21 Impossible Things

• What if the moon disappeared when no one was looking at it?
• What if time worked differently for each of us?
• What if things you could touch were made out of ideas?
• What if a decision you made now changed history 10 billion years ago?
• What if experiments showed that another dimension exists?

Quantum physics and relativity, two of the most important advances in modern science, are normally presented as a series of technical discoveries in 20th century Europe.

Yet this brief, easy-to-read volume shows how they were underpinned by centuries of observations about the nature of reality from the great philosophies and faiths of humanity, from China to India to the Middle East.

At each stage, the people involved found themselves saying: "That's impossible! That makes no sense. And yet..."

Sample Chapter(s)
Introduction: 21 Impossible Things

• Reality is Not What It Seems to Be
• Seeing What Isn't There
• A World of Dust
• Reality is a Complicated Place
• Stepping Beyond Reality
• An Invisible Dimension Exists
• A Football in Place
• The Mysteriously Heavy Feather
• Keeping Body and Soul Together
• You Can Move an Elephant
• Invisible Hands, Everywhere
• Is This the Real Life?
• The Time Traveller
• Time for a Change
• A Ripple in Reality
• A World Made of Nothing
• Reality Disappears
• The Mystery of Free Will
• The Most Famous Cat in Science
• The Cursed Scientist
• Twins Who are a Universe Apart
• Epilogue: The Journey is Just Beginning
• Bonus Tale: The Do-lt-Yourself Universe