Everyone is invited to join the Social Wave Book Club as we discuss Why Does the World Exist?: An Existential Detective Story by Jim Holt.

Jim Holt tackles the greatest metaphysical mystery of all: why is there something rather than nothing? This runaway bestseller, which has captured the imagination of critics and the public alike, traces our latest efforts to grasp the origins of the universe. Holt adopts the role of cosmological detective, traveling the globe to interview a host of celebrated scientists, philosophers, and writers. Along the way, the brilliant yet slyly humorous Holt humanizes profound questions of meaning and existence.