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Cycles of time [sound recording] : an extraordinary new view of the universe / by Penrose, Roger.(CARDINAL)726298; Mann, Bruce,1971-nrt;

Read by Bruce Mann.Considers three questions in the field of cosmology, including what may have existed before the Big Bang, the source of order in the universe, and the universe's future, posing arguments that this universe will eventually culminate in a big bang for a new universe.

Subjects: Audiobooks.; Cosmology.; Cyclic universe theory (Cosmology);

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Cycles of time : an extraordinary new view of the universe / by Penrose, Roger.(CARDINAL)726298;

Includes index"A groundbreaking book providing a new take on three of cosmology's most profound questions: What, if anything, came before the Big Bang? What is the source of order in our universe? What is the universe's ultimate future? Current understanding of our universe dictates that all matter will eventually thin out to zero density, with huge black holes finally evaporating away into massless energy. Roger Penrose--one of the most innovative mathematicians of our time--turns around this predominant picture of the universe's "heat death," arguing how the expected ultimate fate of our accelerating, expanding universe can actually be reinterpreted as the "Big Bang" of a new one. Along the way to this remarkable cosmological picture, Penrose sheds new light on basic principles that underlie the behavior of our universe, describing various standard and nonstandard cosmological models, the fundamental role of the cosmic microwave background, and the key status of black holes. Intellectually thrilling and accessible, Cycles of Time is another essential guide to the universe from one of our preeminent thinkers"--Provided by publisher.

Subjects: Cosmology.; Cyclic universe theory (Cosmology);

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Endless universe : beyond the Big Bang / by Steinhardt, Paul J.(CARDINAL)776280; Turok, Neil.(CARDINAL)685772;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 274-276) and index.2001 -- Act two -- Two tales of one universe -- From particles to the cosmos -- Inflation and the tale of two cosmologists -- From strings to Ekpyrosis -- A cyclic model of the universe -- The last question -- Seeing is believing -- Inflationary multiverse or cyclic universe -- Back to the future.The Big Bang theory--the leading explanation for the origin of the universe--posits that space and time sprang into being about 14 billion years ago in a hot, expanding fireball of nearly infinite density. Over the last three decades, the theory has repeatedly had to be revised to address such issues as how galaxies and stars first formed and why the expansion of the universe is speeding up--let alone what caused the Big Bang in the first place. This book presents a bold new cosmology: Steinhardt and Turok recount remarkable developments in astronomy, particle physics, and superstring theory that together form the basis of their groundbreaking "Cyclic Universe" theory. According to this picture, the Big Bang was not the beginning of time, but the bridge to a past filled with endlessly repeating cycles, each accompanied by the creation of new matter and the formation of new galaxies, stars, and planets.--From publisher description.

Subjects: Cosmology.; Cyclic universe theory (Cosmology);

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The universe : leading scientists explore the origin, mysteries, and future of the cosmos / by Brockman, John,1941-editor.(CARDINAL)282534; Reality Club.(CARDINAL)772590;

Includes bibliographical references.Collects writings from several leading theoretical physicists and cosmologists that offer an overview of our scientific understanding of the universe as it stands today."In the wake of one of the most groundbreaking scientific breakthroughs in modern times, the March 2014 discovery of gravitational ripples from the Big Bang--an apparent confirmation of Alan Guth and Andrei Linde's theory of cosmic inflation--John Brockman of Edge.org has gathered together some of the world's best minds to explain the universe as we currently know it. The contributors--many pioneering theoretical physicists and cosmologists, including Guth and Linde--provide an extraordinary picture of cosmology as it has developed over the past three decades." -- Provided by publisher.

Subjects: Essays.; Interviews.; Cosmology.; Scientists;

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About time : cosmology and culture at the twilight of the big bang / by Frank, Adam,1962-(CARDINAL)355040;

"The Big Bang is dead and astrophysicist Adam Frank explains how our experience of time will change as a result"--"The Big Bang is dead! It is no longer the beginning of time. Allowing us a peek into the cutting edge of cosmology, astrophysicist Adam Frank explains how this change in our origins will affect every aspect of our lives"--

Subjects: Beginning.; Big bang theory.; Cosmology.; Life; Space and time.;

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About Time: Cosmology and Culture at the Twilight of the Big Bang / by Frank, Adam.;

Subjects: Cosmology; Big bang theory; Beginning;

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Battle of the Big Bang : the new tales of our cosmic origins / by Afshordi, Niyayesh,1978-author.; Halper, Phil,author.;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-356) and index.Preface : before our first memory -- The beginning : cosmology from Thales to Hawking -- The multiverse and the ultimate free lunch -- Hawking's U-Turn and a universe from nothing -- String theories and colliding branes -- The big bounce -- Déjà vu andthe cyclic cosmos -- Born from a Black Hole -- Speeds of light -- Holograms and missing dimensions -- Can the universe create itself? Science of religion, religion of science -- The end of the beginning.A thrilling exploration of competing cosmological origin stories, comparing new scientific ideas that upend our very notions of space, time, and reality. By most popular accounts, the universe started with a bang some 13.8 billion years ago. But what happened before the Big Bang? Here prominent cosmologist Niayesh Afshordi and science communicator Phil Halper offer a tour of the peculiar possibilities: bouncing and cyclic universes, time loops, creations from nothing, multiverses, black hole births, string theories, and holograms. Along the way, they offer both a call for new physics and a riveting story of scientific debate. Incorporating Afshordi's cutting-edge research and insights from Halper's original interviews with scientists like Stephen Hawking, Roger Penrose, and Alan Guth, Battle of the Big Bang compares these models for the origin of our origins, showing each theory's strengths and weaknesses and explaining new attempts to test these theories. Battle of the Big Bang is a tale of rivalries and intrigue, of clashes of ideas that have raged from Greek antiquity to the present day over whether the universe is eternal or had a beginning, whether it is unique or one of many. But most of all, Afshordi and Halper show that this search is filled withwonder, discovery, and community--all essential for remembering a forgotten cosmic past.

Subjects: Cosmogony.; Cosmogony; Big bang theory.; Cosmology;

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The hidden reality : parallel universes and the deep laws of the cosmos / by Greene, Brian,1963-;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-419) and index.BooklistNew York TimesPub WeeklyBooklist, February 2011Choice, August 2011Kirkus Review, December 2010New York Times, February 2011Pub Weekly, December 2010The author draws from the fields of quantum mechanics, cosmology, and string theory to explore the possibility that the universe in which Earth resides is just one of many universes that populate outer space.Adult.Adult

Subjects: Physics; Quantum theory.; General relativity (Physics); Cosmology.; Relativity (Physics);

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The new humanists : science at the edge / by Brockman, John,1941-(CARDINAL)282534;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 401-403) and index.Introduction : the new humanists / by John Brockman -- Part I. Homo sapiens: A new scientific synthesis of human history / Jared Diamond -- A biological understanding of human nature / Steven Pinker -- Getting human nature right / Helena Cronin -- Natural born cyborgs? / Andy Clark -- Animal minds / Marc D. Hauser -- The evolution of cooking / Richard Wrangham -- The computational perspective / Daniel C. Dennett -- What shape are a German shepherd's ears? / Stephen M. Kosslyn -- Part II. Machina sapiens?: Software is a cultural solvent / Jordan B. Pollack The second coming: a manifesto / David Gelernter -- Making living systems / Rodney Brooks -- Making minds / Hans Moravec -- Quantum computation / David Deutsch -- What comes after minds? / Marvin Minsky -- The singularity / Ray Kurzweil -- One half a manifesto / Jared Lanier -- Part III. Evolving universes ... : How fast, how small, and how powerful? Moore's law and the ultimate laptop / Seth Lloyd -- A golden age of cosmology / Alan Guth -- The cyclic universe / Paul Steinhardt -- Theories of the brane / Lisa Randall -- Loop quantum gravity / Lee Smolin -- A look ahead / Martin Rees -- Epilogue. Responses to "The new humanists": Nicholas Humphrey, Jaron Lanier, Joseph LeDoux, John Horgan, Timothy Taylor, Carlo Rovelli, Steven Johnson, Lee Smolin, Douglas Rushkoff, Piet Hut, Marc D. Hauser, Mihalyi Csikzentmihalyi, Denis Dutton, Daniel C. Dennett, Howard Rheingold, Chris Anderson.Collects essays by a variety of top scientists discussing the unique contributions each of them are making to the development of modern thought, in an anthology that seeks to forge links between science and the humanities.

Subjects: Foley, Mick.; Cosmology.; Human beings.; Human evolution.; Methodology.; Science and the humanities.; Science; Social sciences; Thought and thinking.;

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