A review by violethazel
Lost in Math: How Beauty Leads Physics Astray by Sabine Hossenfelder
informative
reflective
4.0
this was an interesting one because more so than any other science book i've read (and i've read a fair few) this was a reflection on science as an institute, particularly theoretical physics, and how academia works with the development of new science. as someone wanting to go into physics, it was really interesting in that regard, and it covered a lot of physics alongside this so i found it much more generally informative than lots of other science books. i also liked her authorial voice a lot, which is so necessary in reading science books.
in saying that, after around the first third it got to be a bit of a slog - it felt much longer than 250 pages (again, as many science books often feel like). this gets 4 stars because i genuinely learned a lot from it and it was really helpful, but if i try to focus on something specific from this book my brain kind of loses it because it was a definite slog and i felt like there weren't many clear takeaways.
has definitely shaped my thoughts on physics as an institution though, so is a must read for scientists!!
in saying that, after around the first third it got to be a bit of a slog - it felt much longer than 250 pages (again, as many science books often feel like). this gets 4 stars because i genuinely learned a lot from it and it was really helpful, but if i try to focus on something specific from this book my brain kind of loses it because it was a definite slog and i felt like there weren't many clear takeaways.
has definitely shaped my thoughts on physics as an institution though, so is a must read for scientists!!