Until the End of Time: Mind, Matter, and Our Search for Meaning in an Evolving Universe

Brian Greene

Feb 2020 · Penguin Random House Audio · Narrated by Brian Greene

About this audiobook

NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • A captivating exploration of deep time and humanity's search for purpose from the world-renowned physicist and best-selling author of The Elegant Universe

"Few humans share Greene’s mastery of both the latest cosmological science and English prose." —The New York Times

Until the End of Time is Brian Greene's breathtaking new exploration of the cosmos and our quest to find meaning in the face of this vast expanse. Greene takes us on a journey from the big bang to the end of time, exploring how lasting structures formed, how life and mind emerged, and how we grapple with our existence through narrative, myth, religion, creative expression, science, the quest for truth, and a deep longing for the eternal. From particles to planets, consciousness to creativity, matter to meaning—Brian Greene allows us all to grasp and appreciate our fleeting but utterly exquisite moment in the cosmos.

Ratings and reviews

Good book but a bit too everywhere. Jumps from philosophy to physics saying interesting things but without a very direct link. Also, it starts turning a bit too subjective in the last third of the book. But first two thirds are 5-star

Great book. I found myself less engaged with the question of whether thought can exist into the future in timescales that I can't perceive, but the road there was very interesting with a great dive into explaning entropy.

amazing ability to share an eye opening understanding of life and its mysteries.

About the author

BRIAN GREENE is a professor of physics and mathematics and director of Columbia University's Center for Theoretical Physics and is renowned for his groundbreaking discoveries in superstring theory. He is the author of The Elegant Universe, The Fabric of the Cosmos, and The Hidden Reality, which have collectively spent sixty-five weeks on The New York Times best-seller list and sold more than two million copies worldwide, and he has hosted two Peabody and Emmy Award winning NOVA miniseries based on his books. With producer Tracy Day, Greene cofounded the World Science Festival. He lives in New York.