Alice and Bob Meet the Wall of Fire

<b>UNTANGLING THE MYSTERIES OF THE UNIVERSE: The Pulitzer Prize-winning leaders in scientific journalism take you inside the latest findings in challenging speculative and cutting-edge science.</b> <p/><b>A BILL GATES RECOMMENDED BOOK: If you're a science and data nerd like me you may be interested in <i>Alice and Bob Meet the Wall of Fire</i>.<br></b> <br>Bringing together the best and most interesting science stories from in <i>Quanta Magazine</i> <i>Alice and Bob Meet the Wall of Fire</i> reports on some of the greatest scientific minds as they test the limits of human knowledge. <p/>In the title story Alice and Bob--beloved characters of various thought experiments in physics--grapple with gravitational forces possible spaghettification and a massive wall of fire as Alice jumps into a black hole. Another story considers whether the universe is impossible in light of experimental results at the Large Hadron Collider. <p/>We learn about quantum reality and the mystery of quantum entanglement; explore the source of time's arrow; and witness a eureka moment when a quantum physicist exclaims: Finally we can understand why a cup of coffee equilibrates in a room. <p/>We reflect on humans' enormous skulls and the Brain Boom; consider the evolutionary benefits of loneliness; peel back the layers of the newest artificial intelligence algorithms; follow the battle for the heart and soul of physics; and mourn the disappearance of the diphoton bump revealed to be a statistical fluctuation rather than a revolutionary new particle. <p/>Winner of the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting <i>Quanta</i> is the only popular publication that offers in-depth coverage of today's challenging speculative cutting-edge science. It communicates science by taking it seriously wrestling with difficult concepts and clearly explaining them in a way that speaks to our innate curiosity about our world and ourselves. With <i>Alice and Bob Meet the Wall of Fire</i> <i>Quanta</i> once again gives us a front-row seat to scientific discovery.