Existential physics: Exploring life's big questions with Sabine Hossenfelder

Published: March 31, 2023, 9:21 p.m.

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Are particles conscious? Can information be destroyed? Do we live in a computer simulation? Are we part of a multiverse? In this episode, theoretical physicist Sabine Hossenfelder draws on research in quantum mechanics, black holes and particle physics to explore what modern physics can tell us about life\'s big, existential questions.\\n

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Produced by: Charlotte Collingwood
Music by: Joseph Sandy

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