Recently I have read the brand-new Michio Kaku book, The God Equation. For those unfamiliar with Kaku, he tends to write books about the cutting edge of technology and science, his specialty being physics. This time, he goes back to the start of the modern scientific quest to discover answers to the biggest questions of the universe – where we have come from, and what the ultimate fate of the universe will be – and gives a historical account of this quest up until the present day. There are high level physics concepts mentioned throughout, but beautifully explained – no need to remember your high school or college math for this book (thank goodness). He also explains well the conflicts between various schools of thought over the course of time and their ultimate resolution, which I found interesting in itself. The conclusion? We’re still looking for an ultimate theory of everything – but we may be closer than we have ever been to finding it. I found this book engaging and it was not long or wordy at all, so it was also a quick read. Highly recommended to anybody who likes to think about the bigger picture.