An inventory of cosmological mysteries
Laura Hiscott reviews What’s Eating the Universe and Other Cosmic Questions by Paul Davies
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Laura Hiscott is a freelance science journalist. She previously worked as reviews and careers editor of Physics World in 2021–2022.
Laura studied physics at Imperial College London, before getting experience in science writing at the European Southern Observatory and the European Molecular Biology Organization. In her free time she enjoys hiking, yoga and reading.
Laura Hiscott reviews What’s Eating the Universe and Other Cosmic Questions by Paul Davies
Read article: An inventory of cosmological mysteries
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