The power of thought -- Light-years, chicken tails, and armpits -- Stars, atoms, and Lego® -- Albert Einstein and the atom bomb -- Let there be light! -- The big bang and the microwave oven -- Dark matter and how wimps may save the universe -- The story of gravity : the weakling, the plague, and the apple -- Isaac Newton's link to Harry Potter and how to weigh a planet -- Exploding stars and why everyone has a little star quality -- Little green men and black holes -- The end of the Dark Ages and the invention of frozen chicken -- A brief history of light -- Why you should never trust a quantum mechanic -- Quantum mechanics for cat lovers : Isaac Newton strikes back -- Clocking the speed of the fastest thing in the universe -- Relatively simple : an easy guide to relativity -- Relatively weird : how to grow younger, shorter, and heavier at the same time -- Yes, but is it true? Albert Einstein's theories under the micrscope -- Life in the galactic suburbs and why news takes so long to get there -- Dear aliens, may we present President Jimmy Carter -- To be or not to be? Is that a planet I see before me? -- If I have seen further : the nose, the moose, and the telescope -- Are there planets around other stars? -- The outer, bigger planets of the solar system -- The inner, smaller planets of the solar system -- A close encounter of the solar kind -- What is life and where did it come from? -- Eating sunlight : the importance of light for life -- Are we alone? Listening for extraterrestrial life -- Why greenhouse gases are good for the planet -- Blue skies, rainbows, and the meaning of life -- More black holes and why the speed of light isn't constant after all -- The curious sensation of being seen -- What happens in your brain and what happened to Albert Einstein's brain -- Albert Einstein's lost secret revealed : the one thing that can travel faster than light.