In attempting to weave in the evolution of physical laws with that of the human mind and cultures, Greene's aim vaults beyond that of his bestselling 1999 book, The Elegant Universe. ...the End of Time is packed with ideas; whether they come together as a convincing story is another matter. ...Greene remains wedded to the idea that the most reductive view has ultimate authority - that it all comes down to particles, entropy and evolution. Philip Ball is a science writer and author; his latest book is How To Grow a Human. e-mail: p.ball@btinternet.com "Greene remains wedded to the idea that the most reductive view has ultimate authority." ...the End of Time: Mind, Matter, and Our Search for Meaning in an Evolving Universe Brian Greene Penguin (2020)