With passion and curiosity, Alan Lightman explores the emotional and philosophical questions raised by recent discoveries in science.
He looks at the dialogue between science and religion; the conflict between our human desire for permanence and the impermanence of nature; the possibility that our universe is simply an accident; the manner in which modern technology has separated us from direct experience of the world; and our resistance to the view that our bodies and minds can be explained.
With passion and curiosity, Alan Lightman explores the emotional and philosophical questions raised by recent discoveries in science