WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD: ONE MAN’S ATTEMPT TO EXPLAIN THE BIG STUFF

Book ID/图书代码： 04560013B61303

English Summary/英文概要： Beautifully accessible explanations of the complex forces that shape our world, from economics to physics, biology to philosophy, from the acclaimed science writer.
Why do we breathe? What is money? How does the brain work? Why did life invent sex? Does time really exist? How does capitalism work - or not, as the case may be? How do computers work? How did humans get to dominate the Earth? In What a Wonderful World, Marcus Chown uses his vast scientific knowledge and deep understanding of extremely complex processes to answer simple questions about the workings of our everyday lives. Lucid, witty and hugely entertaining, it explains the basics of our essential existence, stopping along the way to show us why the Atlantic is widening by a thumbs’ length each year, how money permits trade to time travel why the crucial advantage humans had over Neanderthals was sewing and why we are all living in a giant hologram.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 我們為什麼會呼吸？什麼是錢？大腦如何運作？時間如何存在？資本主義如何運作？人類為什麼能主宰地球？這些每天圍繞在我們生活四周，塑造我們身處世界的問題，相信很多人都曾為此困惑，甚至翻遍百科全書，但到後來是一知半解！作者Marcus Chown將以其豐富的科學知識及深刻的理解，用簡潔易懂文字及陳述為讀者解答這美妙世界的誕生。

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About the Author/作者介绍： Marcus Chown，科學書籍獲獎作者及廣播員，目前擔任加《新科學人》雜誌宇宙論專欄的顧問。著有多本暢銷科普書，其中The Solar System一書更改寫成線上應用程式app，贏得2011年「未來圖書獎」(Future Book Award) 。
Marcus Chown is an award-winning writer and broadcaster. Formerly a radio astronomer at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, he is currently cosmology consultant at the New Scientist. He is the author of numerous bestselling books, including The Solar System, the bestselling app for iPad, which won the Future Book Award 2011.

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