![]() For many numbers that play a basic role in the laws of Nature, such as the electron’s charge and the magnitude of the strong nuclear force, it happens that if those numbers had been just slightly different, life could not have developed in the universe. ![]() In other words, it is about the apparent “fine tuning” in the basic constants of physics. The main theme in Cosmic Jackpot is, as the subtitle aptly puts it, “why our universe is just right for life”. It is somehow for me like coming back full cycle, if you understand what I mean. Many years ago, it was partially the fascination provoked by his popularisation books (especially Superforce) which made me wish to study physics. It feels strange to be asked by his publishers to review a book by Paul Davies.
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