Lawrence Krauss describes how to get A Universe From Nothing
Like his buddy Richard Dawkins, the evolutionary biologist who wrote the Afterward to his book, physicist Lawrence Krauss does not have a ton of patience for theology. Or American schools. Or God. Krauss seems totally unimpressed by deities in general.
In 2009, Krauss gave a lecture entitled "A Universe from Nothing" for the Atheist Alliance International Conference. It became a YouTube sensation, with over a million hits. His book is essentially a transcript of the talk; it has the same quotes, the same jokes, the same disparaging remarks about religion.
But the talk loses something in translation. Online, the figures are in color, whereas in the book they are in black and white, and Krauss has a speaking style that many find compelling. If you like seeing things in print, or want to underline them and review them over and over, read the book; if you are more of an oral learner, or only have an hour to devote to the subject, watch the video. But be warned that Dr. Krauss is wearing a shirt that is the exact same color as the wall behind him, which is kind of disconcerting—like his torso is transparent or something.
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from Ars Technica http://arstechnica.com/science/reviews/2012/03/a-universe-from-nothing.ars?ut...