S. Donner

Great intro but now incomplete without CRISPR

Revisado: 05-08-17

Great intro into DNA and genetics and would have garnered 5 stars if it weren't CRISPR which has completely changed the game for genetic modification. This series is now incomplete and needs to be updated with a CRISPR section (or two).
Still highly recommended for those that are wanting to learn about DNA and genes.

Anecdotal story time: I had a conversation not long ago with a woman who happened to be a fertility doctors and based on the info I learned solely from this series I was able to hold a fairly technical conversation to the point she was sure I was a biologist of some sort.

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A glimpse of the Theory of Everything

Revisado: 05-16-16

This book is extremely thought provoking and provides a path to the ultimate theory of everything. There are a few things I don't agree with. For example Thad believes that there is no such thing as true randomness and thus everything is determined. He also believes that every universe in the fractal ladder is playing out the same events just at different spots in the timeline; that would only be true if every universe's Big Bang had the same initial condition and I believe he fails to show that to be the case.

The fact that Thad was able to define the 20 some-odd constants of nature using only the geometry of space pinpoints the fact that there is more to this QST theory than conjecture.

I deducted a full star for two reasons. 1) I would have liked more detail and insight on worm holes, quantum tunneling, dark matter and dark energy. 2) There were too many non-sequiturs in this book. For example a whole chapter on religion and how it has stymied scientific progress. I get where Thad is coming from since his QST is "out there" and not yet gaining the traction it deserves but these ad-homonyms only detract from his theory and add no real value to the reader, it serves mostly as a catharsis for Thad.

Overall a must read for anybody who has an ontological yearning for the origin of the universe and all of creation.

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Thought provoking but can be hard to grok at times

Revisado: 02-13-15

Great performance, I love listening to books by this narrator.

The book is very thought provoking and provides some very interesting concepts but even to the authors own admission, much of this is untestable and approaches the realm of philosophy

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Mind blown but not for the laymen.

Revisado: 01-14-15

Be prepared to have your mind blown. This book definitely is not for the laymen, you need to have some sort of physics or engineering background or otherwise it is easy to get lost. If you can follow it, as much as anybody can follow string theory, then it's a great read.

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