The fundamental nature of reality
The world moves by itself
What determines what will happen next?
Is it okay to doubt everything?
What exists, and what is illusion?
What can we know about the universe without looking at it?
Interpreting quantum mechanics
The stuff of which we are made
The effective theory of the everyday world
Why does the universe exist?
The universe in a cup of coffee
The origin and purpose of life
Searching through the landscape
Crawling into consciousness
What is and what ought to be
Part one: Cosmos. The fundamental nature of reality
The world moves by itself
What determines what will happen?
Part two: Understanding. Learning about the world
Is it okay to doubt everything?
What exists, and what is illusion?
What can we know about the world without actually looking at it?
Part three: Essence. How much we know
Interpreting quantum mechanics
The stuff of which we are made
The effective theory of the everyday world
Why does the universe exist?
Part four: Complexity. The universe in a cup of coffee
The origin and purpose of life
Searching through the landscape
Part five: Thinking. Crawling into consciousness
Part six: Caring. Three billion heartbeats
What is and what ought to be
Appendix: The equation underlying you and me.