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	watch chapter 1 in Quicktime Windows Media: hi \| low	Worlds Apart Mark Oliver Everett, the creative force behind the indie rock band EELS, sets out on a journey to connect with his deceased father, Hugh, a cult figure in the world of physics who pioneered the theory of parallel universes. running time 11:42





	watch chapter 2 in Quicktime Windows Media: hi \| low	Visiting Princeton Mark, known as E to his friends, reunites Hugh's graduate-school pals for a tour through his father's alma mater and some lessons on the basics of quantum theory. running time 10:11





	watch chapter 3 in Quicktime Windows Media: hi \| low	A New Kind of Quantum Mechanics Astrophysicist and Everett admirer Max Tegmark explains Schr�dinger's cat thought experiment; and E searches the Princeton archives for his father's seminal Many Worlds dissertation. running time 7:41





	watch chapter 4 in Quicktime Windows Media: hi \| low	Leaving Physics Behind When mainstream physicists rejected Hugh's theory, he became depressed and left academia to work as a Cold War military analyst. E learns the important role his father played in shaping U.S. nuclear war strategy. running time 11:00





	watch chapter 5 in Quicktime Windows Media: hi \| low	Common Grounds Beginning with a University of Texas conference in 1977, Hugh's ideas finally began receiving the recognition he'd always craved. By the end of his own journey, E has a new understanding of his father's personality and accomplishments, and feels closer to him than he ever did when he was alive. running time 10:10