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Nature 454, 582-583 (31 July 2008) | doi:10.1038/454582a; Published online 30 July 2008

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Fictional quantum conspiracy

Jennifer Rohn1

BOOK REVIEWEDFinal Theory: A Novel

by Mark Alpert

Simon & Schuster: 2008. 368 pp. £12.99, $24

Most conspiracy theorists focus on political cover-ups. But science is an excellent catalyst for this sort of paranoia too: so entrenched is the stereotype of the mad researcher that it is not surprising people might suspect that someone, somewhere, is hiding something for nefarious gain.