Episode · StarTalk Radio · 2022-07-26
Books mentioned on Cosmic Queries – Quantum Catastrophe with Brian Cox
What is the black hole information paradox? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice explore the Higgs Boson, quantum entanglement, and black holes with particle physicist Brian Cox.
Brian Cox recommended The fabric of the cosmos by Brian Greene and others, The Theoretical Minimum by Leonard Susskind and others, and Something Deeply Hidden by Sean Carroll, and discussed A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The fabric of the cosmos
The Fabric of the Cosmos by Brian Greene and Javier García Sanz is a popular-level exploration of space, time, and the fundamental nature of reality.
Recommended“in so so often we describe space-time the this as the fabric of the universe the style of brian green's great book right the fabric of the universe”
Where to get it
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The Theoretical Minimum
The Theoretical Minimum by Leonard Susskind and George Hrabovsky is an accessible yet rigorous introductory physics book designed for readers who want to genuinely understand the mathematical foundations of mechanics and quantum physics.
Recommended“there's a leonard suskind he's one of the great um black hole theorists a great theoretical physicist people wrote by the way a brilliant book called the theoretical minimum if you're really interested in quantum mechanics and you really want to get down into it his book theoretical minimum i've got mechanics superb”
Where to get it
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Something Deeply Hidden
Something Deeply Hidden by Sean Carroll is an exploration of quantum mechanics, focusing heavily on the controversial many-worlds interpretation and the fundamental nature of reality.
Recommended“what we're looking at is something called emergent spacetime which is very cutting-edge sean carroll actually you will know wrote a good book on this thing's called something deeply hidden sean called a physicist at cal tech i think he's uh he's moved recently”
Where to get it
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A Brief History of Time
Stephen Hawking's landmark popular science book has served as an iconic introduction to cosmology and black holes for millions of readers worldwide.
Discussed“in the last edition of a brief history of time that stephen added to there's a great story at the end where he said it”
Where to get it
