Cosmogony

Cosmogony
Author: Lucy Ives
Publisher: Catapult
Total Pages: 249
Release: 2021-03-09
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1593765991

An energetic, witty collection of stories where the supernatural meets the anomalies of everyday life--deception, infidelity, lost cats, cute memes, amateur pornography, and more. There are analogies between being female and being left-handed, I think, or being an animal. A woman answers a Craigslist ad (to write erotic diaries for money). A woman walks onto a tennis court (from her home at the bottom of the ocean). A woman goes to the supermarket and meets a friend's husband (who happens to be an immortal demon). A woman goes for a run (and accidentally time travels). Cosmogony takes accounts of so-called normal life and mines them for inconsistencies, deceptions, and delights. Incorporating a virtuosic range of styles and genres (Wikipedia entry, phone call, physics equation, encounters with the supernatural), these stories reveal how the narratives we tell ourselves and believe are inevitably constructed, offering a glimpse of the structures that underlie and apparently determine human existence.

A Perfect Vacuum

A Perfect Vacuum
Author: Stanisław Lem
Publisher: Northwestern University Press
Total Pages: 248
Release: 1999
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780810117334

"In a perfect vacuum, Stanislaw Lem presents a collection of book reviews of nonexistent works of literature - works that, in many cases, could not possibly be written. Embracing postmodernism's "games for games' sake" ethos, Lem joins the contest with hilarious and grotesque results." "Most of the "reviews" target the postmodern infatuation with antinarratives by lampooning their self-indulgence and exploiting their mannerisms. Lem exposes the limits of postmodern fiction, showing how its studious self-consciousness frequently conceals intellectual paucity. Beginning with a review of his own book, Lem moves on to tackle (or create pastiches of) the French new novel, James Joyce, pornography, authorless writing, and Dostoevsky, while at the same time ranging across scientific topics, from cosmology to the pervasiveness of computers." --Book Jacket.

The Russell Cosmogony; A New Concept of Light, Matter, and Energy

The Russell Cosmogony; A New Concept of Light, Matter, and Energy
Author: Walter Russell
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2023-09-10
Genre:
ISBN: 9781684228348

2023 Reprint of the 1953 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition and not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. "The Russell Cosmogony with its new concepts of light, matter, energy, electricity and magnetism is a simple yet complete, consistent and workable cosmogony/cosmology which will enable future scientists to visualize the Universe as a Unified Whole, and will open the door to the New Age of Transmutation." -Walter Russell's (An Open Letter to the World of Science) Some of the concepts touched upon: A New Concept of the Universe; The Undivided Light; The Divided Light; This Electric Universe of Simulated Idea; Coulomb Law; The Electric Universe of Simulated Energy; The Duality of Electric Effect; Thought-Wave Universe; Polarity Periodicity; Magnetic Lines of Force; Law of Conservation of Energy; Thermodynamic Misconception; Inadequacy of Newton's Three Laws; Fallacy of Newton's Mathematics; Two Unknown Facts of Nature; Inadequacy of Kepler's First Law; The Quantum Theory; Singly Charged Particles; Science Must Revolutionize Concept of Matter; The New Concept of Matter; Mystery of Magnetic Poles; Illusion of Three Dimensions; The Earth is Not a Magnet; Cathodes and Anodes; No Separate Particles; Curvature is Also Polarized; Conditions of Matter; Vibrating Matter; Growth & Decay; Octave Wave Cycle; Gyroscope Wheel; Expanding Systems; Oblating Spheres; Unbalanced Systems Wobble; Gravitation & Radiation; Nine-Octave Periodic Table of the Elements; Industry's Creating Processes; Secret of Man's Power; New Power for Science; Age of Transmutation.

God and the New Cosmology

God and the New Cosmology
Author: Michael Anthony Corey
Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
Total Pages: 356
Release: 1993
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780847678020

'Given the excellent historical context in which Corey frames his case and the rational manner in which he closes off the loopholes, the stage is set for paradigm shift in the secular area. I highly recommend this book.'-Hugh Ross, Astronomer

Journey into the New Cosmology

Journey into the New Cosmology
Author: David P. Judd
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 108
Release: 2000-11-29
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 9781469761718

For many years there has been a growing conflict between the evidence we have been accumulating and the assumptions we have had about the nature of reality. We can no longer maintain the belief in a strictly physical world composed of solid physical matter; our reality is much larger, more dynamic, and more malleable than that kind of substance would allow. In this book David Judd explores the evidence from quantum physics, academia and mysticism that is leading us to new understandings of ourselves and the world we live in. We have embarked on an exciting new journey that holds great promise for the future of humankind.

Many Worlds in One

Many Worlds in One
Author: Alex Vilenkin
Publisher: Hill and Wang
Total Pages: 248
Release: 2007-07-10
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0374707146

A Leading Figure in the Development of the New Cosmology Explains What It All Means Among his peers, Alex Vilenkin is regarded as one of the most imaginative and creative cosmologists of our time. His contributions to our current understanding of the universe include a number of novel ideas, two of which—eternal cosmic inflation and the quantum creation of the universe from nothing—have provided a scientific foundation for the possible existence of multiple universes. With this book—his first for the general reader—Vilenkin joins another select group: the handful of first-rank scientists who are equally adept at explaining their work to nonspecialists. With engaging, well-paced storytelling, a droll sense of humor, and a generous sprinkling of helpful cartoons, he conjures up a bizarre and fascinating new worldview that—to paraphrase Niels Bohr—just might be crazy enough to be true.