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68 - The Age of the Universe

Why This Universe?

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The Constancy of Fundamental Constants and the Age of the Universe

Exploring the evidence that shows the fundamental constants of nature have remained unchanged throughout time, including measurements of the speed of light, the Planck constant, and the strength of gravity, as well as the discovery of a naturally occurring nuclear reactor that confirms the constancy of the fine structure constant.

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