There were various theories and considerable work done on this before an acceptable reasoning was arrived. The discussion on how the sun is as hot as it is, is also fascinating. There is an easy, fast paced and fun style of narration which keeps you hooked till you read all of it.Īnother starting point for a discussion is the amount of iron we find on Earth, ultimately leading to the conclusion of where and how it was condensed on Earth from. The reasoning leading up to the conclusion is very good. This relates to the observable universe, speed of light, the finite age of the universe and its expansion. In a universe with millions of stars, why do we not see a more lighted sky? Marcus Chown mentions that as many as over 90% of astronomers get the reasoning wrong for this. There is a very interesting discussion on why the night sky is black (Oblers paradox). There are then deeper discussions on quantum theory, atoms and the universe. The unpredictability associated with the probability of reflection. This leads to the discussion of the quantum theory of light. You can see into the lighted shop opposite the window and you can also see your own reflection partially in the window. It starts with an everyday observation - taking it to its logical conclusion with step by step reasoning.Ī very good example is the view from the window out into the street during the night. How much is her fault? In Lionel Shriver's hands this sensational, chilling and memorable story of a woman who raised a monster becomes a metaphor for the larger tragedy - the tragedy of a country where everything works, nobody starves, and anything can be bought but a sense of purpose.“We Need To Talk About Kelvin” has a unique storytelling approach to covering some of the deepest concepts of the universe. Fearing that her own shortcomings may have shaped what her son has become, she confesses to a deep, long-standing ambivalence about motherhood. Now, two years after her son's horrific rampage, Eva comes to terms with her role as Kevin's mother in a series of startlingly direct correspondences with her absent husband Franklyn about their son's upbringing. Winner of the Women's Prize for Fiction 2010 Eva never really wanted to be a mother certainly not the mother of a boy named Kevin who murdered seven of his fellow high school students, a cafeteria worker and a teacher who had tried to befriend him.

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