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Generations of scientists have in contrast the universe to an enormous, complicated sport, elevating questions on who’s doing the enjoying – and what it might imply to win
By Marcus Du Sautoy
5 July 2024
If the universe is a sport, then who’s enjoying it?
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If the universe is a sport, then who’s enjoying it?
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The next is an extract from our Misplaced in Area-Time publication. Every month, we hand over the keyboard to a physicist or mathematician to inform you about fascinating concepts from their nook of the universe. You possibly can join Misplaced in Area-Time free of charge here.
Is the universe a sport? Famed physicist Richard Feynman actually thought so: “‘The world’ is one thing like an ideal chess sport being performed by the gods, and we’re observers of the sport.” As we observe, it’s our activity…
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