Always been a big fan of Larry Niven. His Tales from Known Space have been a fun go. Right up their with Heinlein, Niven is one of my all time favorites.
This book, a collection of fiction and non-fiction, was published in 1971...gee I feel old. Found the book at a used book store and for some reason this edition matches with ones that are on my shelf (if you must know only the best books make it to my shelf...).
Anyway the first story is a fascinating look at an extension of Schrodinger's Cat thought that cat lives in parallel universes until the box is open (but Niven goes one step further because before the decision is made the Cat is both alive and dead). So free choice is dead because you make all the choices. The other notable story is an essay on why Superman can never have kids...think Super Sperm!
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