The Big Picture (Carroll book)

The Big Picture: On the Origins of Life, Meaning, and the Universe Itself
Hardcover edition
AuthorSean M. Carroll
LanguageEnglish
SubjectPoetic naturalism
GenreNon-fiction
PublisherDutton
Publication date
May 10, 2016
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint, e-book, audiobook
Pages480 pp.
ISBN978-0525954828
OCLC999399320
Preceded byThe Particle at the End of the Universe 
Followed bySomething Deeply Hidden 
WebsiteOfficial website

The Big Picture: On the Origins of Life, Meaning, and the Universe Itself is a non-fiction book by American theoretical physicist Sean M. Carroll. The book was published on May 10, 2016, by Dutton. In his fourth book, Carroll defends the argument that the universe can be completely interpreted by science, introducing "poetic naturalism" as a philosophy that explains the world.