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The Hidden Reality: Parallel Universes and the Deep Laws of the Cosmos

Brian Greene

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Nov 22, 2013 -uht! rated it really liked it

For some reason I had a lot more trouble getting through this one than his last two. Took me three times, but I'm glad I stuck it out. The last section about being inside a simulation was pure delightful mental bubble gum. All in all, the concepts were fascinating and Greene was on point with his analogies, which are always surprising in their ability to express complex topics quite simply. For that reason, he's my favorite science writer. ...more

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Feb 11, 2011 John J. rated it did not like it

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I don't know how much more I can take. With The Hidden Reality, Brian Greene has strapped on his superstring skis and jumped the shark. I'm not sure if this multiverse nonsense qualifies as pseudoscience, but it sure seems a bit too abstract and downright mystical to qualify as real science. One more book like this and I will move Brian Greene into my "Cranks, Crackpots, Kooks & Loons" folder.

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