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The Research Behind the Stories

The Intelligent Universe is built on a foundation of rigorous inquiry and cross-disciplinary study. To maintain the educational integrity of my fictional and nonfictional works, I draw from a diverse array of academic, historical, and scientific texts.

How to Build a Universe from Nothing

Fragmented classical sculpture with hand detail.

Chapter 1
Phylosophy

(Greek for Phylo is Love of, and of Sofia is Goddess of...
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Chapter 2
Evolution

A mutation is a change in the living organism. Most mutations are...
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Chapter 3
Religion

INDEX 1_BART D ERHMAN 2_PAULOGIA 3_CHRISTOPHER HITCHENS 4_GEORGE CARLIN 1_BART D ERHMAN...
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Chapter 4
History

MENU 1_MARY BEARD 1_MARY BEARD Beard graduated from Cambridge with a Bachelor of...
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Chapter 5
Science

MENU 1_DR. CARL SAGAN 2_PROFESSOR BRIAN COX 3_PROFESSOR NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON 4_ANTON...
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Chapter 6
Cultural

MENU 1_IRVING FINKEL 2_LEONARDO DA VINCI 3_ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL 4_THOMAS ALVA EDISON...
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Spiral galaxy with bright center in space.

Chapter 7
Astronomy

INDEX 1_PREAMBLE 2_GROUND NEWS 3_ISAAC NEWTON 4_PBS SPACETIME 5_GALILEO GALILEI 6_NICOLAS COPERNICUS...
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