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Adam Marek

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Thought X

Thought X

Adam Marek; Sarah Schofield; Ian Watson; Margaret Wilkinson; Adam Roberts; Anneliese Mackintosh; Zoe Gilbert; Sandra Alland; Andy Hedgecock; Robin Ince

Comma Press
2017
nidottu
Science is always telling stories. Whether in the creation myths of evolution or the Big Bang, or in the eureka moments of science history, narrative – just as much as metaphor – is a key tool in the scientist’s surprisingly literary toolkit. Perhaps the most interesting use of story is the thought experiment, the intuition pump, that draws on the most instinctive parts of the imagination to crack otherwise perplexing problems. From Newton's Bucket, to Maxwell’s Demon, from Einstein's Lift to Schrödinger’s Cat – all are examples of 'fiction' being used at the highest level, not just to explain, but to deduce, to prove. In this unique anthology, authors have collaborated with leading scientists, to bounce literary, human narratives against purely theoretical ones, alloying together real stories with abstract ones, to produce truly extraordinary results. Featuring leading scientists acting as consultants on the stories, and writing scientific afterwords, bringing the theory featured in the stories to life, including Prof. Sarah Bridle (Jodrell Bank), Prof. Jonathan Wolff and Prof. Frank Jackson (the inventor of the 'Mary's Room' thought experiment).
Spindles

Spindles

Lisa Blower; Claire Dean; Zoe Gilbert; Deborah Levy; Adam Marek; Adam Roberts; Sarah Schofield; Martyn Bedford; Andy Hedgecock

Comma Press
2015
nidottu
Here, 14 authors have been invited to work with key scientists to explore, through short fiction, various aspects of sleep research: from the possibilities of ‘sleep engineering’ and ‘overnight therapies’, to future-tech ways of harnessing sleep’s problem-solving powers, to the challenges posed by our increasingly 24-hour lifestyles.
Beta-Life

Beta-Life

Frank Cottrell Boyce; Julian Gough; Toby Litt; Stuart Evers; David Vann; Adam Marek; Adam Roberts; Joanna Quinn; Sarah Schofield

Comma Press
2014
nidottu
Computers are changing. Soon, the days of silicon-based logic-gate computing will seem like a quaint and distant memory from a charmingly clunky past. Likewise, robots--once designed by mere mortals--will be soon be devised solely by the ultimate designing agency, evolution (with the help of computer modeling of natural selection). Meanwhile, A-Life (artificial life) and mathematical biomimicry--algorithm-based virtual models that map the collective intelligence of nature onto manmade systems--will become as big as genetics is right now. What this future will look like, exactly, is beyond even the scientists. But this book attempts to start the process of imagining it, by pairing researchers at the cutting edge of A-Life and Unconventional Computing with some of the most exciting writers working in English.
Litmus

Litmus

Kate Clanchy; Frank Cottrell Boyce; Stella Duffy; Maggie Gee; Sarah Hall; Tania Hershman; Zoe Lambert; Alison MacLeod; Adam Marek; Sean O'Brien

Comma Press
2011
nidottu
Like the creation myths they supersede, the revelations of science are seared into our collective imagination through storytelling. In this anthology, authors have worked together with scientists and historians to bring vividly to life the stories behind the 'eureka!' moments that changed the way we live, forever.
Instruction Manual for Swallowing
Robotic insects, in-growing cutlery, flesh-serving waiters in a zombie cafe… Welcome to the surreal, misshapen universe of Adam Marek’s debut collection; a bestiary of hybrids from the techno-crazed future and mythical past; a users’ guide to the seemingly obvious (and the world of illogic implicit within it). Whether fantastical or everyday in setting, Marek’s stories lead us down to the engine room just beneath modern consciousness, a place of both atavism and familiarity, where the body is fluid, the spirit mechanised, and beasts often tell us more about our humanity than anything we can teach ourselves.