Mysteries of Modern Physics

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1. raymond_gooMay 2022
   I highly agree and also recommend: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hVmeOCJjOU

   And I will add: The Big Picture: From the Big Bang to the Meaning of Life - with Sean Carroll

   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JsKwyRFiYY

   Mysteries of Modern Physics by Sean Carroll

   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBpR0LBsUfM

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2. kozakMar 2021
   If you liked this article, you will probably also enjoy "Mysteries of Modern Physics: Time" by Sean Carroll (I listened to it as an audiobook, I don't know what other formats it is available in).
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3. kozakMay 2015
   Let me quote "Mysteries of Modern Physics: Time":

   "Energy is conserved, but it can change forms. If you have energy in a low-entropy form, you can do useful work with it. You can lift something up, drive a car, or fly an airplane. If you convert that energy into a high-entropy form, it becomes useless.

   A low-entropy concentration of energy is called fuel. We have fossil fuels sitting in the ground with energy in them in a concentrated form. We can extract the energy because the entropy of the fuel is low. Once we burn the fuel, we cannot go back. You can heat a room in your house by burning wood, but you cannot cool off a room in your house by unburning fuel and turning it into wood."

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4. code0Mar 2010
   Lets just say that nobody reads popular science/physics books for "real" understanding. I always thought of them more as entertainers, giving a glimpse into the mysteries of modern physics, even if superficial or exaggerated, clearer than what probably the situation at the ground is. Not every one can spend enough time to go through the painstaking path of understanding physics up to the level of Quantum Mechanics or General Relativity. If I really wanted to understand what was happening, I would go pick up David Griffiths.
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