{"product_id":"9780007576593","title":"What We Cannot Know : From Consciousness to the Cosmos, the Cutting Edge of Science Explained","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Sautoy, Marcus du \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 18\/05\/2017,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 320 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780007576593,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Brilliant and fascinating. No one is better at making the recondite accessible and exciting’ Bill Bryson\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Britain’s most famous mathematician takes us to the edge of knowledge to show us what we cannot know.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Is the universe infinite?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Do we know what happened before the Big Bang?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Where is human consciousness located in the brain?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e And are there more undiscovered particles out there, beyond the Higgs boson?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In the modern world, science is king: weekly headlines proclaim the latest scientific breakthroughs and numerous mathematical problems, once indecipherable, have now been solved. But are there limits to what we can discover about our physical universe?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In this very personal journey to the edges of knowledge, Marcus du Sautoy investigates how leading experts in fields from quantum physics and cosmology, to sensory perception and neuroscience, have articulated the current lie of the land. In doing so, he travels to the very boundaries of understanding, questioning contradictory stories and consulting cutting edge data.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Is it possible that we will one day know everything? Or are there fields of research that will always lie beyond the bounds of human comprehension? And if so, how do we cope with living in a universe where there are things that will forever transcend our understanding?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In What We Cannot Know, Marcus du Sautoy leads us on a thought-provoking expedition to the furthest reaches of modern science. Prepare to be taken to the edge of knowledge to find out if there’s anything we truly cannot know.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43697987387436,"sku":"9780007576593","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9780007576593.jpg?v=1722610432","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9780007576593","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}