WhataWonderfulWorld:Life,theUniverseandEverythinginaNutshell

Withwit,colourandclarity,WhatAWonderfulWorldquicklyandpainlesslybringsusuptospeedonhowtheworldofthe21stcenturyworks.Fromeconomicstophysicsandbiologytophilosophy,MarcusChownexplainsthecomplexforcesthatshapeouruniverse.Whydowebreathe?Whatismoney?Howdoesthebrainwork?Whydidlifeinventsex?Doestimereallyexist?Howdoescapitalismwork-ornot,asthecasemaybe?Wheredomountainscomefrom?Howdocomputerswork?HowdidhumansgettodominatetheEarth?Whyistheresomethingratherthannothing?InWhataWonderfulWorld,MarcusChown,bestsellingauthorofQuantumTheoryCannotHurtYouandtheSolarSystemapp,useshisvastscientificknowledgeanddeepunderstandingofextremelycomplexprocessestoanswersimplequestionsabouttheworkingsofoureverydaylives.Lucid,wittyandhugelyentertaining,itexplainsthebasicsofouressentialexistence,stoppingalongthewaytoshowuswhytheAtlanticiswideningbyathumbs'lengtheachyear,howmoneypermitstradetotimetravelwhythecrucialadvantagehumanshadoverNeanderthalswassewingandwhywearealllivinginagianthologram.