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Astrophysicists Battle over Whether the Multiverse Must Exist

"If cosmic inflation and quantum field theory are both correct, then the Multiverse arises as an inevitable consequence of the two." Read More ›
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“Our 20th- and 21st-Century Ptolemaic Epicycles”?

I am fascinated by the philosophy of science parallels to similar moves in molecular phylogenetics and systematics. Read More ›
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Information as Matter’s “Fifth State” — A Physicist’s Contortion

Dark matter is the unknown substance thought to make up some 27 percent of the universe. It can’t be observed but only theorized. Read More ›
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A Crisis in Cosmology?

It’s too bad biologists are not as open about crises in their theories. It’s the sign of a healthy science. Read More ›
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Confirming the Big Bang: The Recent Decades

The Big Bang theory also gives us an age for the universe. The latest estimate, based on several cosmological observations, is 13.80 +/- 0.02 billion years. Read More ›
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More Secret Codes in “Junk DNA”

Scientists find the most interesting things when they suspect function in poorly understood parts of the genome. Read More ›

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