Fringe
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.
Now, 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
.
MIT physics professor
Max Tegmark
illuminates the real-life possibilities of parallel universes
Stephen Cass
, founding editor of
Discover
's Science Not Fiction blog and a Senior Editor with
Technology Review
, unravels
's use of time travel Award-winning science fiction historian
Amy H. Sturgis
walks us through the show's literary and television ancestors, from the 1800s on Television Without Pity staff writer
Jacob Clifton
looks at the role of the scientist, and scientific redemption, through the ever-shifting role of Massive Dynamic
Garth Sundem
, bestselling author of
Brain Candy
, explores the mysterious way that memory works, from why Walter forgets to how Olivia remembers And more, from lab cow Gene's scientific resume to why the Observers should be wearing white lab coats