Illustrating Our Knowledge Of The Universe

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 8, 2017

Particle physicist Daniel Whiteson join us to discuss the new book, We Have No Idea: A Guide to the Unknown Universe. Co-written with PHD Comics creator/cartoonist Jorge Cham, the book uses illustrations and infographics to explore what we have learned about the universe and what still baffles us.

A panel from the new book "We Have No Idea: A Guide to the Unknown Universe."
(Courtesy Penguin Random House)

 

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