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Philosophy, sociology and religion

Philosophy, sociology and religion

Thinking big thoughts

18 Aug 2016
Taken from the August 2016 issue of Physics World

The Big Picture: On the Origins of Life, Meaning and the Universe Itself
Sean Carroll
2016 Dutton Books £20.00/$28.00hb 480pp

Artistic impression of a network of neurons, showing orange tendrils branching out and sparking at the ends
Filling the void: Sean Carroll's new book tackles big themes such as consciousness and how science can fulfil the need for a secular belief system. (Courtesy: Victor Habbick Visions/Science Photo Library)
Everybody loves coincidences, so here is one: a few months ago, I began writing a popular-science bo

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Vlatko Vedral is a professor of quantum information at the University of Oxford, UK, and principal investigator at the Centre for Quantum Technologies in Singapore
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