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In Search of Truth in Physics: An Interview with Zeeya Merali

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The Concept of Nothing and the Origin of the Universe

They discuss the concept of nothing in relation to the origin of the universe, exploring the uncertainty and probabilistic nature of empty space according to quantum theory. They also delve into the idea of starting with a tiny nugget of a universe and working backward to understand how it could expand into a larger universe, and the perplexity surrounding the concept of making the starting nugget so small that it disappears.

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