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A sequence of six yellow-gold spheres illustrates stages of cell division against a black background.
43mins
Full Interview
Life is older, weirder, and more interconnected than we ever thought
"If we're related to every living thing on the planet, do we not have a special responsibility for every living thing on this planet? They are really all our relatives."
Paul Nurse
A melting clock drapes over a bare tree branch in a surreal, barren landscape with simple geometric shapes and muted colors.
7mins
The Well
Is there a second arrow of time? New research says yes
“We could be wrong. But if we are right, it’s profoundly important.” Leading mineralogist Dr. Robert Hazen on the missing law of nature that could explain why life emerges.
Robert Hazen
John Templeton Foundation
A star is being stretched and pulled apart by the gravity of a black hole in the middle of a field of stars.
7mins
The Well
How do black holes actually interact with matter?
Is information intrinsic in our universe? NASA’s Michelle Thaller explains.
Michelle Thaller
A swirling, bright galaxy or nebula in deep space with a luminous center and spiraling blue and purple hues against a dark starry background.
12mins
The Well
Quantum wormholes, explained
Quantum wormholes are mathematically possible — but might also be physically impossible. Physicist Janna Levin explains Hawking’s famous information paradox.
Janna Levin
a person standing in the middle of a body of water.
9mins
The Big Think Interview
The “afterlife” according to Einstein’s special relativity
Sabine Hossenfelder discusses the physics of… dead grandmothers?
Sabine Hossenfelder
Illustration of a black hole in space with a glowing accretion disk and a stream of stars or gas being pulled toward it.
The Well
Do black holes “bleach” cosmic history?
According to renowned physicist Christophe Galfard, physics can’t explain our universe - yet.
Christophe Galfard
John Templeton Foundation
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