Time Loops and Space Twists: How God Created the Universe

Introduction -- What is time? What is space? -- 'Til the cows come home -- What is matter? Barber poles, phases, hands, and twists : it's all done with mirrors -- Space twists, zigzags, time reversals, and negative energy -- Keeping track of twists and loops : where's the action? -- What is a twisted history? -- Propagators and energy poles : what goes around comes around -- Following the yellow brick road to no free lunches : why we say bye-bye to causality in quantum field theory -- Propagators without spin : first signs that you are on the right path -- Half-spin propagators, time loops, and space twists -- Shadows of time, space, matter, and mind : a conclusion.