On human timescales, the universe may as well be eternal. It’ll be here long after our species and our planet are gone, but ...
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The story begins with the black hole information paradox. According to relativity, anything that falls into a black hole is ...
How did the universe start? Did we begin with a big bang, or was there a bounce? Might the cosmos evolve in a cycle of expansion and collapse, over and over for all eternity? Now, in two papers, ...
Dr Peter Verheyen from the Sola Society examines whether quantum mechanics and information serve as the fundamental ...
What is our place in the cosmic unfolding? How did we come to be, and where are we ultimately going in the grand scheme of time? These are some of the deepest existential questions that the renowned ...
The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. In 1950 the Italian physicist Enrico Fermi was discussing the possibility of intelligent alien life with his colleagues. If alien ...