Our Puzzling Universe investigates how our material world, in its most fundamental form, is a world constructed out of emotion. What started as a series of sketches and notes, eventually developed into a visual storytelling project focusing on physical unknowns, both in the context of fundamental physics and neuroscience, as well as psychology and physiology. ​ Part scientific inquiry and part memoir, ultimately this book is the story of how my search for answers about reality transformed the reality of my life, culminating with an unexpected insight about emotions that surfaced when I began to face my deepest fears. Over time, a fully unexpected conclusion emerged, with emotional intelligence being revealed as the primary force—quite literally—that renders the world around us. This book is dedicated to my dad, who taught me about the wonders of science, but more importantly, about the power and mystery of unconditional love.