April 20, 2024

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The Universe is a hologram: Stephen Hawking’s final theory, explained by his closest collaborator

Science Focus

Published: 14th March, 2023 at 16:11
 

In 1998 Stephen Hawking took me on as his PhD student “to work on a quantum theory of the Big Bang”. What started out as a doctoral project evolved over some 20 years into an intense collaboration that ended only with his passing five years ago on March 14, 2018.

The enigma at the centre of our research throughout this period was how the Big Bang could have created conditions so perfectly hospitable to life. What are we to make of this mysterious appearance of intent?

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