The Omega Point (Narration Only)
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
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The Omega Point in a Nutshell
At the end of time there is no meaningful way to measure distance or time. All the energy in the universe is now in a spot with no distance or time again, just like at the hypothetical Big Bang. This is not a total reset incidentally, as it passes we should be able to see the signature of the gravitational waves caused by collisions of black holes in prior iterations of the universe. The notion that the Universe might eventually be turned into one gigantic brain does work under any of the known models for the fate of the Universe. It is the infinite size or duration that's problematic and has been discussed many times on the show.
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