![]() ![]() ![]() Topology and number theory are my faves.We are progeny of the cosmos and our ability to understand it is an inheritance. We are not just imposing human-centric notions on a cosmos independent of us. Just as our genes carry the memory of our biological ancestors, our logic carries the memory of our cosmological ancestry. From the Publisher: Is the universe infinite or just really big With this question, the gifted young cosmologist Janna Levin not only announces the central theme of her intriguing and controversial new book but establishes herself as one of the most direct and unorthodox voices in contemporary science. But we are the product of the universe and I think it can be argued that the entire cosmic code is imprinted in us. It might seem limited to impose our human perception to try to deduce the grandest cosmic code.Since when does random chance equal free will? The only salvation for volition is a soul and faith and you’re not allowed to ask me about that. People used to try to hijack quantum mechanics and its inherent mystery to cast a cloud around determinism, in the hope that free will could survive modern physics.Black holes can bang on spacetime like mallets on a drum" "(By moving) I'm making sounds on the drums of spacetime"… "Space itself wobbles and rumbles like a drum. ![]() This article about a physicist is a stub. Much of her work deals with looking for evidence to support the proposal that our universe might be finite in size due to its having a nontrivial topology. Levin (born 1967) is a theoretical cosmologist. ![]()
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