Mind Over Matter: Conversations with the Cosmos - Softcover

Cole, K.C.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0156029561 ISBN 13: 9780156029568

Publisher: Mariner, 2004

Synopsis

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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Review

"An absolute delight. Belongs on the bedside bookshelf of every science enthusiast."

--San Jose Mercury News

PRAISE FOR MIND OVER MATTER
"An absolute delight . . . Belongs on the bedside bookshelf of every
science enthusiast and should also be a treat for any reader curious
about the universe."--SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS
"Ruminations on every scientific subject under the sun, and plenty
beyond it . . . In pithy, three-page bursts, [Cole] tackles particle
physics, geometry, Alfred Nobel, and about a thousand other topics, all
with graceful, accessible prose."--THE BOSTON GLOBE

From the Back Cover

"An absolute delight. Belongs on the bedside bookshelf of every science enthusiast and should also be a treat for any reader curious about the universe." --San Jose Mercury-News (A Best Book of the Year)

Join bestselling author K.C. Cole on the trip of a lifetime, as she invites you to understand the nature of nature, the universals in the universe, the messy playfulness of great science. In witty and fresh short takes, she explores some of the world's most intriguing scientific subjects-from particle physics to cosmology to mathematics and astronomy-and introduces a few of science's great minds. With her inimitable style and flair, K.C. Cole brings science to the reader's doorstep, revealing the universe to be elegant, intriguing, and, above all, relevant to our everyday lives.

"With every short, sharp piece in this book, K.C. Cole slips a thin wire into your head through which a charge of high-voltage pleasure surges. . . . If you're off in search of wonder, K.C. Cole gives you a map you can keep in the glove box." -Alan Alda, host of Scientific American Frontiers

An award-winning writer for the Los Angeles Times and the New Yorker, K.C. Cole is the recipient of the American Institute of Physics Award for Best Science Writer. She lives in Santa Monica, California.

About this edition

• Publisher: Mariner
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0156029561
• ISBN 13: 9780156029568
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 336