The Physics of the Buffyverse by Jennifer Ouellette

The Physics of the Buffyverse by Jennifer Ouellette

In the tradition of the bestselling The Physics of Star Trek, acclaimed science writer Jennifer Ouellette explains fundamental concepts in the physical sciences through examples culled from the hit TV shows Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spin-off, Angel. The weird and wonderful world of the Buffyverse--where the melding of magic and science is an everyday occurrence--provides a fantastical jumping-off point for looking at complex theories of biology, chemistry, and theoretical physics. From surreal vampires, demons, and interdimensional portals to energy conservation, black holes, and string theory, The Physics of the Buffyverse is serious (and palatable) science for the rest of us.

Jennifer Ouellette is a science journalist and the author of The Calculus Diaries, The Physics of the Buffyverse, and Black Bodies and Quantum Cats, among other works. Her work has featured in magazines such as the Washington Post, Discover, Salon, and Nature, among others. Cocktail Party Physics is a science and culture blog she writes for Scientific American. From 2008 to 2010, Ouellette was the director of the National Academy of Sciences' Science and Entertainment Exchange, a program that attempts to stimulate innovative collaborations between scientists and entertainment industry professionals. She has also worked as a journalist in residence at the Santa Barbara-based Kavli Institute of Theoretical Physics and as a teacher at the Santa Fe Science Writing Workshop. Ouellette is a black belt in jujitsu, and she and her husband, Caltech physicist Sean Carroll, live in Los Angeles.