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Time in a block universe
Fundamental physics says time is symmetric - so why does time move forwards for us in a block universe?
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Why not block time?
Is time real? Are we just puppets living out a future already written? Marina Cortês explains why she thinks time is fundamental and that we don't live in a block universe.
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The future is time
Marina Cortês is one of a growing number of physicists who believe time is fundamental. We ask her about the alternatives theories to the block universe, where time comes first.
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Stuff happens: Time in a block universe
Physics tells us that we live in a block universe, containing all of the past and all of the future. What does this perspective mean for our understanding of time, events, and free will?
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There may be more than one of you
The possibility that there might be many parallel worlds has just become a little more likely.
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Have you heard? The maths of rumour spreading
Mathematical models predict how fast a rumour will spread and how many people it's likely to reach.
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Hunting and being hunted
A model of the interaction between predators and prey explains why sometimes frogs appear to eat snakes.
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Introducing Andrew Wiles
In these two short videos the legendary Andrew Wiles talks about what it was like to prove Fermat's Last Theorem, and what it feels like to do maths.
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Political tides
Politician Douglas Carswell has been arguing with scientists about what causes the tides. We've figured out who's right.
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Maths in a minute: Einstein's general theory of relativity
What would happen if the Sun suddenly exploded? Einstein wondered the same thing, and completely changed our understanding of the Universe.
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Magic 19
Number the dots so that each line of three adds up to 22.