El fin de todo

With a lot of wit and a great sense of humor, astrophysicist Katie Mack -one of the most successful on social networks- proposes an incredible journey through five of the possible endings of the cosmos: the Great Implosion, the thermal death, the Great Tear, the disintegration of the void and the rebound. By explaining fundamental concepts in quantum physics, cosmology and string theory, among others, the author describes how small imperceptible changes in our current and incomplete knowledge of the cosmos can mean totally different trajectories into the future: the universe could collapse in on itself , tear itself apart or, in the next five minutes, succumb to a growing bubble of destruction with no possible escape. This captivating story of cosmic escapism explores the evolution of our knowledge about the universe and our place in it, while confronting what its end means to us. Amid stellar explosions and bouncing universes, Mack enthusiastically shows us that while insignificant humans have no chance of altering the fate of the cosmos, we can at least begin to understand it. The end of it all is a fun and very encouraging journey to the furthest reaches of all we know.