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Beyond Star Trek: From Alien Invasions to the End of Time

by Lawrence M. Krauss

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  • 20th century
  • Language: English

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In the bestselling The Physics of Trek, the renowned theoretical physicist Lawrence Krauss took readers on an entertaining and eye-opening tour of the Star Trek universe to see how it stacked up against the real universe. Now, responding to requests for more as well as to a number of recent exciting discoveries in physics and astronomy, Krauss takes a provocative look at how the laws of physics relate to notions from our popular culture -- not only Star Trek, but other films, shows, and popular lore -- from Independence Day to Star Wars to The X-Files. What's the difference between a flying saucer and a flying pretzel?Why didn't the aliens in Independence Day have to bother invading Earth to destroy it?What's new with warp drives?What's the most likely scenario for doomsday?Are ESP and telekinesis impossible?What do clairvoyance and time travel have in common?How might quantum mechanics ultimately affect the fate of life in the universe?

Provenance

Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Parapsychology and psychical research, Psychokinesis and remote viewing, Telepathy, clairvoyance, and precognition, and UFOs, extraterrestrials, and contact.

  • Parapsychology and psychical research

    Retained metadata contains “esp” in the description.

    • “esp”· in description
  • Telepathy, clairvoyance, and precognition

    Controlled discovery queries from openalex matched “clairvoyance”. Retained metadata contains “Clairvoyance” in the description.

    • “clairvoyance”· via OpenAlex
    • “Clairvoyance”· in description
  • Psychokinesis and remote viewing

    Retained metadata contains “telekinesis” in the description.

    • “telekinesis”· in description
  • UFOs, extraterrestrials, and contact

    Retained metadata contains “flying saucer” in the description and “extraterrestrial” in the subject metadata.

    • “flying saucer”· in description
    • “extraterrestrial”· in subject

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1998-11-04Japan Society of Medical Entomology and Zoology; Medical Entomology and ZoologyEnglish—Unknown

Subjects

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