A review by abomine
30-Second Theories: The 50 Most Thought-provoking Theories in Science, Each Explained in Half a Minute by Jim Al-Khalili, Jon Gribbin, Bill McGuire, Christian Jarrett, Mark Ridley, Robert Matthews, Paul Parsons, Martin J. Rees, Susan Blackmore, Michael Brooks

3.0

I love the idea of this book, and it's a nice little introduction to some famous scientific theories, but it seems to me that some of these theories, particularly the ones involving the wacky world of quantum mechanics, simply cannot be adequately explained in thirty seconds, and the illustrations, while cute, did not add to or expand upon any of the information given.

Nevertheless, this book did it's job pretty well; it has inspired an unscientific person like me to learn more about these theories and pick up more science books that aren't about animals, which certainly counts for something.

And this would also make a pretty interesting coffee table book, sure to spark up some deeper conversations when company's over.