Shows how much understanding people can gain about themselves and their world by reflecting on the lessons offered by science, the arts, and history. Covering subjects as diverse as Jane Austen's "Emma", the Rosetta Stone, Shakespeare, the Holocaust, quantum physics, and more, this collect...

Shows how much understanding people can gain about themselves and their world by reflecting on the lessons offered by science, the arts, and history. Covering subjects as diverse as Jane Austen's "Emma", the Rosetta Stone, Shakespeare, the Holocaust, quantum physics, and more, this collection reflects and contemplates over the mysteries of life.