Synopsis
Science is always telling stories. Whether in the creation myths of evolution or the Big Bang, or in the eureka moments of science history, narrative just as much as metaphor is a key tool in the scientist s surprisingly literary toolkit. Perhaps the most interesting use of story is the thought experiment, the intuition pump, that draws on the most instinctive parts of the imagination to crack otherwise perplexing problems.
From Newton's Bucket, to Maxwell's Demon, from Einstein's Lift to Schrodinger's Cat all are examples of 'fiction' being used at the highest level, not just to explain, but to deduce, to prove. In this unique anthology, authors have collaborated with leading scientists, to bounce literary, human narratives against purely theoretical ones, alloying together real stories with abstract ones, to produce truly extraordinary results.
Featuring leading scientists acting as consultants on the stories, and writing scientific afterwords, bringing the theory featured in the stories to life, including Prof. Sarah Bridle (Jodrell Bank), Prof. Jonathan Wolff and Prof. Frank Jackson (the inventor of the 'Mary's Room' thought experiment).
Full list of thought experiments: The Twin Paradox, The Grandfather Paradox, Maxwell's Demon, Laplace's Demon, Mary's Room, The Chinese Room, Schrödinger's Cat, Galileo's Boat, The Infinite Monkey Typing Pool, Einstein in a LIft, Einstein Chasing a Beam of Light, Newton's Bucket, Olber's Paradox.
Also featuring afterwords by Professors Stewart Boogert, Sarah Bridle, Seth Bullock, Steven French, Roman Frigg, Frank Jackson, Michela Massimi, Tara Shears, Jonathan Wolff, and Doctors Ana Jofre and Rob Appleby.
À propos de l'auteur
Sandra Alland is a Scotland-based writer and artist who has published and presented throughout the UK, Europe and North America. Recent highlights include Gutter, English PEN, Cosmonauts Avenue, subTerrain, Feral Feminisms and the Tate Modern, Schwules Berlin. Sandra has published three books of poetry and a chapbook of short fiction, and is co-editor on an anthology of disabled and D/deaf UK poets (Nine Arches, 2017). Annie Clarkson is a poet and short fiction writer living in Manchester. Her first poetry collection Winter Hands was published by Shadow Train. Her short fiction has been published by Comma in Brace, Litmus, Lemistry and Spindles. Marie Louise Cookson writes and performs short fiction, monologues and scripts. She was selected to take part in 'Flying Solo', Contact Theatre's annual festival to support and mentor solo performers. Her play, Get The Confidence, Get The Love was produced as part of Shortworks, also at the Contact Theatre. Claire Dean s stories have been published in Beta-Life, Spindles, The Best British Short Stories, Murmurations: An Anthology of Uncanny Stories About Birds, Still, Shadows & Tall Trees and elsewhere. Claire s short story collection of new fairy tales, The Museum of Shadows and Reflections, was recently published by Unsettling Wonder. Zoe Gilbert s short stories have appeared in anthologies and journals in the UK and internationally. Her story Fishskin, Hareskin won the Costa Short Story Award 2014. Andy Hedgecock is a freelance writer, researcher and trainer. He has written for publications such as The Spectator, Time Out, Penguin City Guides, The Oxford Companion to English Literature, Interzone, The Third Alternative, The Breaking Windows Anthology and Foundation. Andy was co-editor (fiction) of Interzone, British sf magazine. He is a regular contributor to The Morning Star. Robin Ince is an English comedian, actor and writer. He is best known for presenting the BBC radio show The Infinite Monkey Cage with physicist Brian Cox. Annie Kirby is a storyteller, short story writer, novelist and writing tutor. Her stories have appeared in various anthologies, including Comma Press s Bracket and Bio-Punk. Her Asham Award winning short story 'The Wing' was published in Don t Know A Good Thing (Bloomsbury) and adapted for audio by Spoken Ink. Her stories have been selected for new writer showcases including Radio 4 s Writers to Watch and the Portsmouth 2012 Bookfest Anthology. Anneliese Mackintosh s short story collection, Any Other Mouth, published by Freight, won The Green Carnation Prize in 2014. It was also shortlisted for the Edge Hill Prize, Saltire Society s First Book Award, and the Saboteur Award, and was a Book of the Year in The Herald, The Scotsman, Civilian, and The List Magazine, as well as one of The Guardian readers Top Ten Books of 2014 . Anneliese s forthcoming novel, So Happy It Hurts, will be published by Jonathan Cape in 2017. Her short fiction has been broadcast on BBC Radio, and published in The Scotsman, Edinburgh Review, and The Best British Short Stories 2013. Adam Marek is an award-winning short story writer. He won the 2011 Arts Foundation Short Story Fellowship, and was shortlisted for the inaugural Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award and the Edge Hill Short Story Prize. Adam Roberts is an academic, critic and novelist. He has been nominated twice for the Arthur C. Clarke Award: Salt in 2001, and Gradisil in 2007. His latest novel is The Thing Itself (Gollancz, 2015). Sarah Schofield's prizes include the Writers Inc Short Story Competition and the Calderdale Short Story Competition. and teaches Creative Writing at Edge Hill. an Watson wrote the screen story for Steven Spielberg s film A.I. as well as 25 novels, 10 short story collections and some poetry. Margaret Wilkinson writes drama and prose and teaches at Northumbria.
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