This chapter delves into the philosophical question of why the past is different from the future and the concept of entropy. It explains how the increase in disorder and chaos, as described by the second law of thermodynamics, gives rise to the arrow of time. The chapter also explores the idea that the universe can be eternal but gradually empties out, with new universes coming into existence through quantum fluctuations.
Why is the past different from the future? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice explore the universe’s deepest questions like why is there anything, what is the present, and if there could be a unified theory of physics with theoretical physicist Sean Carroll.
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