The Universe

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The Grand Design
(Stephen Hawking, Leonard Mlodinow)

How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe: A Novel
(Charles Yu)

The Amazing Story of Quantum Mechanics: A Math-Free Exploration of the Science that Made Our World
(James Kakalios)

Physics of the Impossible
(Michio Kaku)

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Cosmic Ballad
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Blast Off
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The Amazing Story of Quantum Mechanics
10.09.2011
 (was 09.26.2010)

When and how did the universe begin? Why is there something rather than nothing? In this hour of To the Best of Our Knowledge, we'll tackle the big questions about the universe. From Stephen Hawking's latest ideas about parallel universes and theories of everything to the quantum physics of everyday life.

  1. Leonard Mlodinow on "The Grand Design"

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    Steve Paulson talks with Stephen Hawking's co-author, Caltech physicist Leonard Mlodinow about how they wrote the book and what it really says, and doesn't say.

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  2. Charles Yu on "How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe"

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    Charles Yu is the author of a critically acclaimed new novel, "How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe."

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  3. James Kakalios on "The Amazing Story of Quantum Mechanics"

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    James Kakalios tells Jim Fleming that without quantum physics, we wouldn't have ipods or CD players or laptops.

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  4. John Polkinghorne on Science and Religion

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    John Polkinghorne is a former quantum physicist – professor of mathematical physics at Cambridge University. He's also an ordained Anglican priest.

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  5. Michio Kaku on "Physics of the Impossible"

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    Michio Kaku and Jim Fleming have a grand time exploring levels of impossibility and why the impossible just takes longer.

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