# A Teaspoon and an Open Mind

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- Book: [A Teaspoon and an Open Mind](https://www.bookquiver.com/michael-j-white/a-teaspoon-and-an-open-mind) ([A Teaspoon and an Open Mind.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/michael-j-white/a-teaspoon-and-an-open-mind.md))
- Authors: [Michael J. White](https://www.bookquiver.com/michael-j-white)
- Publisher: Penguin
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-01-4191-128-1
- Published: 2005-11-03
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: E-book

## Description

How do you build a Tardis? What are the secrets of teleportation? Could Cybermen take over the world? Is telepathy possible - even for an alien? Will extra-terrestrials one day visit planet earth on their travels through the galaxy? Can a robotic dog catch a cold ...? Take a journey with the Time Lords as Michael White guides us through the real science behind Doctor Who. Here he shows us how one of the world's best-loved science-fiction programmes is actually based on genuine theories - some of which could soon become a reality. Drawing on the latest discoveries, on shows from Star Trek to The X-Files and films like Twelve Monkeys and Contact, he asks (among other things): is time travel possible through a wormhole? What are the dangers? Could we make contact with life on other planets? How could aliens get here? And how soon until creatures like the Daleks become a reality? He also looks at areas as varied as crystal power, robotics, shape-shifting and multi-dimensions, not to mention the mysterious science of 'chameleon technology' currently under study by major military research organizations. We even discover how, with the use of cybernetics to replace body parts - or maybe regenerate whole bodies - Doctor Who could hold the key to eternal life. A book for avid fans and the merely curious, A Teaspoon and an Open Mind reveals that reality is even stranger than science fiction ...