Science Universe

Hacking the Universe is an investigation that just might expose the biggest story of all time. Silicon Valley Billionaires have secret plans to live forever. This article predicted that Elon Musk would make an offer for Twitter. The reason is not what you might think. If we are living in a simulation, as they believe, hacking the simulation changes everything. The ramifications of such a hack are mind-boggling. Programmers could change the very laws of physics and reality. Time travel, aging, and instant transportation are all possible because those things are just code and data. ** ...

An unearthed magical stone that will change the world. A supernatural secret society prepared to defend it. And adversaries who want to burn civilization to the ground. In a job gone wrong, thief Meredith Stone, discovers the long-lost Pearl of Hell, thereby unleashing a magical awakening felt around the globe. When Tobias, a vampire member of a dark-artifact hunting secret society, finds Meredith, the Pearl is long gone.

“Cosmos” comes from a Greek word for an orderly and systematic universe. In this book, we present the most riveting discoveries and mind-bending ideas about our cosmic home, from what we know of the origins of the universe and the cartography of space to the most bizarre phenomena and the search for life. Discussions include the possibility that the big bang was the consequence of a black hole in a fourth spatial dimension, that cosmic ripples created infinite universes, that entangled black holes could act as wormhole-like passageways through space, and much more.

Five stories from the Powder Mage Universe, including the never-before-published "Green-Eyed Vipers".

The Origin series is empire-building at its finest, detailing the rise of Star Force from corporate entity into an interstellar empire over the course of more than a millennium. Episodes in this set include Fiddlesticks, Proving Ground, Ghostblade, and Trials.

From 800 years in the future, a runcible gate is opened into the Polity. Those coming through it have been tasked with taking the alien 'Maker' back to its home civilization in the Small Magellanic cloud. Once these refugees are safely through, the gate itself is rapidly shut down - because something alien is pursuing them. From those who get through, agent Cormac learns that the Maker civilization has been destroyed by a pernicious virus known as the Jain technology.

The Origin Series is empire building at its finest, with 100 episodes and over 2.5 million words in the military science fiction serial detailing the rise of Star Force from corporate entity into an interstellar empire over the course of more than a millennium. Follow a core group of characters known as the Trailblazers as they use alien technology and knowledge discovered in Antarctic ruins to obtain limited immortality and lead humanity out into the galaxy.

Today we are blessed with two extraordinarily successful theories of physics. The first is Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity, which describes the large-scale behavior of matter in a curved spacetime. The second is quantum mechanics. This theory describes the properties and behavior of matter and radiation at their smallest scales.

What if the universe weren't made of particles and dimensions too complex to imagine, but of simple, beautiful threads and luxidoni you could see, feel, and even ride? Be a kid for 15 minutes and start the journey! Join Lux (light) and Vi (life), two curious children who fall asleep under a tree and awaken inside the very fabric of the universe. As they travel through darkness, structure, and wonder, they witness the birth of light, atoms, gravity, stars, and galaxies—and something more profound: how simplicity can explain everything. Inspired by the revolutionary Threads and Luxidoni ...

Instead of “what if the South won the Civil War?” cosmologists ask, “what if the constants that make up the fundamental building blocks of physics were different?” Physicists argue that any slight change to the laws of physics would mean a disruption in the evolution of the universe - and our existence. With the many factors that had to align for us to exist, it can seem like the laws of physics might seem finely tuned to make our existence possible. Instead of a supernatural or divine explanation, this book explores the possibility is that our universe isn’t the only one.

Escucha ahora la biografía definitiva de Albert Einstein, uno de los iconos del siglo XX y su mayor genio.

Episodes in this set include Initiation, Hamoriti, Marauders, and Newbslayer.

Valerie went to space to make a difference, to form alliances for the Etheric Federation, and to kick some major ass. When she's put up against a massive enemy fleet with only the promise of a legendary weapon lost long ago, she has the chance to do all three. She and her Elites set off to show the galaxy that you don't mess with a vampire in space, but even more so - you don't mess with her friends.

Humanity's greatest export - Justice. Space is a dangerous place, even for the wary, especially for the unprepared. The aliens have no idea. Here comes the Bad Company. Colonel Terry Henry Walton takes his warriors into battle, for a price, in this first installment of The Bad Company. He believes in the moral high ground and is happy getting paid for his role in securing it.

Now in its fourth edition, this low-cost astronomy audio-textbook is designed for a one-semester introductory astronomy course aimed at non-science majors and future teachers. This new edition brings the latest astronomical discoveries together with cutting-edge teaching and learning strategies designed specifically to improve student learning and retention.

Originally drawn to Yaqui Indian spiritual leader don Juan Matus for his knowledge of mind-altering plants, best-selling author Carlos Castaneda soon immersed himself in the sorcerer's magical world entirely. Ten years after his first encounter with the shaman, Castaneda examines his field notes and comes to understand what don Juan knew all along - that these plants are merely a means to understanding the alternative realities that one cannot fully embrace on one's own.

For millennia, humankind and the other intelligent races have studied the bizarre and unfathomable constructs of the legendary beings known as the Builders. But for all that study, they are still no closer to figuring out who - or what - the Builders have been, or where they have gone.

Molly is back from the dead. And now even more capable. But the transformation is not without more serious issues. Problems that not even ADAM can help with. Feeling cursed, she undergoes a vision quest. The rest of the team prepare for the General's clandestine assignment back at the base.

This debut science fiction novel is the story of Sira--a woman on the run from the law, from her own people, and from an unknown figure determined to use her for his own ends. Her memory taken from her by a stasis block, she must stay free long enough to regain both her identity and the full use of her telepathic powers. The price of failure may not only be the loss of her own future, but that of her entire race.

A science-fiction editor by the name of Keith Winton is eagerly awaiting viewing the first rocket landing on the moon. Something goes terribly wrong and there is an explosion. Winton is catapulted into another universe. Suddenly, he finds himself in a world of space-ships and interplanetary wars. A violent hurtling world he was never meant to see - and one he longed to escape.