Book Club - "Decoding Reality" by Vlatko Vedral

What if space, time, matter, and even life itself are not built from solid objects, but from something far more abstract and fundamental: information? Why does nature obey mathematical laws with such eerie precision? How does complexity emerge from simplicity? And is information, rather than matter, the true currency of the universe?

From quantum physics to biology, from entropy to consciousness, this book weaves together science and big philosophical questions. It challenges our intuitions about what is “real”, revealing a cosmos that is less like a machine made of separate parts and more like a dynamic interplay of data, correlations, and possibilities.

Provocative yet accessible, this book is not just about understanding physics - it’s about rethinking reality itself.

Genres: Nonfiction, Science, Physics, Philosophy
Pages: ~336, paperback

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