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Reviews and Recommendations
We've comprehensively compiled reviews of The Big Picture from the world's leading experts.

Dan Hooper Most physicists think they’re good at philosophy when they’re actually terrible at it. That’s why I thought The Big Picture really stood out. It’s asking questions that philosophers of science might ask, from the perspective of a physicist who is also informed as a philosopher. (Source)

K Ken Nakamura I finished "The BIG Picture" by @seanmcarroll It is a great book, must read for everyone. I have 2 comments: 1) In P134, the author implied that even History can be considered a science, which was quite surprise for me. (to be continued) https://t.co/NVKKA7qxpB (Source)
Rankings by Category
The Big Picture is ranked in the following categories:
- #35 in Astronomy
- #26 in Astrophysics
- #57 in Meaning Of Life
- #28 in Philosophy Of Science
- #25 in Physics
- #77 in Popular Science
- #15 in Quantum Mechanics
- #87 in Science
- #74 in Science and Math