Episode · StarTalk Radio · 2026-03-15
Books mentioned on Are We Creating Objective Reality or Finding it? With Charles Liu | Cosmic Queries #107
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Letters to a Young Poet
Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke is a collection of tender and profound correspondence offering timeless advice on art, solitude, and the pursuit of a meaningful life.
Discussed“The German poet Rea Maria Rilki uh in his book Letters to a Young Poet. I hope I don't mangle this too badly. The one of the poems ends be patient with all that stirs within your heart. Learn to love the questions themselves.”
Where to get it
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Sidereus nuncius
Sidereus nuncius by Galileo Galilei, translated as The Starry Messenger, is a groundbreaking 1610 astronomical treatise in which Galileo reported his revolutionary telescopic observations of the Moon, Jupiter's moons, and the stars.
Discussed“And by the way, Galileo's famous book from6009 where he reported on his telescope observations of the universe, something no one had done before. The title of that book is Cidius Nunius, translated from the Latin Starry Messenger.”
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The Handy Quantum Physics Answer Book
The Handy Quantum Physics Answer Book by Charles Liu is an accessible reference guide designed to answer common questions about the baffling world of quantum mechanics and modern physics.
Recommended“It's uh it's called the uh quantum the handy. No, sounds like Okay. Okay. It sounds like he's not in a hurry. So, my book, Astrophysics for People in a Hurry, that's not for him because he sounds like he's got time on his hands. Charles, how how many pages is your book? ... Chuck's book is broken up so”
Where to get it
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Own book The Handy Physics Answer Book
“Look at the physics answer book. Wow. Chuck, you wrote that really quick, man. You work you you work fast, brother.”
“The handy quantum physics answer book actually created a lot of questions in my mind than it answers wait which book now again did you I'll say it slower. The handy quantum physics answer book and is what's handy about it? Oh you mean you mean this handy quantum That one. Listen everybody, I I'm sorry that was a pretty”
Own book Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
“Well, I I got I got a book for you, man. It's uh it's called the uh quantum the handy. No, sounds like Okay. Okay. It sounds like he's not in a hurry. So, my book, Astrophysics for People in a Hurry, that's not for him because he sounds like he's got time on his hands.”