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    The World Itself: Consciousness and the Everything of Physics
    The World Itself: Consciousness and the Everything of Physics
    The World Itself: Consciousness and the Everything of Physics
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    The World Itself: Consciousness and the Everything of Physics

    Written by Ulf Danielsson and Carlos Fiolhais

    Narrated by Pete Cross

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    There is a wonderfully weird but real world out there, and we are a part of it. An acclaimed theoretical physicist believes it's time for physics to take life seriously.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDreamscape Media
    Release dateApr 11, 2023
    ISBN9781666634938
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    Ulf Danielsson

    Ulf Danielsson is a prize-winning physicist with a PhD from Princeton University. His research concentrates on dark energy and string theory with a special focus on applications in cosmology. A member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and professor of theoretical physics at Uppsala University, he has delivered lectures throughout the world based on his award-winning popular science books.

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