All the Myriad Ways

"All the Myriad Ways" is a collection of short stories and essays by science fiction author Larry Niven, originally published in 1971. It contains:
* "All the Myriad Ways"
* "Passerby"
* "For a Foggy Night"
* "Wait it Out"
* "The Jigsaw Man"
* "Not Long Before the End"
* "Unfinished Story #1"
* "Unfinished Story #2"
* "Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex"
* "Exercise in Speculation: "The Theory and Practice of Teleportation"
* "The Theory and Practice of Time Travel"
* "Inconstant Moon" "(Made into an Outer Limits episode)"
* "What Can You Say About Chocolate Covered Manhole Covers?"
* "Becalmed in Hell"

In the eponymous story contained within, Niven attempted to craft a response to stories featuring the many-worlds interpretation as a key plot point, taking the social implications of infinite realities to a depressing conclusion.

"All the Myriad Ways" features the essay "Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex", a humorous discussion of the difficulties Superman might encounter in trying to conceive a child with Lois Lane.