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Index
Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Foreword
Introduction
The Macrocosm
GLOSSARY
Principle of least action
Laws of motion
Universal gravitation theory
profile: Albert Einstein
Wave theory
Thermodynamics
Electromagnetism
Theory of relativity
The Microcosm
GLOSSARY
Atomic theory
Quantum mechanics
The uncertainty principle
Schrödinger’s cat
profile: Richard Feynman
Quantum field theory
Quantum entanglement
Unification
Human Evolution
GLOSSARY
Panspermia
Natural selection
The selfish gene
profile: Charles Darwin
Lamarckism
Out of Africa
Sociobiology
The origin of language
Mind & Body
GLOSSARY
Psychoanalysis
Behaviorism
Cognitive psychology
profile: Sigmund Freud
Genetic medicine
Complementary medicine
Evidence-based medicine
The placebo effect
Planet Earth
GLOSSARY
Solar nebular theory
Continental drift
Snowball Earth
profile: James Lovelock
Global warming
Catastrophism
Gaia hypothesis
Rare Earth hypothesis
The Universe
GLOSSARY
The big bang
Dark matter & dark energy
Inflation
The anthropic principle
profile: Stephen Hawking
Cosmic topology
Parallel worlds
The fate of the Universe
Ekpyrotic theory
The Knowledge
GLOSSARY
Information theory
Moore’s law
Ockham’s razor
Memetics
profile: John Nash
Game theory
Small world hypothesis
Chaos theory
Notes on contributors
Resources
Acknowledgments
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