At the turn of the century, it sounded as if string theory could give us big answers about the universe. Well… has it?

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The technology that has helped propel the simulation theory may be new, but the questions it explores are ancient.

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This theory is known as the Big Bang. And it’s the most widely accepted story of the creation of our Universe. Scientists ...

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AI's superior ability to formulate thoughts and statements for us weakens our judgment and ability to think critically, says media professor Petter Bae Brandtzæg.

Humans have the cognitive capacity to infer and reason about the minds and thoughts of other people. Our brains are very good at it—much better than the Large Language Models or LLMs.  Although LLMs ...