About the Author

Nancy Ellen Abrams, an attorney, cultural philosopher, and lecturer at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has worked for the Ford Foundation and the Office of Technology Assessment of the U.S. Congress. Joel R. Primack, Distinguished Professor of Physics at the University of California, Santa Cruz, is one of the principal creators of the modern theory of the universe on the grand scale. The New Universe and the Human Future is based on the Terry Lectures that the authors gave at Yale University in October 2009.

Reviews

"The ideas and images are fascinating and certainly contribute to a sense of the profound stakes involved in what we re doing to the planet and ourselves." William Kowinski, North Coast Journal--William Kowinski"North Coast Journal" (08/11/2011)"

"This book is in every sense of the word, a prophetic book. Its message ranks right up there with those of Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Joel. Like the prophets, it is at times poetic, demanding, grounded, soaring, empowering, and always awe-inspiring." Matthew Fox, Tikkun--Matthew Fox"Tikkun" (03/28/2011)"

"Told in beautiful prose, appealing to brain and heart." Johan Galtung, Foreign Policy Journal--Johan Galtung"Foreign Policy Journal" (02/22/2011)"

So what kind of meaning do Primack and Abrams find in the cosmos? Their book answers this question through a totally engaging and very readable exploration of 'the new universe' explained by quantum physics and contemporary astrophysics. . . . The View from the Center of the Universe goes a long way in that direction, and it should be read by anyone, not just scientists, who worry about the human condition. Deepak Chopra, The Huffington Post--Deepak Chopra "The Huffington Post ""

The authors tell the cosmology story well and illustrate it with stunning images, in the book and online at www.new-universe.org. Ron Cowan, Science News--Ron Cowan "Science News ""