Why is the universe just right for life? Blame the multiverse
17 November 2021
Physicists have long speculated why our universe seems “just right” for life. The most complex answer might be the simplest – that every other universe also exists
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Found 6 results for Carlo Rovelli
Why is the universe intelligible? Things aren’t as clear as we think
17 November 2021
We have made huge progress in understanding some bits of the cosmos, but we’ve hit a brick wall with things like quantum theory and our own minds. Is there a way round?
Why do we exist? The meaning of life isn’t to be found in the stars
17 November 2021
We are tiny specks of life in a vast, indifferent cosmos – but to say that decreases the value of our existence is to measure ourselves against the wrong thing
There's a glitch at the edge of the universe that could remake physics
6 October 2018
One mysterious number determines how physics, chemistry and biology work. But controversial experimental hints suggest it's not one number at all
10 mysteries of the universe: What came before the big bang?
19 September 2018
Searing bursts of radio waves first spotted a decade ago could come from bouncing black holes – and that suggests a universe might have existed before ours
The big fudge: Welcome to the theory of not-quite-everything
11 April 2018
Physicists from Einstein to Hawking tried and failed to unite gravity and quantum theory. Now we have hints of a better – but not so beautiful – answer
