Human Universe

By: Professor Brian Cox, Andrew Cohen

Narrated by: Samuel West

Top ten Sunday Times Bestseller

‘Engaging, ambitious and creative’ Guardian

Where are we? Are we alone? Who are we? Why are we here? What is our future?

Human Universe tackles some of the greatest questions that humans have asked to try and understand the very nature of ourselves and the Universe in which we live.

Through the endless leaps of human minds, it explores the extraordinary depth of our knowledge today and where our curiosity may lead us in the future. With groundbreaking insight it reveals how time, physics and chemistry came together to create a creature that can wonder at its own existence, blessed with an unquenchable thirst to discover not just where it came from, but how it can think, where it is going and if it is alone.

Accompanies the acclaimed BBC TV series.

Critic reviews

Praise for Professor Brian Cox:

‘Cox’s romantic, lyrical approach to astrophysics all adds up to an experience that feels less like homework and more like having a story told to you. A really good story, too.’ Guardian

‘He bridges the gap between our childish sense of wonder and a rather more professional grasp of the scale of things.’ Independent

‘If you didn’t utter a wow watching the TV, you will while reading the book.’ The Times

‘In this book of the acclaimed BBC2 TV series, Professor Cox shows us the cosmos as we have never seen it before – a place full of the most bizarre and powerful natural phenomena.’ Sunday Express

‘Will entertain and delight … what a priceless gift that would be.’ Independent on Sunday

Another beautiful journey through wonder

Brian Cox and Andrew Cohen are simply the best science communicators writing today. On more than one occasion, while listening to their books, tears come to my eyes in contemplation of the unmatchable wonder and beauty that's contained in our natural universe. Samuel West's performance adds so much depth to their words, perfectly capturing wonder, humor, sarcasm, and the calm but profound sense of meaning that the authors so clearly express.

Polemics and sarcastic remarks are delivered with good humor and with empathy towards the recipient; the authors recognizing that each of us are on our own journey through space-time, just trying to do a bit of good for those around us in the ways we understand.

This review is merely my feable attempt to capture how I feel when listening to one of their books. I always recommend to my friends either this book, "The Planets", or "Forces of Nature" (same authors) to anyone I meet who shows signs of being even a little bit curious.

My deepest gratitude to Brian, Andrew, Samuel, and others involved in bringing this work into existence.

Poetic and informative

I never knew science could be so poetic and informative in the same time, like this!

Listened to it three times and still love it

I'm blown away that this only has 13 ratings on Audible as of writing. Incredibly underrated audiobook. Samuel West does a fantastic job and Brian Cox and Andrew Cohen's writing is truly extraordinary. I've listened to this three times and read the book once (about to re-read it very soon) and it's one of my personal favorites.