The Universe Explained with a Cookie: What Baking Cookies Can Teach Us About Quantum Mechanics, Cosmology, Evolution, Chaos, Complexity, and More

Ages 0 And Up

A heavily illustrated, accessible, humorous exploration of the scientific principles of the universe—all explained with a chocolate chip cookie.

Did you know that the number of atoms in a cookie is about the same as the number of stars in the universe? Geoff Engelstein tackles the big questions of the universe and how it works using the sweet, simple chocolate chip cookie as guide. By exploring what goes into the cookie—the ingredients and the steps—we learn about how everything works, from the tiny world of subatomic particles to galactic clusters. Filled with fascinating facts and laugh-out-loud moments, it's a richly visual and deeply fascinating scientific exploration of the world. And cookies. A must for fans of Randall Munroe! Topics include: The Big Bang Explained with Chocolate Chips. Quantum Mechanics Explained with Milk and Cookies. Chaos Explained with Vanilla. And more!

About the Author

Geoff Engelstein is an award-winning tabletop game designer, whose titles include Space Cadets, The Fog of War, Pit Crew, and The Expanse. He is a contributor to The Dice Tower, the leading tabletop game podcast, with a series on the math, science, and psychology of games, and has also hosted Ludology, a weekly podcast on game design. Geoff recently published GameTek, a collection of essays on game design.

Michael Korfhage works in his hometown of Nashville, Tennessee, as an illustrator and commercial artist. He specializes in engaging, fun illustrations and has had the pleasure of creating images for magazines, ad agencies, authors, and small businesses. mkorfhage.com