Unweaving the Rainbow: Science, Delusion and the Appetite for Wonder

Keats said that by revealing the source of the rainbow's colors, Newton had destroyed its poetic quality. Richard Dawkins contends that Keats could not have been more inaccurate in this insightful and thought-provoking book, demonstrating how knowledge of science heightens our awe at the universe. According to him, mysteries have their poetic quality even after they are solved since the answers frequently reveal even more profound mysteries and are often more elegant than the original problem. Dawkins tackles the most significant and fascinating subjects in contemporary science, including virtual reality, genetics, astronomy, and language, and combines them into a seminal argument on the human need for wonder.