Editor's Summary
23 November 2006
Bear necessities
In The Goldilocks Enigma, physicist Paul Davies tackles a question that many scientists prefer to leave to philosophers and priests: the nature of existence. Central to his thesis is the Goldilocks enigma: why is the Universe 'just right' for life? Davies argues that science has brought us close to a definitive 'theory of everything' to replace all previous models — both theological and scientific. Nature's reviewer predicts that the book will cause a stir.
Books and Arts: Life in the universal porridge
What were the chances that the conditions in the Universe would be just right for life?
doi:10.1038/444423a