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Reality Is Not What It Seems
by Carlo Rovelli
From Democritus to loop quantum gravity: space is granular, time may not exist at the fundamental level. Historical and visionary.
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you want the fuller Rovelli.
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Skip it if…
you want string theory's side; see Greene.
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Three things you will actually use
- Reality is relations.
- Space is grains.
- Ideas have lineages.
Do this first
Read the chapters on Democritus.
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Rovelli's reality.
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