The Grand Design
How can physical laws explain a universe capable of life? This account connects quantum histories, cosmology, and the promise and limits of a unified theory.
8 parts, about 22 minutes to read.
At a glance
- Author
- Stephen Hawking, Leonard Mlodinow
- Parts
- 8 parts
- Reading time
- about 22 minutes
- The whole book
- Also to read in full
What the summary covers
- The Mystery of Being2 min
- The Rule of Law3 min
- What Is Reality?3 min
- Alternative Histories3 min
- The Theory of Everything4 min
- Choosing Our Universe3 min
- The Apparent Miracle2 min
- The Grand Design2 min
Read it alongside
- Goes deeperA Universe From Nothing · Why There Is Something Rather Than Nothing
Hawking and Mlodinow argue that observer selection could explain fine tuning if a multiverse exists; Krauss adds that specific predictions still need an unknown distribution of physical parameters and an account of how typical we are.
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