Is probability a deep probe of how the world works at fundamental levels? Or is probability merely a tool of human perception in trying to discern what is true and what is...
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Black holes warp space and time, squeeze matter to a vanishing point, and trap light so that it cannot escape. Black holes, with masses millions or billions times that of our...
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What could be more startling than many universes – multiple universes, innumerable universes, perhaps an infinite number of universes? But does the multiverse really exist?
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Season 18
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Quantum theory may be weird—superposition and entanglement of particles that in our normal world would make no sense—but quantum theory is truly how the microworld works....
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What is the nature of mathematical breakthroughs? What are common characteristics among diverse mathematical fields? What are specific signs of mathematical breakthroughs?...
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What is the extent of God’s creation? If there are multiple universes, did God create each of them? If an infinite number of universes, did God create all of them?...
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There was a time when there was no consciousness in our universe. Now there is. What caused consciousness to emerge? Did consciousness develop in the same way that, say, the...
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Mathematics describes the real world of atoms and acorns, stars and stairs, with remarkable precision. So is mathematics invented by humans-like chisels and hammers and...
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Season 04
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Ken Olum, Research Professor at Tufts University talks cosmic inflation, gravitational waves, string theory, and the mystery of the Hubble Constant versus the measurements...
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Roger Walsh, Professor of Psychiatry and Philosophy at UC Irvine talks consciousness, the search for wisdom, the science of meditation, the mystery of the universe and...
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What if there is a single theory that can explain the physical universe? Theoretical physicist Michio Kaku discusses his new book, The God Equation: The Quest for a Theory of...
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Astronomer Wendy Freedman sits down with Closer To Truth to discuss her work on the Hubble Constant, Standard Candles, the expansion of the universe, and the Giant Magellan...
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