Magic of reality. How science knows the universe. Dokins R.

Richard Dokins is an outstanding British -ethologist and a tireless popularizer of science, laureate of many literary and scientific awards, author of the self -egoistic gene, “Expanded phenotype”, “Blind watchmaker”, “Hasing a rainbow” “God” Like an illusion ”and others. His works played a huge role in the revival of interest in the scientific literature addressed to a wide reader's audience.

The new book of R. Dokinza is a conversation with the young reader.

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“who was the first person?”

“What is everything made of?”

“What is a rainbow?”

“Why are there troubles?”

the author not only tries to give them affordable and convincing answers, but also talks about how scientists come to the solution of mysteries, which the Universe tirelessly present to humanity. True, not everything can be explained today, Dokins writes, but one of the main advantages of science is “that scientists know when the answer to any question is unknown to them. They are happy to declare their ignorance. The joy here is appropriate because the search for the right answer is a fascinating activity. ”