“Teaching science is designed for people who get it. Most of us don’t get it and the book is science for all the rest of us.”
Bryson knew nothing about science until after he was 50 years old.
Scientists do themselves a disservice by not presenting what they do clearly.
Bryson is interested in how we know what we do about the universe.
The book is almost like a testimony to those that are passionate enough to figure out why the universe exists.
Bryson approached a lot of scientists when writing the book. They were all happy to talk and gave up a lot of time. Not a lot of people had expressed interest in what they do.
Bryson talked to The Moss Man who worked at the National history Museum. He owned a lot of cupboards that belonged to Joseph Banks filled with mosses which he was very passionate about.
Richard Forty’s ancient fossils inspired Bryson also.
As a journalist, Bryson always wants every explanation to be simple.
Bryson would love to meet Einstein, Neil Bore, and Issac Newton.
The book is full of “We don’t know.” - which was surprising to Bryson.
There have been several changes to scientific knowledge, primarily due to new discoveries and updated classifications, since the book's initial release.
The book gives Pluto status of a planet; as of 2006, Pluto is classified as a dwarf planet. The book characterises the expansion of the universe is going to stop; the universe's expansion has since been found to be speeding up.
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