Nancy Ellen Abrams
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Nancy Ellen Abrams is a philosopher of science, lawyer, and lecturer at the University of California, Santa Cruz. She is co-author, with cosmologist Joel R. Primack, of The New Universe and the Human Future: How a Shared Cosmology Could Transform the World (Yale 2011, http://new-universe.org ) and The View from the Center of the Universe: Discovering Our Extraordinary Place in the Cosmos (Penguin/Riverhead 2006, http://viewfromthecenter.com ). These books argue that the new scientific cosmology is every human’s true origin story and provides the mythological foundation for a cooperative, sustainable world. Her articles have appeared in journals, magazines, and books. She has released three albums of original songs and performed in nineteen countries (http://nancyellenabrams.com).