We don’t usually think about it, but we live in a finite world. In other words, in theory we can count precisely how many atoms make up the earth. We can also theoretically count how many humans live ...

The question of whether the cosmos goes on forever is no longer just a late night thought experiment, it is a live research ...

These days, it seems as if new life-changing technological developments are around every corner, which raises an interesting question: Will technology progress infinitely – assuming we manage to avoid ...

University of California San Diego Physics Professor Tom Murphy is among five authors of an essay, appearing in the November 2021 issue of the journal Energy Research & Social Science, that cautions ...

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CSIRO provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation AU. In a recent thought-provoking article in The Conversation, Kate Murphy posed the question: “Is there a limit to athletic ...