{"product_id":"9781935618683","title":"Fringe Science: Parallel Universes, White Tulips, and Mad Scientists","description":"\u003cp\u003eFringe has always been more than the sum of its parts-but its parts, too, are worth a closer look. The show combines a surfeit of mad science, some old-school sci-fi flair, and a dash of strawberry-milkshake whimsy to create the challenging, fascinating Pattern that keeps us coming back season after season and universe after universe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, in Fringe Science, cutting-edge scientists, science writers, and science fiction authors and historians provide a smart, savvy, and accessible look at the world(s) of Fringe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMIT physics professor Max Tegmark illuminates the real-life possibilities of parallel universes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStephen Cass, founding editor of Discover's Science Not Fiction blog and a senior editor with Technology Review, unravels Fringe's use of time travel\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAward-winning science fiction historian Amy H. Sturgis walks us through the show's literary and television ancestors, from the 1800s on\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTelevision Without Pity staff writer Jacob Clifton looks at the role of the scientist, and scientific redemption, through the ever-shifting role of Massive Dynamic\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGarth Sundem, bestselling author of Brain Candy, explores the mysterious way that memory works, from why Walter forgets to how Olivia remembers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd more, from lab cow Gene's scientific résumé to why the Observers should be wearing white lab coats\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BenBella Books, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47033353470192,"sku":"9781935618683","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781935618683_p0.jpg?v=1763656304","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781935618683","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}