the universe - [ ] Dark matter holds things together， dark energy pushes them away？ Dark energy can be measured， we just don’t know what it is - [ ] Precession v accuracy。 Science is first interested in accuracy， is the answer correct。 Then science is interested in precession， how correct are they - [ ] Elements， the table， electrons， protons， neutrons - [ ] Is there life？- [ ] Silicon life， Titian， extremopihiles， life in liquid other than water - Titian - [ ] The goldfish view of ET - the narrow view of life。 If you only know of a goldfish， that would be all you can imagine - [ ] The four forces， the future of the universe， the death of the universe， dark energy， dark matter - [ ] Kardashev scale - this seems absurd。 Is it even possible to harness the power of a star？ There has to be better ways of measuring the progress and level of a civilization - [ ] Listening while driving to Charlotte to pick up a puppy - [ ] This is a great book that covers many basic topics and goes in depth in to some of them。 They spent time on extraterrestrial life and I like that。 This is a fun book - [ ] I am starting to move past Drake and Fermi because they are such speculative and I doubt that we will be able to answer them。 They are scientific bar debate， they are fun but never go anywhere - [ ] The big rip and four possible endings to the universe - [ ] What is the big rip？ - [ ] Four possible multiverses - [ ] It ends with encouraging questioning， encouraging curiosity， a call to science - I love it- [ ] Admittedly I did not pay as much attention to this book as I should have 。。。more
Vasia
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Excellent book as usual！
Piyush Laad
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Exceptionally well written book by Neil deGrasse Tyson。 This book tries to answer fundamental questions like what happen at the beginning of the time， how universe get into a state where it is currently， are we alone in this universe， how we come to know that universe is expanding and so on。 It talks about information obtained by hubble telescope。 how science progresses from time to time。 It give brief introduction about atomic theory， quantum mechanics， matter， anti-matter， dark energy， Darwins Exceptionally well written book by Neil deGrasse Tyson。 This book tries to answer fundamental questions like what happen at the beginning of the time， how universe get into a state where it is currently， are we alone in this universe， how we come to know that universe is expanding and so on。 It talks about information obtained by hubble telescope。 how science progresses from time to time。 It give brief introduction about atomic theory， quantum mechanics， matter， anti-matter， dark energy， Darwins theory， Fermi paradox， multiverse， particle accelerators， moors theory， thermodynamics， vacuum and many more。 A comprehensive book which makes you think more。 and as he precisely said "sometimes you don't need answer to questions， questions itself gives you pleasure"。 Every topic in this book is favourite of mine and I really enjoyed and appreciate this book。 。。。more
Matthew Whalen
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Entertaining and enlightening review of the cosmos！
Rafael Morillo
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Neil deGrasse Tyson creates excellent books。 In Cosmic Queries Tyson， answers questions posed by curious people。 He answers complicated questions in a simple and fun way helping people understand complex theories and realities。 Fun read and I will be looking forward to reading more books from Neil deGrasse Tyson。
Pilla
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Find a spot to stand where you can ask the big questions At the beginning of the book， I found it boring。 But by the end， I was hooked。 Tyson inserts humor into the really big questions， with inset tweets。 The part I missed was the math， but that would totally turn off most readers。If you're a geek， you will love this book。 If you ask questions about the universe during the night， this book is for you。 Find a spot to stand where you can ask the big questions At the beginning of the book， I found it boring。 But by the end， I was hooked。 Tyson inserts humor into the really big questions， with inset tweets。 The part I missed was the math， but that would totally turn off most readers。If you're a geek， you will love this book。 If you ask questions about the universe during the night， this book is for you。 。。。more
Lance Hillsinger
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Neil DeGrasse Tyson’s Cosmic Queries is certainly better than his last book， Accessory to War: The Unspoken Alliance。 Tyson wrote the Cosmic Queries with the assistance of James Trefil and the National Geographic Society。 As one would expect from a book with a National Geographic affiliation， Cosmic Queries is lavishly illustrated， at least every other page， and often every page has a picture， illustration， or drawing。 Having these many illustrations drives up the cost of a book。 The suggested Neil DeGrasse Tyson’s Cosmic Queries is certainly better than his last book， Accessory to War: The Unspoken Alliance。 Tyson wrote the Cosmic Queries with the assistance of James Trefil and the National Geographic Society。 As one would expect from a book with a National Geographic affiliation， Cosmic Queries is lavishly illustrated， at least every other page， and often every page has a picture， illustration， or drawing。 Having these many illustrations drives up the cost of a book。 The suggested retail price of Cosmic Quires is a hefty thirty dollars。 tThe main narrative is interrupted by real tweets of Tyson’s。 Some readers might find such tweets self-serving， but this reviewer will give Tyson the benefit of the doubt。 Depending on one’s level of scientific literacy， the main narrative is either informative or mostly “old news。” tIf one is not inclined to spend thirty dollars on yourself， Cosmic Quires might make a good gift。 It is mostly written a reading level a bright high school student could follow。 However， in a few passages， Tyson takes just a few paragraphs to explain complex topics when a few pages would have been better。 tIn summary， Cosmic Queries is good; it is not five-star good。 Four stars are all it deserves。 。。。more
Lori L （She Treads Softly）
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