With wit, colour and clarity,What A Wonderful Worldquickly and painlessly brings us up to speed on how the world of the 21st century works. From economics to physics and biology to philosophy, Marcus Chown explains the complex forces that shape our universe.Why do we breathe? What is money? How does the brain work? Why did life invent sex? Does time really exist? How does capitalism work -or not, as the case may be? Where do mountains come from? How do computers work? How did humans get to dominate the Earth? Why is theresomethingrather thannothing?InWhat a Wonderful World, Marcus Chown, bestselling author ofQuantum Theory Cannot Hurt Youand theSolar Systemapp, uses his vast scientific knowledge and deep understanding of extremely complex processes to answer simple questions about the workings of our everyday lives. Lucid, witty and hugely entertaining, it explains the basics of our essential existence,...