QUALMS: Quantum Mechanics, The Afterlife & The Multiverse

by Susan Olson, Ishmael Deepseek

Quantum Physics, The Afterlife and the Multiverse - hardly topics for an everday read. But this book sets out with a simple to translate the universe's most baffling concepts into language and images that anyone can understand. This effort resulted in a series of direct and nuanced conversations with you, the reader. We replace the confusing with tangible new images. But that's not all. QUALMS is also a meta book, showing how it was written. The Appendix includes the raw conversations between the human author and her AI co-author, whom she named Ishmael (together we sail the cosmic oceans seeking truth). You see the partnership in action - the questions, dead ends, clarifications and moments of synergy - that built a platform for the ideas in the text. That makes this two books in

* A clear guide to quantum physics, the afterlife and cosmic reality, written for the typical reader;
* A transparent model of human and AI collaboration, showing how we can think together to make the complex comprehendible

QUALMS doesn't just talk about a new way of understanding. It shows how the road to understanding was built, step by collaborative step.

Open it. Read the main text for the ideas. Explore the Appendix to see the popsicle sticks and glue. Then join the conversation.

1479 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 25, 2025