https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/551483/the-order-of-time-by-carlo-rovelli/
Fascinating book. Truly cutting edge. And I loved it. Surprisingly accessible to the “science-challenged” like meself.
Rovelli’s a Theoretical Physicist. Well, actually, he’s a real physicist, not just theoretically. This is an important distinction, as is the case with Child Psychologists, But, um, well, you guys know what I mean . . .
My focus (as an adult) has long been Literature, Art, Philosophy and the Humanities in general, which has left me somewhat ignorant of math and science currents. But whenever I find a writer who can relay difficult, complex ideas in non-specialist language . . . I’m quickly enthralled and want to keep going. This is that kind of book. It’s actually poetic at times, oh so wise, well-structured . . . and about the only flaw I found in it is that it’s too short. I wanted more.
Too many kewl things to list. But I loved the overall premise that there are no “things” in the universe, which would likely upset William Carlos Williams. There are processes and events. We’re processes and events. And everything really is relative, perspectival. And time does not exist, at least as we’ve come to think about time.
Oh, and did you guys know “time” is different up in the mountains than it is at sea level? I didn’t before reading Rovelli.
Really, really good book.