The Origin of the Universe Just Got WAY Weirder

The Origin of the Universe Just Got WAY Weirder

The Big Bang Theory of the origin of the universe is pretty much set in stone - or so you would think. Turns out there are several problems with the Big Bang model, some of which are answered with Inflation Theory; the idea that in the first trillionth of a second the universe expanded from a singularity to something the size of a basketball, then slowed its expansion.

But there is another idea, one based on string theory and gives the possibility for the universe to renew itself over and over again in cycles. It's called the Ekpyrotic Universe Theory. And it's weird. Real weird.

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Contact Was Wrong - Aliens Can't Hear Us

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Why People Feel Pain In Limbs That Aren't There

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Up to 70% of amputees claim to feel pain in their missing limbs, and we're still not completely sure why. Some of the theories range from nerve damage to crossed wires in the brain to a redrawing of t...

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Peter Bergmann: The Man Who Never Existed

Peter Bergmann: The Man Who Never Existed

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Spring-Heeled Jack: The Terror Of Victorian London

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How did a crazed serial attacker in 1830s London become an urban legend, then a fictional anti-hero, then the inspiration for Batman? It's a fascinating mystery that has never been solved. So let's ta...

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