Readings
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The following readings were used in the creation of this course. Readings were optional and supplementary to the course.
Books
Barrow, John D. New Theories of Everything. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2007. ISBN: 9780192807212.
Gott, J. Richard. Time Travel in Einstein's Universe: The Physical Possibilities of Travel Through Time. Boston, MA: Mariner Books, 2002. ISBN: 9780618257355.
Greene, Brian. The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory. New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company, 2003. ISBN: 9780393058581.
———. The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality. New York, NY: Vintage Books, 2005. ISBN: 9780375727207.
Penrose, Roger. The Road to Reality: A Complete Guide to the Laws of the Universe. New York, NY: Vintage Books, 2007. ISBN: 9780679776314.
Webb, Stephen. If the Universe is Teeming with Aliens...Where Is Everybody? Fifty Solutions to Fermi's Paradox and the Problem of Extraterrestrial Life. New York, NY: Springer, 2002. ISBN: 9780387955018.
Web Site
Bostrom, Nick. The Simulation Argument.
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