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Ethan Siegel
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Starts With A Bang!
May 31
Ask Ethan: Will the Universe ever reach equilibrium?
The expanding Universe, in many ways, is the…
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Ethan Siegel
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Starts With A Bang!
Feb 29
Did the Universe have zero entropy when it first began?
The second law of thermodynamics tells us that…
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Ethan Siegel
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Starts With A Bang!
Oct 31, 2023
The entropy of a closed system doesn’t always increase
The second law of thermodynamics is an…
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Ethan Siegel
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Starts With A Bang!
Nov 8, 2022
Cosmic inflation solves the ‘past hypothesis’ problem
Billions of years ago, the ever-increasing…
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Ethan Siegel
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Starts With A Bang!
Aug 4, 2022
Will time run backwards if the Universe collapses?
Ever since the start of the hot Big Bang, time…
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Ethan Siegel
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Starts With A Bang!
May 3, 2022
Does time really exist?
We take for granted that time is real. But what if it’s only an illusion, and…
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Ethan Siegel
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Starts With A Bang!
Jan 29, 2021
Ask Ethan: If The Universe Stops Expanding, Will Time Run Backwards?
Time always moves in the same…
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Ethan Siegel
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Starts With A Bang!
Nov 20, 2020
Ask Ethan: Did The Universe Have Zero Entropy At The Big Bang?
Entropy always increases, but that…
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Ethan Siegel
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Starts With A Bang!
Oct 19, 2019
Ask Ethan: How Dense Is A Black Hole?
It’s much more complex a question than dividing its mass by the…
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Ethan Siegel
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Starts With A Bang!
Oct 13, 2018
Ask Ethan: Why Is The Black Hole Information Loss Paradox A Problem?
It was Stephen Hawking’s…
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