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Our universe’s initial state was incredibly unlikely, and if it were even slightly different, nothing would exist except for black holes. This episode discusses physicist Paul Steinhardt’s theory of Bouncing Cosmology which attempts to explain this unlikely beginning without requiring either an infinite varied multiverse or an intelligent cause. This theory is so wild and imaginative that we really had to struggle to come up with analogies to make it understandable to everyone. But we did. And these might just be our best analogies yet.
Timestamps:
0:00 - Opening
1:39 - Introduction
5:14 - Cyclic Cosmology
8:49 - Entropy Density
14:46- Bouncing Cosmology
21:21 - Changing Dark Energy
25:11 - Evaluating Bouncing Cosmology
27:19 - Outro
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Our universe’s initial state was incredibly unlikely, and if it were even slightly different, nothing would exist except for black holes. This episode discusses physicist Paul Steinhardt’s theory of Bouncing Cosmology which attempts to explain this unlikely beginning without requiring either an infinite varied multiverse or an intelligent cause. This theory is so wild and imaginative that we really had to struggle to come up with analogies to make it understandable to everyone. But we did. And these might just be our best analogies yet.
Timestamps:
0:00 - Opening
1:39 - Introduction
5:14 - Cyclic Cosmology
8:49 - Entropy Density
14:46- Bouncing Cosmology
21:21 - Changing Dark Energy
25:11 - Evaluating Bouncing Cosmology
27:19 - Outro
Get essay versions of all episodes in Season 1: Intelligent Cause and Season 2: Analyzing & Rejecting Multiverse
Subscribe to Physics to God on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.
Follow us at:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089972838595
X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/PhysicsToGod
Instagram: https://instagram.com/physics_to_god
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