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Does time come from the entire universe running computations?

Explaining the passage of time has been a gnarly problem in physics basically forever, but physicist and computer scientist Stephen Wolfram has a radical proposal for where it comes from. He discussed his ideas on time 鈥� and what they mean for free will 鈥� with reporter Leah Crane

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The strange metals forcing us to rethink how electricity really works

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Sean Carroll: uncovering the mysteries of quantum mechanics

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A portrait of Mark Thomson - a middle-aged man in glasses, smiling - with a background collage. The collage contains particle sprays, the LHC, and road signs from the CERN campus

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CERN鈥檚 new chief on the gamble that could fix our picture of reality

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Hidden store of manganese may have helped Earth get its oxygen

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The early moments of the nuclear blast on 16 July 1945

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Photos reveal unexpected details from the world’s first atomic test

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Pressure from individual particles measured for the first time

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Weird ‘transdimensional’ state of matter is neither 2D nor 3D

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NIST scientists Stephan Schlamminger (left) and Vincent Lee examine the torsion balance they used to measure the gravitational constant, big G

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Gravity’s strength measured more reliably than ever before

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Representation of plasma

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QBox theory may offer glimpse of reality deeper than quantum realm

Physicists have long suspected that there is a layer of physical reality beneath quantum theory and a new mathematical model unveils just how strange it might be

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The stunning physics of Project Hail Mary go back to ancient China

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How a century-long argument over light鈥檚 true nature came to an end

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We’re solving the fundamental mystery of how reality is glued together

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Computer finds flaw in major physics paper for first time

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