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

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

4 September 2019

We’re only just grasping how cosmic black holes and Einstein’s theories relate – and that deepens our sense of wonder, says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
The paradoxes of Zen Buddhism could help us grasp fundamental physics

The paradoxes of Zen Buddhism could help us grasp fundamental physics

4 September 2019

If you're struggling to understand the mysteries of quantum physics and relativity, you need all the help you can get – even borrowing Buddhist mysticism, shows a new book

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