Mind Over Matter

Publisher:
MARINER BOOKS
| Author:
K. C. Cole
| Language:
English
| Format:
Paperback
Publisher:
MARINER BOOKS
Author:
K. C. Cole
Language:
English
Format:
Paperback

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The universe comes down to earth in K. C. Cole’s Mind Over Matter, a fresh and witty exploration of physics, cosmology, mathematics, astronomy, and more. Like no other science writer, Cole demystifies scientific concepts and humanizes the people who study them. Beginning with a discussion of how “the mind creates reality as well as muddles it,” she then peeks into the stories behind science’s great minds and into their playful side, and concludes by illuminating the relationship between science and society. Cole’s remarkable work brings science to the reader’s doorstep, revealing the universe to be elegant, intriguing, and relevant to politics, art, and every dimension of human life.

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The universe comes down to earth in K. C. Cole’s Mind Over Matter, a fresh and witty exploration of physics, cosmology, mathematics, astronomy, and more. Like no other science writer, Cole demystifies scientific concepts and humanizes the people who study them. Beginning with a discussion of how “the mind creates reality as well as muddles it,” she then peeks into the stories behind science’s great minds and into their playful side, and concludes by illuminating the relationship between science and society. Cole’s remarkable work brings science to the reader’s doorstep, revealing the universe to be elegant, intriguing, and relevant to politics, art, and every dimension of human life.

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A popular science columnist for the Los Angeles Times and teacher at UCLA, K.C. Cole is a recipient of the 1995 American Institute of Physics Award for Best Science Writing. She is also the author of the internationally bestselling The Universe and the Teacup, First You Build a Cloud, and The Hole in the Universe. Cole lives in Santa Monica, California.

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