Listening to the Big Bang

By: Brian Greene

Narrated by: Brian Greene

From renowned physicist and New York Times best-selling author Brian Greene comes the remarkable human quest to grasp how the universe came to be.

A Russian dissident, a Jesuit priest, and an American mule skinner are but a few of the bold visionaries who crafted the scientific story of cosmic origins. The collective insights of these and numerous creative thinkers advanced human understanding from mythology to mathematics, yielding falsifiable alternatives to ancient folklore and campfire tales.

Listening to the Big Bang tells the dramatic human story—filled with colorful characters, unsung catalysts, and glorified heroes—which made the Big Bang the leading cosmological theory.

But deep questions remain. Was the big bang a one-time event or might there be series of bangs? What sparked the big bang? Why is there anything at all? Decades of astronomical evidence notwithstanding, only by listening for the sounds of creation will scientists be equipped to extol, or extend, or expel our most refined story for how the universe began.

With deep insight, a light touch, and an artful sense of narrative, Brian Greene takes us all to the very edge of understanding.

©2025 Brian Greene (P)2025 Audible Originals, LLC.

The big bang

Mission info “The first direct detection of gravitational waves, GW150914, occurred on September 14, 2015”

Easy to understand

It was a spur of the moment listen for me. I usually read cozy books like Rosamunde Pilcher,
But this heavy information was presented in a very easy to understand way. Even for me as a non-native speaker.
The voice of the author is also very comfortable to listen to.

Love the flow

Love the concise historical review of discoveries that changed science forever and made me think about how science has been done in the past and today.

Easy education

The entire book was educational and entertaining from start to stop. What’s next ftom him?

Making it make sense

As someone who has no background or understanding of higher science and physics, the idea of the Big Bang has always seemed outlandish and incomprehensible. While the specifics are still hard to grasp, of course, the author explains the development and overview of the theory, including several variables, in a way that is not only (mostly) understandable, but also interesting.