The Accidental Universe
Mentioned once across 1 show · first heard Jul 2025 on Radiolab.
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Robert Krulwich💬 Mentioned
…theoretical physics and the limits of what can be explained through mathematics
“Inspired by an essay written by physicist and novelist Alan Lightman, called The Accidental Universe, taken from a book of the same name. I was reading Harper's Magazine, and I found an article written by another physicist and a novelist, Alan Lightman. And I thought, oh, boy, this is going to drive Brian bats. Because Alan says there is a group of physicists, and Brian happens to be one of them, who've embraced a very exciting idea with an unfortunate effect.”
Radiolab — The Nothing Behind Everythingat 02:42
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