{"product_id":"why-do-we-exist-hakeem-oluseyi-9781984819123","title":"Why Do We Exist?: The Nine Realms of Universe That Make You Possible","description":"\u003cb\u003eA boundary-breaking astrophysicist reimagines the universe--and our place within it--in this audacious journey through the Nine Realms of the cosmos.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe universe gave rise to everything: stars and cells, minds and memories, purpose and pain. But it doesn't care about us. It follows its own rules. And now, according to Dr. Hakeem Oluseyi, we finally understand enough about those rules to ask the big questions like we mean it: Why do we exist? Are we alone? How did we get here? What comes next? And--perhaps most urgently--is there reason to hope? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHeck yeah, there is!\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDr. Oluseyi is no ordinary scientist. A former street kid turned world-renowned cosmologist, he realized something bold: the story of existence can be told as a passage through nine interwoven realms--each revealing a new layer of cosmic truth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere's the \u003cb\u003eMiddle Realm\u003c\/b\u003e, where we live; the \u003cb\u003eRealm of Life\u003c\/b\u003e, where organisms flourish across the vastness of space; the \u003cb\u003eCosmological Realm\u003c\/b\u003e, where galaxies dance and collide; the \u003cb\u003eDark Realm\u003c\/b\u003e, dominated by unseen energy and invisible forces; the \u003cb\u003eQuantum Realm\u003c\/b\u003e, where reality defies intuition; the \u003cb\u003eTemporal Realm\u003c\/b\u003e, where time begins, flows, and perhaps ends; the \u003cb\u003eMultiverse Realm\u003c\/b\u003e, where our universe may be one among many; the \u003cb\u003eRealm Beyond Horizons\u003c\/b\u003e, where observation breaks down; and the \u003cb\u003eRealm of Imagination\u003c\/b\u003e, where insight, curiosity, and creativity shape our understanding of it all. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eWhy Do We Exist?\u003c\/i\u003e, Dr. Oluseyi cracks open these realms with clarity, humor, and radical honesty, bridging cutting-edge physics, personal narrative, and philosophy. The result is a blueprint for understanding reality itself and a surprising case for human potential in an indifferent cosmos. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis isn't just a science book. It's a survival manual for the universally curious.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hakeem Oluseyi,Nils Johnson-Shelton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1984819127\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781984819123\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ballantine Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/21\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs","brand":"Hakeem Oluseyi","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47419805892863,"sku":"9781984819123","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_af1fcd00-f40a-40e4-8aec-26cf1982739a.jpg?v=1761513959","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/why-do-we-exist-hakeem-oluseyi-9781984819123","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}