A Universe from Nothing Why There Is Something Rather Than Nothing

Lawrence M. Krauss, Richard Dawkins, Simon Vance

eAudio - 2012

Where did the universe come from? What was there before it? What will the future bring? And finally, why is there something rather than nothing?Krauss' answers to these and other timeless questions in a wildly popular lecture on YouTube have attracted almost a million viewers. The last of these questions in particular has been at the center of religious and philosophical debates about the existence of God, and it's the supposed counterargument to anyone who questions the need for God. Scientists have, however, historically focused on more pressing issues—such as figuring out how the universe actually functions, which could help us to improve our quality of life.In this cosmological story that rivets as it enlightens, pioneering ...theoretical physicist Lawrence Krauss explains groundbreaking scientific advances that turn the most basic philosophical questions on their head. One of the few prominent scientists to have actively crossed the chasm between ...... more