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We’re Living in a Cosmic Dream
World + People
Outer Space

We’re Living in a Cosmic Dream

According to a recent theory in quantum mechanics, the universe is one big simulation – just like in “The Matrix”. Will you take the red or blue pill?
Paul Ratner
Space on the Wave
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Outer Space

Space on the Wave

Gravitational waves are a significant development in astrophysics, opening up new avenues of cosmic understanding. But what are they?
Piotr Stankiewicz
Parallel Rainbows
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Nature

Parallel Rainbows

Human visual perception blesses us with only a glimpse of the light spectrum—for many animals, the colour world is a true sight to behold.
Szymon Drobniak
‘Time Is Elastic’: Why Time Passes Faster Atop a Mountain Than At Sea Level
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Science

‘Time Is Elastic’: Why Time Passes Faster Atop a Mountain Than At Sea Level

The idea of 'absolute time' is an illusion. Physics and subjective experience reveal why.
Stephen Johnson
Scientists Find the “Magic Number” That Links Forces of the Universe
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Science

Scientists Find the “Magic Number” That Links Forces of the Universe

Researchers dramatically improve the accuracy of a number that connects fundamental forces.
Paul Ratner
The Universe Keeps Dying and Being Reborn, Claims Nobel Prize Winner
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Outer Space, Science

The Universe Keeps Dying and Being Reborn, Claims Nobel Prize Winner

Sir Roger Penrose claims our universe has been through multiple Big Bangs, with more coming.
Paul Ratner
Paradox-free Time Travel Is ‘Logically’ Possible, Say Physicists
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Science

Paradox-free Time Travel Is ‘Logically’ Possible, Say Physicists

Grandfathers, take heart. You'll survive the paradox that's been gunning for you since the 1930s.
Kevin Dickinson
The Basis of the Universe May not Be Energy or Matter but Information
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Science

The Basis of the Universe May not Be Energy or Matter but Information

For centuries, people have wondered what the universe is really made of. According to some radical scientists, information data are at the root of all that exists.
Philip Perry
Hues of Our Own
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Science

Hues of Our Own

Each of us lives in our own multi-coloured universe. And there’s scientific proof of it.
Szymon Drobniak
What Holds Us Here
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Outer Space, Science

What Holds Us Here

Without it, albatrosses wouldn’t glide on the wind, plant roots wouldn’t know which way to grow, even giraffes’ necks wouldn’t have such a complex system of blood vessels. Gravity has influenced almost every aspect of life on Earth.
Mikołaj Golachowski