{"product_id":"life-is-simple-johnjoe-mcfadden-9781541620445","title":"Life Is Simple: How Occam's Razor Set Science Free and Shapes the Universe","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"In short, \u003ci\u003eLife Is Simple \u003c\/i\u003eis enthralling.\"--Michael Blastland, \u003ci\u003eProspect\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA biologist argues that simplicity is the guiding principle of the universe \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCenturies ago, the principle of Ockham's razor changed our world by showing simpler answers to be preferable and more often true. In \u003ci\u003eLife Is Simple\u003c\/i\u003e, scientist Johnjoe McFadden traces centuries of discoveries, taking us from a geocentric cosmos to quantum mechanics and DNA, arguing that simplicity has revealed profound answers to the greatest mysteries. This is no coincidence. From the laws that keep a ball in motion to those that govern evolution, simplicity, he claims, has shaped the universe itself. And in McFadden's view, life could only have emerged by embracing maximal simplicity, making the fundamental law of the universe a cosmic form of natural selection that favors survival of the simplest. Recasting both the history of science and our universe's origins, McFadden transforms our understanding of ourselves and our world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Johnjoe McFadden\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1541620445\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781541620445\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Basic Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/28\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.61h x 6.06w x 1.26d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2021 pg. 16\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2021 pg. 102","brand":"Johnjoe McFadden","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44055572807935,"sku":"9781541620445","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e6d32dbc-24a3-4f4f-98b5-9da5298577be.jpg?v=1685036564","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/life-is-simple-johnjoe-mcfadden-9781541620445","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}