The fine-tuning of the constants of nature, which seems required for the existence of stars and planets and certainly for life and mind, is a fascinating feature of our universe. But before grand metaphysical schemes are advanced by philosophers, theologians, and even scientists, proper understanding of the underlying assumptions and fundamental physics are needed.
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Mario Livio is an Israeli-American astrophysicist and an author of works that popularize science and mathematics. From 1991 to 2015, he was an astrophysicist at the Space Telescope Science Institute, which operates the Hubble Space Telescope.
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