Monthly Archives: August 2014
Olber’s Paradox
Olber’s paradox dates back to the 16th century and is often cited as evidence to support the idea that the universe had a finite beginning in the form of a Big Bang. The paradox concerns the idea that a dark night sky conflicts with the idea that the universe is infinite, eternal and static. It is named after […]
The GUTs of the Matter
Scientists have long sought to show that various different forces of nature are in fact just different manifestations of a single common force. It is felt that by doing so it will offer insights into the way the universe works and produce a much simpler model. The pressure to simplify our understanding of the universe […]
