Nothing

Surprising Insights Everywhere from Zero to Oblivion

New Scientist, Jeremy Webb (Independent Practitioner and Scholar UK), Jeremy Webb

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Experiment
15 April 2014

Mathematics & Sciences; Mathematics; Science: general issues; Space science

It turns out that almost nothing is as curious--or as enlightening--as, well, nothing. What is nothingness? Where can it be found? The writers of the world's top-selling science magazine investigate--from the big bang, dark energy, and the void to superconductors, vestigial organs, hypnosis, and the placebo effect--and discover that understanding nothing may be the key to understanding everything:

What came before the big bang, and will our universe end?

How might cooling matter down almost to absolute zero help solve our energy crisis?

How can someone suffer from a false diagnosis as though it were true?

Does nothingness even exist? Recent experiments suggest that squeezing a perfect vacuum somehow creates light.

Why is it unfair to accuse sloths--animals who do nothing--of being lazy? And more!

Contributors Paul Davies, Jo Marchant, and Ian Stewart, along with two former editors of Nature and 16 other leading writers and scientists, marshal up-to-the-minute research to make one of the most perplexing realms in science dazzlingly clear. Prepare to be amazed at how much more there is to nothing than you ever realized.

By: New Scientist
Edited by: Jeremy Webb (Independent Practitioner and Scholar UK), Jeremy Webb
Imprint: Experiment
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 196mm, Width: 127mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 227g
ISBN: 9781615192052
ISBN 10: 1615192050
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 15 April 2014
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Nothing: Surprising Insights Everywhere from Zero to Oblivion

The collection on a whole takes a fun and accessible tone with easily digestable insights and discoveries . . . the reading is breezy, proving it doesn't take a scientist to know about nothing. --Publishers Weekly