★A 2026 new work by Dr. Gerd Ganteför, professor of astrophysics, energy, climate and elementary particles at the University of Konstanz, whose previous book, The Limits of Physics, has already been licensed in China!
★Proposes "information" as the third cosmic element, alongside matter and energy, offering a new logical explanation for the origin of life and the precision of natural constants, prompting deep reflection on the nature of reality.
★Rigorous yet accessible, the author excels at explaining complex topics with vivid language, and his widely acclaimed approach to popular science ensures readers can easily grasp this profound idea.

In the Beginning Was Information
Materialism reaches its explanatory limits. If we assume that only matter, energy, and the interactions between them exist, certain questions remain unanswered— for example: Why does life exist at all? Why are the constants of nature so precisely tuned that life is possible? Materialism explains this as coincidence. Religions, on the other hand, say: It is God-given. Physicist Gerd Ganteför proposes a different approach: in addition to matter and energy, there is another component: “information.” This information was initially distributed evenly throughout the universe. Over time, the overall structure changed and became increasingly complex. If one views life as a collection of information, it is no longer surprising that life arose—it then appears logical and comprehensible.

Prof. Dr. Gerd Ganteför, born in 1956, is a professor of astrophysics, energy, climate and elementary particles at the University of Konstanz. Gifted with the talent for explaining complex topics in easily understandable terms, his YouTube channel has gone viral, with over 130,000 subscriptions and millions of views for his seminar-like videos, thereby furthering a fascination with physics.