{"product_id":"b08hhxk76l","title":"Fear of a Black Universe: An Outsider's Guide to the Future of Physics","description":"\u003cp\u003eA top cosmologist argues that physics must embrace the excluded and listen to the unheard\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“A brief yet undiluted history of the most groundbreaking discoveries that have shaped our understanding of the universe, peering into the unlit horizons of its future.” ―Maria Popova,  The Marginalian\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen asked by a legendary theoretical physicist why he had attended graduate school, cosmologist Stephon Alexander answered: “To become a better physicist.” As a young student, he could hardly have anticipated his mentor’s response: “Then stop reading those physics books.” Instead, he said, Alexander should start listening to his dreams.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is only the first of the many lessons in  Fear of a Black Universe . As Alexander explains, greatness in physics requires transgression, a willingness to reject conventional expectations. He shows why progress happens when some physicists come to think outside the mainstream, and why, as in great jazz, great physics requires a willingness to make things up as one goes along.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTaken as a whole, these lessons provide a unique look at the art of thinking big.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ANT","offers":[{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":67934626971684,"sku":"YSL33395","price":8.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0805\/2614\/7620\/files\/71F6mOwuSRL._SY1500.jpg?v=1793248928","url":"https:\/\/booktavero.com\/products\/b08hhxk76l","provider":"BookTavero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}