I‘m very much interested to learn new stuff. I also like science and I like to know how everything ln works. Therefore this book was right up my ally. 😁👍🏻 It was a bit complicated with all the different years and people but since there won‘t be any test about it… I think I‘m fine. 😉 It had some parts that dragged a bit but I still very much enjoyed the whole thing. 🙂

„Bill Bryson describes himself as a reluctant traveller, but even when he stays safely at home he can’t contain his curiosity about the world around him. A Short History of Nearly Everything is his quest to understand everything that has happened from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization – how we got from there, being nothing at all, to here, being us. 

Bill Bryson’s challenge is to take subjects that normally bore the pants off most of us, like geology, chemistry and particle physics, and see if there isn’t some way to render them comprehensible to people who have never thought they could be interested in science. As a result, A Short History of Nearly Everything reveals the world in a way most of us have never seen it before.“

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After reading the book, I know three things:

1. We don‘t know anything for sure!
2. Science isn‘t as professional as I thought, especially the early years!
3. We are dangerous for all living beings!

And I mean these points more or less in a good way. These insights are bad for us or our world but they made that book very interesting for me.

First of all, in every last area of science we only scratched the surface… it seems sometimes that we should believe, science figured it all out but then you realise they only covered a small amount of what there is to find and study. There are simply too few scientists and too many things to study. That is no ones fault (imo) but I think it is crucial to know, so that you can put all the findings in the right context.

The second point especially looks to the early years, were the ego of some scientists (if you really want to call them that) ruined many results or at least delayed them. They lied to and cheated on one another and of course the public, just to come to fame. I honestly fear that you can‘t rule these points out, even today. That is just how mankind works… again, not too big of a problem (imo) but crucial to know, when you look at scientific results or studies.

The third point is also the saddest. We kill everything around us. In the early years, even scientists killed the animals and plants they studied. Today science is much more considerate but the industry has taken over to make sure, no animal gets out alive… 😕 We are a problem for the planet, if you want to say it quite radical.

That review got a dark turn but believe me, I really enjoyed the book and I think it would be a good thing for people to read it. Not only for all the facts and the history but to get a grip of what we know and what we don‘t know and to get a bit of context on all the news in science. I liked the book very much and can recommend it to everyone interested in science. 😁👍🏻

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️