Discover how the world really works in this spectacular journey through space and time, from the Big Bang to Artificial Intelligence. Using a variety of highly appealing infographics and texts written for the intelligent layman, Tom Cabot makes it possible to get a handle on nuclear fission, star lifecycles, plate tectonics, the evolution of grasses, the Chicxulub extinction, the rise of mammals, and even the development of tastebuds, among many other topics.