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String Theory

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The Big Bang theory and the existence of God are ideas often grappled with when thinking about how the universe was created. DamienHR

The origin of the universe: is there a role for God?

By Ascelin Gordon, RMIT University

Last week’s Global Atheist Convention and debates between prominent atheists and theologians in the Australian media has seen arguments about the existence of God getting a thorough airing. In my view…
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A universe composed differently could still support complex life. Susan NYC

Peer Review: The Fallacy of Fine-Tuning

By Geraint Lewis, University of Sydney

Welcome to Peer Review, a series in which we ask leading academics to review books written by people working in the same field. Here Geraint Lewis, Professor of Astrophysics at the University of Sydney…
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How long's a piece of string? You may want to sit down for a minute. Gnu2000

Explainer: String theory

By Dean Rickles , University of Sydney

String theory entered the public arena in 1988 when a BBC radio series Desperately Seeking Superstrings was broadcast. Thanks to good marketing and its inherently curious name and features, it’s now part…
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We've got the time, if you've got the theory. h.koppdelaney/Flickr

Explainer: the fifth dimension

By Samuel Baron, University of Sydney

By now we’re used to the idea that the world has four dimensions: three spatial and one temporal. But what if there were a fifth dimension – what would that dimension look like, and how would it relate…