Centuries ago, Occam's razor changed our view of the world, showing that simplicity is the fundamental principle of the universe. Biological scientist Jonjoe McFadden traces the history of scientific discovery over several centuries, from the geocentric cosmos to quantum mechanics and DNA. According to McFadden, life could only arise through maximum simplicity, and the fundamental law of the Universe is nothing more than a cosmological form of natural selection, which always favors the survival of the simplest elements. By reinterpreting the history of science and the origins of the universe, this book radically changes our understanding of ourselves and the world around us. “Before William Ockham, the search for answers to questions was usually accompanied by the appearance of additional entities. William of Ockham was the first to talk about the need to get to simple solutions that reflect the essence of the problem. Thanks to him, this principle became fundamental in science and a distinctive feature of its modernity. Occam's razor is everywhere. She paves the way, breaking through the thicket of distorted ideas, dogmas, fanaticism, prejudices, false beliefs, and beliefs that have prevented science from moving forward everywhere and at all times. Simplicity is not something introduced into modern science, it is modern science, which through scientific knowledge opens the modern world to us.” (Jonjo McFadden) PDF A4 format retains the publisher's design.