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The paradoxes of Zen Buddhism could help us grasp fundamental physics

Mind

The paradoxes of Zen Buddhism could help us grasp fundamental physics

Culture

Einstein’s black holes are not the black holes we see in reality

Space

Einstein’s black holes are not the black holes we see in reality

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Physics

The age of giant particle accelerators like the LHC may be over

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Welcome to the 5th dimension: Our universe's radical new fate

Physics

Welcome to the 5th dimension: Our universe's radical new fate

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Earth

Earth's helium is running out and it has dire consequences for science

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Special relativity

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Special relativity

Cosmic inflation

Definition

Cosmic inflation

Marie Curie

People in Science

Marie Curie

trinity nuclear test explosion

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The invention of the nuclear bomb

People in Science

Jocelyn Bell Burnell

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Quantum mechanics

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String theory

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How did the universe begin?

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