These two books by Sean Carroll might be good starting points. They're more technical than the usual popular science books but they assume no prior knowledge be

These two books by Sean Carroll might be good starting points. They're more technical than the usual popular science books but they assume no prior knowledge beyond high school algebra: https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/biggestideas/ https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/biggestideas/