In their new book, Lois Gresh and her coauthor Robert Weinberg use the stories of horror master Stephen King as a jumping-off point to share principles of science. The mayhem caused by psychic abilities in Carrie, Firestarter, and The Dead Zone paves the way for a discussion of human consciousness and modern neuroscience; The Stand provokes a look at fictional and real plagues; while the parallel worlds and alternate histories at the heart of The Dark Tower bring up theoretical physics from relativity to wormholes.

Gresh will sign copies of her book and talk about the “science” in science fiction at a Science & the City @ NYAS event on November 29.

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