This Is Life

What a fun book! Reading Christophe Galfard feels like you’re having a chat with a friendly scientist over a coffee – a chat that ends with a grand appreciation for how the physical universe enables our own existence – Steve Brusatte, bestselling author of The Rise and Fall of the DinosaursI can’t remember when I last enjoyed a biology book so much. Christophe Galfard brings to life with remarkable storytelling his exploration of where we come from as a species – Brian Clegg, author of The Universe Inside YouA wonderful, compelling read. Few popular science books are so unputdownable – David Beerling, author of The Emerald PlanetA gorgeous, glorious romp through the sciences to address the biggest question of all: What is life? The reader is in safe hands with Christophe Galfard, whose charming, expressive writing leads you gently through some of the greatest discoveries humans have ever made – David Tong, Professor of Theoretical Physics at the University of CambridgeWith child-like curiosity, Galfard sets out to explain just about everything we know about the world and how it began, from the birth of the sun to the microbiology of our own cells. He is a marvellously irrepressible guide, the science teacher you’ll wish you’d had. This hugely ambitious book reminds us of the wonderments of life – Michael Bond, author of Animate

Christophe Galfard holds a Ph.D. in theoretical physics from the University of Cambridge, where he was Stephen Hawking’s graduate student from 2000 to 2006, researching the so-called black hole information paradox. With Stephen Hawking and his daughter Lucy Hawking, he co-authored George’s Secret Key to the Universe. His international bestseller, The Universe in Your Hand, has been translated into over twenty languages.