The Holographic Paradigm The way the universe really works? Written by Joe Kissell. I found this on Interesting Thing of the Day. I’ve always fancied myself an amateur theoretical physicist, so I’m a sucker for any book that claims to explain the mysteries of the universe in laymen’s terms. Such was the case with a book I read in the early 1990s called The Holographic Universe, which promised “a remarkable new theory of reality.” The book was not written by a scientist and therefore turned out to be a bit light on scientific detail. But it was to be the first of several books I’d read about an intriguing theory known as the “holographic paradigm.” The New Physics To set the stage, let’s turn back the calendar to the mid-1970s. In science, quantum physics was the hot area of research. Eastern religions, meanwhile, were moving into the mainstream in North America, and the New Age movement was in full swing. It was only a matter of time before science and mysticism converged. Books such ...