Keep it in the Family by Anna Wilson

Keep it in the Family by Anna Wilson

Phase Space

does a story ever have an ending?

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Anna C Wilson
Jan 14, 2025
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“…while I would never say that the main function of science is the production of metaphors for subsequent development in the arts, science is damned useful to steal from…”

- Philip Pullman, Dæmon Voices.

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The scientists among you will no doubt already know what “phase space” is. My first encounter with the concept was in Philip Pullman’s essay “The Writing…

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