This book concerns an experiment that took place about 15 billion years ago. The scientist who designed it is no longer around to explain exactly what was done and, most importantly, what purpose it served. The conditions and temperature of the experiment were such that repeating it in earthly laboratories is impossible.

George Grammatikakis, reassembling in a poetic and vivid manner contemporary scientific views about the creation of the Universe and the emergence of life, refers to the pinnacle manifestation of this life, humanity, and emphasizes the dangers that threaten the Earth and our civilization.

A deeply philosophical book with a strong literary character, The Comet of Berenice opens new avenues in the modern multidimensional understanding of Science as well as of Humanity: as the twentieth century approaches its end, and humanity remains increasingly unmoored, is it time to rethink a different culture, a new perception of humanism?