WHITE HOLES

Narrator Harry Lloyd's affable narration echoes physicist Carlo Rovelli's casual writing style. Their conversational approach to the concept of white holes allows a variety of listeners to engage with complex physics regardless of how much knowledge they start with. Simply put, white holes cannot be entered but allow information to escape; they are the opposite of black holes, which can be entered but do not allow information to escape. Discussions of the timeline of Rovelli's research accompany comparisons to Dante's journey in his INFERNO. Lloyd narrates in an English accent and a tone full of wonder and astonishment, a contagious effect for listeners. The accompanying pdf of portraits, maps, and figures is essential to the listener's understanding of the topics. A.K.R. © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine [Published: FEBRUARY 2024]