The World Itself
Consciousness and the Everything of Physics

Name: The World Itself
Brand: Dreamscape Media
Availability: InStock
Author: Ulf Danielsson
ISBN: 9781666634938

Author: Ulf Danielsson, Carlos Fiolhais

Narrator: Pete Cross

Unabridged: 5 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Dreamscape Media

Published: 04/11/2023

Categories: Nonfiction, Science, Physics, Quantum Theory, Philosophy & Social Aspects, Philosophy, Free Will & Determinism

Synopsis

Can we ever truly comprehend the universe before we fully understand consciousness and the wonders, and limits, of the mind? Ulf Danielsson, an acclaimed theoretical physicist who has dedicated his career to probing the deepest mysteries of nature, thinks not. As he dismantles the arguments of esteemed mathematicians and scientists, who would substitute their mathematical models for reality and equate the mind to a computer, he makes a lucid and passionate case that it is nature, full of beauty and meaning, which must compel us. In challenging established worldviews, he also takes a fresh look at major philosophical debates, including the notion of free will. Fearless, provocative, and witty, The World Itself is essential listening for anyone curious about the profound questions surrounding life, the universe, and everything.

About Ulf Danielsson

Ulf Danielsson is a prize-winning physicist with a PhD from Princeton University. His research concentrates on dark energy and string theory with a special focus on applications in cosmology. A member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and professor of theoretical physics at Uppsala University, he has delivered lectures throughout the world based on his award-winning popular science books.

About Pete Cross

Pete Cross is an award-winning audiobook narrator and engineer who earned his MFA from the California Institute of the Arts. A multiple Earphones Awards winner and Audie finalist, he was nominated for a SOVAS award for his narration of Moby Dick and received the 2022 Audie Award for Ryan La Sala’s Be Dazzled and the 2023 Odyssey Award for Ryan La Sala’s The Honeys.

Reviews

Goodreads review by J TC

Ulf Danielsson - O Mundo Como ele É Ulf Danielsson é um físico teórico que quando jovem sonhou ser biólogo. Queria conhecer os mistérios da vida e a resposta a este seu repto seria estudar a própria vida – ser biólogo. Mas ainda jovem intuiu que não seria na biologia que encontraria a explicação que......more

Goodreads review by Bakunin

Ulf Danielsson is a Professor of Physics at Uppsala University and he has written this thought provoking book in opposition to Max Tegmark's more famous book "Our mathematical universe". Danielsson writes in a lucid style and often manages to succintly summarize different philosophical points in an......more

Goodreads review by Mikael

Ulf Danielsson skriver på ett engagerande sätt. Det är väldigt kul att följa med på hans resa genom fysik och filosofi genom tiderna, fram till våra dagar. Jag tycker han lyckas briljant att ge läsaren en uppfattning om vad vissa svåra fysiska frågeställningar handlar om. Däremot är jag inte helt öv......more

Goodreads review by Clara

3,5/5. Min mest ateistiska läsning tror jag! Mitt hjärta slår inte så pass starkt för fysik, (bildligt talat, bokstavligt talat gör det såklart det i.o.m organ), som boken förutsätter. Ulf Danielsson är en av mina favoritpersoner och hans nördiga anekdoter är otroliga: Fysiklärarna på Uppsala univer......more

Quotes

…Danielsson’s book serves as an exceptional ingress into the universe of theoretical physics and how it relates to a diverse cross section of human interests.