Books by Sabine Hossenfelder
“Existential Physics is by Sabine Hossenfelder, a German theoretical physicist and physics popularizer, and is her take on some of the big questions. The book was not easy for me—I had to reread parts—but I loved the opening lines, based on a young man’s question to her. He asked: ‘A shaman told me that my grandmother is still alive. Because of quantum mechanics. She is just not alive here and now. Is this right?’ And Hossenfelder’s response, addressed to the reader: ‘As you can tell, I am still thinking about this. The brief answer is, it’s not totally wrong.'” Read more...
Nonfiction of 2022: Fall Roundup
Sophie Roell, Journalist
“This is a firecracker of a book—a shot across the bows of theoretical physics. Sabine Hossenfelder, a theoretical physicist working on quantum gravity and blogger, confronts failures in her field head-on.” Read more...
The Best Science Books of 2018
Barbara Kiser, Science Writer
Interviews where books by Sabine Hossenfelder were recommended
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Lost in Math: How Beauty Leads Physics Astray
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The Tangled Tree: A Radical New History of Life
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Chasing New Horizons: Inside the Epic First Mission to Pluto
by Alan Stern & David Grinspoon -
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The Biological Mind: How Brain, Body, and Environment Collaborate to Make Us Who We Are
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A Lab of One’s Own: Science and Suffrage in the First World War
by Patricia Fara
The Best Science Books of 2018, recommended by Barbara Kiser
The Best Science Books of 2018, recommended by Barbara Kiser
“As life on Earth is rocked by conflict and environmental crisis, these serene little scientific emissaries remind us of how different it can be when we collaborate selflessly in the getting of knowledge.” Barbara Kiser, veteran science journalist and the books and arts editor at Nature, chooses the best science books of 2018.
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The Story of Russia
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Existential Physics: A Scientist’s Guide to Life’s Biggest Questions
by Sabine Hossenfelder -
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Two Wheels Good: The History and Mystery of the Bicycle
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Slouching Towards Utopia: An Economic History of the Twentieth Century
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The Facemaker: A Visionary Surgeon's Battle to Mend the Disfigured Soldiers of World War I
by Lindsey Fitzharris
Nonfiction of 2022: Fall Roundup, recommended by Sophie Roell
Nonfiction of 2022: Fall Roundup, recommended by Sophie Roell
Reading nonfiction books is an excellent way of getting a grip on the realities of the world around us, whether it’s how to live, how to run a country, or understanding how the universe works. Five Books editor Sophie Roell looks at some notable new nonfiction books published since June.
