How Many Universes are There?
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The fact that no one knows the answer to this question is what makes it exciting. The story of physics has been one of an ever-expanding understanding of the sheer scale of reality, to the point where physicists are now postulating that there may be far more universes than just our own. Chris Anderson explores the thrilling implications of this ... Read more
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- -: How Many Universes are There?
March 12, 2012 (about 12 years ago)The fact that no one knows the answer to this question is what makes it exciting. The story of physics has been one of an ever-expanding understanding of the sheer scale of reality, to the point where physicists are now postulating that there may be far more universes than just our own. Chris And...
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- -: Brian Greene: The universe on a string
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- -: TEDxMidAtlantic 2011 - Jane Rigby - Putting Telescopes into Space
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- -: Neil deGrasse Tyson - World to End In 2012...or Not
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- -: Our Expanding Universe, Explained - Bethany Cobb
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- -: When Galaxies Collide
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- -: The Milky Way's Collision Course with Andromeda
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