The Horrible Truth About Physics | Three Body Problem Series

Cixin Liu’s Remembrance of Earth’s past series has become one of my top science fiction series since I read it last year. Keep in mind this video will have some spoilers for the series. There are many haunting philosophical questions brought up in the Three-Body Problem series, but there is one that stuck with me more than the others. One of the themes that weave its way throughout all of Cixin Liu's books revolves around whether or not we can actually trust that our understanding of the universe actually reflects its true nature.

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[HelloFutureMe]

The thing that struck me about the series most was how believable it was. It didn't prey on base fears/emotions so much as it's hard to shake the feeling that there is a chance the universe works like this.

[patiencebroadmeyer]

I don’t normally comment before watching a video, but I have to thank you for introducing me to the Three body problem and it’s sequels. It’s one of the only pieces of science fiction that I considered to be truly “science horror”.

[Ryukachoo]

Ironically, an earth / trisolaran alliance would have been unusually powerful in the universe as they evolved so close to eachother and could share in their technological explosion

[ArAnXx]

"The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents. We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of the infinity, and it was not meant that we should voyage far." -Eric Andre

[theoreticalphysics]

I have a physics degree and have since really been looking forward to finding this kind of hard sci Fi to read. I feel like this series was made for me and can't wait to read it after finishing up children and God emperor of dune.

[LuckyBird]

The Three Body Problem series managed to do something I didn't think was possible. They managed to take Lovecraftian horror, and turn it into mainstream sci-fi stories.

[adrianwebster]

It is puzzling to me that so many stories assume that discovering the universe is more mysterious, uncontrollable or unknowable and possibly hostile leads to madness and suicide. Most of human religion and myth has worked on this assumption for millenia and many of those the gods are not kindly towards humnas, yet most people can accept such a world and live in it.

[billl]

The end of this series was chilling in a way that even the classic cosmic horror artists couldn’t measure up to.

I felt really empty and insecure when I looked up at the night sky for like 3 weeks after I finished the last book lol

[ghostarray]

Ive had an existential crisis while reading this series lol. To be reminded of how truly small I am, how limited I am, and what a minuscule fragment even our entire galaxy is of the whole. I’ve just finished The Dark Forest, can’t wait to start Death’s End. It’s reignited my wonder and terror of the universe, and I got out of that crisis remembering I should more thankful every day for this incredibly strange experience.

[tamaleseason]

Love the cosmic horror in this series. wallfacers vs wallbreakers is such a dope concept, cant wait for that video. my favorite sci-fi series of all time, nothing has hit quite like that since reading it a couple years back :( I think about the concepts explored in the books constantly.

[christopherbaby]

The ways he delt with concepts of deep time in the later books were really frightening and perspective shifting for me as well.

[DeathToMockingBirds]

That trilogy was incredible. Especially the "Dark Forest" analogy. I loved the long timescale, the interresting technology (dimention collapse bomb, nice), the societal shifts, etc.

[nahtesalinas]

Thanks for this video. After being introduced by your previous videos I gorged myself on the three books. I finished a month ago yet I'm still suffering from the existential horror of the series. It's epic and wide in scope. The physics is a little over my head but not so much as to be a distraction. And the final ending bent my brain into different shapes at the prospect of the final end of everything. A good series.
Again, thank you Quinn. Love you, brother. You rock.

[LucasGuillemette]

I'm happy to see this series get some attention. I read it a couple years back and i was sad it wasn't discussed now. It's so imaginative and powerful.

[proteinconsumer]

this was terrifying....the idea that an older, more advanced race could just wipe us out like a child killing an insect without even a second thought, that there could be unimaginable horrors lurking in the darkest reaches of our own galaxy, watching over us intently like horrible elderich gods...just WAITING for us to make a mistake and fall right in to their trap....gives me chills,

[eldipi]

Big fan of cosmic horror. I have to be honest, I lost count of the number of times these books gave me goosebumps. There is terror embedded in the vastness of space that we human beings just cant comprehend. We are all living in a bubble thats relatively safe here on earth. Out there is a different beast... "If I destroy you, what business is it of yours?"

[julesvillega]

I've read this series a few years ago, and was so moved by it that I searched on youtube for videos about it. Sadly, I couldn't find any, and now you've done it! Thank you!

[LucrataNexarii]

Thank you for continuing these works! Hearing the breakdown of material, and presenting the sum of the deeper issues, serves as a great reminder of what makes the Three Body Problem great - easily a series I wish to return to!

[noarjonarwhal]

Ahhh yes. I can't believe that I didn't know you reviewed this series till now, and I'm sure glad that I found it! I tremendously enjoyed the ideas that the Three Body Problem presented, and I thoroughly enjoy your commentary about it, because it brings a different perspective to many of the aspects of the book. As always, great job, and keep up the good work!

[MrArukimasu]

An absolutely fantastic series! I have recommended it to a couple of friends who were after some high concept serious sci fi and they loved it too. If you’re thinking of trying it, be aware that it takes a while for the different story strands to come together but when they do it is highly satisfying.