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Sabine Hossenfelder explores the spiritual and philosophical consequences of current theories about quantum mechanics, black holes, string theory and particle physics. In addition to interviews with notable scientists, in which they discuss parallel universes, God particles, and the big bang, she considers the limits of scientific knowledge, and potential future unifications of different fields of enquiry.
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