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Great start then lost the plot

Revisado: 10-26-24

The book starts great, however 75% into the story, the plot twists and then becomes very obscure. If there was a resolution to the mystery, it is lost in the final pages.

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Like sitting in a lecture theatre

Revisado: 10-22-24

Incredibly verbose, very predictable, devoid of meaningful action. One character (and not only) spontaneously breaks into giving lectures on tech advances, and incredibly long explanations, with captive audience always applauding that it is all amazing. Including: this is incredible, how does it work? Just press it and it activates. Amazing! Too much propaganda. This was the worst of the books in the series. I stopped listening to the audio book half way through, and continued to the end after a few months, which I regretted. If you do, just skip the epilogue which explains everything in excruciating details - it ends better this way! Good reader, though two characters sound very similar.

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Epic hallucinatory trip

Revisado: 06-11-24

Great story blending fiction, science and bizarre. The plot and writing is very much in the Philip K Dick style. The universes are being created, recreated and reimagined at the characters' wbim. The audiobook is read in the manner of Napoleon Dynamite, which initially was utterly annoying, however, on reflection the robotic narration suits the story line. Worth persevering to the end.

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Amusing but short on facts

Revisado: 01-19-24

In his book Quantum Physics Made Me Do It, Jérémie Harris implies there are two types of people qualified to talk about quantum physics – the physicists (or “sciency” people) who know very little, and Jérémie Harris who understands it all. He is a self-proclaimed PhD dropout from physics, who gets quite a following on social media talking about AI, data science and ethics. Now, in his new book on quantum physics he discusses quantum particles that are in many places at the same time, zombie cats that are neither dead or alive, stealing chicken across parallel universes, quantum immortality, conscious vegetables, and his view of scientific discovery based entirely on aesthetics of theoretical formulations, shouting matches between professors and politics of scientific establishments. The book does not say much about the fundamentals of quantum mechanics, or its standard model, which provides the best explanation of scientific observations and gives the most accurate predictions of experiments conducted in particle colliders. Instead, you will find pages filled with philosophical debates of consciousness, free will and various interpretations of quantum mechanics. Harris vigorously denies the validity of scientific orthodoxy, such as the Copenhagen interpretation, in preference to the many-worlds interpretation of Hugh Everett III, David Bohm’s pilot-wave interpretation, and pseudo scientific theories of Amit Goswami linking quantum effects with universal consciousness. None of those theories are introduced at any level of detail to convince a critical reader. However, the book is written with lots of juvenile humour, which seems to entertain some of the book reviewers and the readers who “do not want to go to school for it or do the math” (from one of the goodreads reviews). So, if you want to be amused read the book. However, if you want to learn something about quantum physics or its several, sadly not yet testable, interpretations then find another book to read.

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Very funny

Revisado: 09-28-23

Thus is such a great story of gruesome murders, dirty money and an adventure park, all with a good doze of loughter. The reader is slightly overexcited.

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Gripping an reflective

Revisado: 09-26-23

This is an amazing story of crime, dangerous pursuits and mushrooms. It is full of action, twists, fun and reflections on the meaning of life and death. Easy to listen, can't stop till the finishing line.

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Appropriate for school kids not adults

Revisado: 09-03-23

The story is fragmented, very shallow, inadequate coverage of important topics, the excitable form far exceeds the contents. The presentation firm may be more suitable for children rather than adults. The lecturer is repeating himself, often repeating the same word three times in a sentence, which is annoying.

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Fantastic to listen to

Revisado: 09-01-23

This was one of the best courses I have attended ever. It was informative as it introduced a breadth of knowledge on Quantum phenomena. It was challenging as it extended my knowledge from the ground up to the state of the art. It was inspiring as the author invites the listener to solve unsolved problems by walking you from one possible solution to another, guiding your reasoning but leaving the ultimate answer to your imagination. This was a great series of lectures which I've listened to while driving between the cities, now I am looking forward to hear it again, this time with the accompanying document full of charts and formulas, which I had to imagine, between one green light, stop sign and a speed limit.

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Great as long as focused on physics

Revisado: 05-13-23

Great story, much in the spirit of the previous book. Many human issues, such as consciousness or free will, are being analysed from the scientific, or quantum mechanics, viewpoint, That part was truly great, especially when the author would convinvingly deal with those problems and clearly distinguish what human beliefs can be classified as consistent with science and which ones are a-scientific. That was the case until the book covers the problems of AI, the discussion of which was limited to the author's personal opinion and possibly faith. While anybody nowadays claims expertise to pass their biased opinion on the ethics of AI, the end of the book clearly viotated its own rules of engagement with scientific evaluation of facts.

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Questioning the very foundations of Physics

Revisado: 04-29-23

The book reviews the main theories of quantum physics, questioning their fundamental assumptions and methods. The story is critical of the more controversial developments, it is very personal and reflective, yet it reveals the author's rigorous scientific thinking. Excellent line of argument, easy listening, despite the high pace of reading.

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