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There Are Places in the World Where Rules Are Less Important than Kindness

By: Carlo Rovelli, Erica Segre, Simon Carnell
Narrated by: Roy McMillan
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Brought to you by Penguin.

One of our most beloved scientists, a fearless free spirit, Carlo Rovelli is also a masterful storyteller. In this collection of writings, the logbook of an intelligence always on the move, he follows his curiosity and invites us on a voyage through science, literature, philosophy and politics.

Written with his usual clarity and wit, these pieces, most of which were first published in Italian newspapers, range widely across time and space: from Newton's alchemy to Einstein's mistakes, from Nabokov's lepidoptery to Dante's cosmology, from travels in Africa to the consciousness of an octopus, from mind-altering psychedelic substances to the meaning of atheism. Charming, pithy and elegant, this book is the perfect gateway to the universe of one of the most influential physicists of our age.

©2020 Carlo Rovelli (P)2020 Penguin Audio Essays Ethics & Morality History History & Philosophy Nature & Ecology Outdoors & Nature Philosophy Politics & Government Science Mathematics Middle Ages Africa
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Rovelli again exhibits what a beautiful human he is, while telling enlightening stories. The narration is a match for the writing and the whole experience leaves one feeling both wiser and more humble.

Heart and mind opening

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