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Rutherford and Fry’s Complete Guide to Absolutely Everything
- Narrated by: Hannah Fry, Adam Rutherford
- Length: 7 hrs and 2 mins
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Summary
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In the Rutherford and Fry's comprehensive guidebook, they tell the complete story of the universe and absolutely everything in it - skipping over some of the boring parts.
This is a celebration of the weirdness of the cosmos, the strangeness of humans and the very fact that amid all the mess, we can somehow make sense of life.
Our brains have evolved to tell us all sorts of things that feel intuitively right but just aren't true: the world looks flat; the stars seem fixed in the heavenly firmament; a day is 24 hours....
This book is crammed full of tales of how stuff really works. With the power of science, we have bypassed our monkey-brains and we're going on a journey from the origin of time and space, via planets, galaxies, evolution, the dinosaurs, all the way into our minds, with truly head-scratching questions, that only science can answer:
What is time, and where does it come from?
Why are animals the size and shape they are?
What is a thought?
How horoscopes work (Spoiler: they don't, but you think they do)
Does my dog love me?
Why nothing is truly round
Do you need your eyes to see?
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"If only Adam Rutherford and Hannah Fry were on tap to all of us, all the time.... The pair have such a gift for making life, numbers and the forces at work in the universe all the richer, stranger, funnier and more marvellous." (Stephen Fry)
"A wonderfully engaging blend of wit, enthusiasm, clarity and knowledge." (Bill Bryson)
"Like the universe itself, this book is multi-faceted, surprising and full of wonders. It's also funny, wise and exceedingly brainy. You really owe it to yourself to read it." (Tim Harford, author of How To Make The World Add Up)
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- 30-11-21
My head hurts! (but I like it)
A little more serious than the pod casts but I think I understood the majority of this once explained so well by the authors.
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- Bea
- 26-09-21
Fantastic
Wonderfully fun and informative, read in the authors own expressive and conversational style. Highly recommended, especially to fans of The Curious Cases of Rutherford & Fry.
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- A. Blacklock
- 28-10-21
Really enjoyable book!
Very well written, funny, articulate and very interesting book. Well read too by the authors.
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- Anonymous User
- 05-08-22
fascinating and well read
very enjoyable and instructive even though I don't conform to the stereotyped reader at all!
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- Chris King
- 10-01-23
pretty much like their radio show - brilliant
this has the pace, warmth and humour of their radio show. which is always brilliant. so if you like that, get this. if you've never heard it on the BBC, then get this and dive in later
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- Samantha Wiseman
- 06-07-23
Not What I Expected But Brilliant All The Same
I wasn't aware of the authors before and I will certainly look out for them again. Although I was looking for and expecting a drier, more academical take on "Absolutely Everything", this book was informative and entertaining - highly recommend!
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- Matthew J Wilson
- 22-11-21
One of the best audio books
Utterly brilliant. If you love curious cases or find uncovering scientific truths fascinating then this audio book is definitely for you.
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- Regolith
- 06-11-21
Thoroughly enjoyable.
This is definitely a book I shall be listening to again, really enjoyable and informative.
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- Jamie
- 07-02-23
Brilliant
This is like an extra long series of curious cases. Just get it. It's great
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- AnnA
- 02-07-23
Very interesting and enjoyable
Really instresting and as good as their podcast. Learnt loads of interesting information and as a third year Psychology student useful for this subject.
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