Youniverse: A Short Guide to Modern Science

by Elsie Burch Donald

Your guide to science, from the Big Bang to AI

Whether you wish to discover the basics of science or catch up on its latest developments, this short accessible guide is for you.

YOUNIVERSE describes in simple terms the world you are inseparably a part of: what it is, how it works and your place in it – insofar as these things are known. The text has been vetted by 13 distinguished scientists.

Journey now through time and space, a world of the unimaginably big and the inconceivably small – though the marvels of science.

*PRAISE FOR YOUNIVERSE*

‘This is a fine piece of work... very entertaining and informative... It should appeal and be useful to the generalist who wants an overview of science.’ Sir Peter Ratcliffe, 2019 Nobel Prize winner and head of clinical research at the Francis Crick Institute

161 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 9, 2021

Reviews

[Timothy · Rating 4 out of 5]

The author covers a huge breadth of information in a very short and readable book. In some parts it's concise and informative and in others it seems a bit rushed and speculative. I found it enjoyable and will probably dip into chapters again over time.

[Kathie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Youniverse is an ambitious little book that tries to cover a huge range of scientific ideas in an engaging, and sometimes quite humorous, way. It explores the nature of the universe, the intricacies of atoms and of human cells, concepts of genetics and of artificial intelligence, all in about 160 pages. It does provide interesting information about more recent scientific thought - on quantum entanglement, genetic editing, and artificial intelligence. At one point the author offers a rather disquieting vision of the future - when there will be immortal "superhumans." All work will performed by AGI-enhanced robotic slaves and human reproduction will cease.

Inevitably, this short book comes up lacking in some places, leaving things rather hanging and a lot of questions unanswered. But it is an entertaining introduction to modern science.

[Charlie Kinsella · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book with bite size information to recap what I remember about science from when I was younger but wish it could’ve had covered it all in a bit more detail, but still good nevertheless.

[Adam Shawcross · Rating 4 out of 5]

4

[George · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great little science primer for the uninitiated.