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1 day ago

Why we still don't understand the Universe - even after a century of dispute

Discordance fits into the class of conventional popular cosmology, in so far that it is an account of how our present understanding of the Universe has emerged. But it is also, with some exceptions, more historically correct than other similar books. Baggott's book is a masterpiece that combines depth with clarity and comprehensiveness with readability. It presents modern cosmology as an unfinished business, rather than as the final conclusion on what the Universe is all about.
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1 week ago
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George Smoot dies at 80; Nobel laureate researched the universe's origins at UC Berkeley

George Smoot, Nobel laureate who mapped cosmic microwave background fluctuations that confirmed the Big Bang, died Sept. 18 in Paris at age 80.
fromBig Think
3 months ago
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Starts With a Bang podcast #119 - The CMB

The cosmic microwave background is the strongest evidence supporting the Big Bang theory and encodes extensive information about the early Universe.
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fromBig Think
3 months ago

Ask Ethan: Could the CMB arise from galaxies, not the Big Bang?

New ideas refine scientific understanding of the Universe rather than completely negating it.
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