Books (about Reality)
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Books (about Reality)

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Books (about Reality)

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Society Q / Reading Index 012. A list of physics and philosophy books about quantum weirdness, space, time, and why nothing about reality is as solid as it looks.

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1The Case Against RealityA cognitive scientist argues evolution never built us to see reality, just a user interface that keeps us alive. Cool cool cool.The Case Against RealityDonald Hoffman
2Reality+A famous philosopher takes the “are we in a simulation” question dead seriously. His take is that if we’re in one, it’s still real. Comforting!Reality+David J. Chalmers
3Through two doors at onceLight goes through two slits and acts like a wave and a particle at the same time. Feynman called it the only real mystery in quantum physics, and nobody’s solved it since.Through Two Doors at OnceAnil Ananthaswamy
4Beyond WeirdQuantum physics isn’t something weird happening far away in a lab. It’s happening in you right now. Have a nice day.Beyond WeirdPhilip Ball
5Spooky Action at a DistanceTwo particles can affect each other from opposite ends of the universe. Einstein hated it. It’s real anyway, and space might be fake.Spooky Action at a DistanceGeorge Musser
6Reality Is Not What It SeemsRovelli says space comes in tiny grains and time isn’t even a basic thing. He’s so poetic about it that you don’t notice your floor disappearing.Reality Is Not What It SeemsCarlo Rovelli
7Our Mathematical UniverseAn MIT physicist thinks the universe isn’t described by math, it literally is math. Also there might be other versions of you out there, and they’re thriving.Our Mathematical UniverseMax Tegmark
8The Fabric of the CosmosEinstein called past, present, and future an illusion. Greene explains why your whole life might already exist all at once. I need to lie down.The Fabric of the CosmosBrian Greene