r/science • • 1d ago

AMA I'm Philipp Strasberg, a theoretical physicist, and I'm here with Scientific American to answer your questions about the possibility of a multiverse. Ask Me Anything on 10/27.

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I'm Philipp Strasberg (proof), a theoretical physicist at the Cantabrian Institute of Physics and author of the recent Scientific American feature, Why We Probably Live in a Multiverse, where I explore the Many Worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics and how recent experimental advances have renewed interest in this once-fringe theory.

On October 27 at 10 a.m. EDT, I’ll be answering your questions about quantum mechanics and the possibility of a multiverse in an AMA hosted by Scientific American.

Edit: While the Multiverse seems like an absurd idea, I hope I could convince you that the criteria of "absurdity" should not speak against a scientific theory. The Multiverse is a serious scientific idea, which is not more speculative than the other proposals for solving the mysteries of quantum mechanics.

It was a lot of fun discussing this and I wish you all the best in all universes. Take care!


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Cancer After 20+ years of decline, US colorectal cancer rates are rising again, and not just in young people. A new NEJM Evidence study finds rates climbing in every age group up to 65-69, even where screening is high. COVID doesn't explain it, so scientists are studying environmental chemicals as a cause.

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r/science • • 4h ago

Psychology Men and women report similar levels of “duty sex,” and similar reasons behind it. People who worry their partner might cheat, who see their partner as a more desirable catch than themselves, or who experience higher levels of emotional instability tend to report having sex out of duty more often.

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r/science • • 14m ago

Neuroscience New study finds three in four NFL players die with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE)

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r/science • • 4h ago

Environment Climate change must be declared a "global health emergency" to shape governments' policies after heat caused three million deaths between 2016 and 2023. By reducing worker productivity, warming has cost the global economy more than $1 trillion per year over the past three years

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r/science • • 20h ago

Cancer Young adults with cancer report getting dismissed by doctors

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r/science • • 2h ago

Medicine AI’s preference for drugs with a strong online presence may cost millions. Although an average of 5.5 FDA-approved products were available for each specified active ingredient, a single product accounted for an average of 97.5% of first-choice recommendations across the tested scenarios and models.

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r/science • • 4h ago

Earth Science Comets probably didn’t deliver life’s building blocks to Earth | The speed and angle of impact would have destroyed most organic compounds from comets, researchers report

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r/science • • 18h ago

Neuroscience Autistic children’s brains respond less to the emotional meaning of sentences, fMRI study finds. This may contribute to autistic children’s social communication challenges.

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r/science • • 16h ago

Health Mice With Parkinson’s-Like Brain Damage Unexpectedly Recovered a Year Later, Raising New Questions About Whether the Brain Can Reverse Some Effects of Neurodegenerative Disease

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r/science • • 1d ago

Health How dismissed symptoms can push patients to breaking point: Patients with autoimmune diseases have been left feeling suicidal after feeling like their doctor was saying their symptoms were ‘all in their head’. Only 7% agreed with being told that their symptoms were “psychosomatic”.

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r/science • • 15h ago

Social Science Otto von Bismarck, the conservative chancellor of the German Empire, created the world's first welfare state in the 1880s. Intended to combat the Socialist Party as an emerging challenger party, the policy ended up benefiting the socialists in elections due to issue ownership.

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r/science • • 1d ago

Health Dogs’ Mouths Harbor Parasites Associated With Humans, Revealing a Potentially Overlooked Source of Cross-Species Parasite Exposure. Research can't establish whether our pets are getting these oral parasites directly from us, but that is a possibility.

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r/science • • 10m ago

Health Scientists identify a blood signature tied to Mediterranean-style eating is linked to 23% lower risk of death. Study suggests that specific patterns in the blood could help reveal biological factors linked to longer life and improved health.

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r/science • • 6h ago

Genetics How our blood vessels age from within. The Human Aging Endothelial Cell Atlas provides scientists with a new resource for exploring how blood vessels age across different tissues...

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r/science • • 1d ago

Psychology Global happiness researchers reveal keys to a good life. Research found as much as 40 per cent of one’s happiness is related to “volitional activities” or how you choose to spend your time.

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r/science • • 21h ago

Health Living Alone Linked to Mortality Risk From Multiple Causes in U.S. Including Cancer; Suicide Highest

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Biology European flounder, a marine fish thought to need salt or brackish water to reproduce, can complete its entire life cycle in freshwater. Most flounders sampled from a former Arctic fjord lake in northern Finland had never left freshwater, according to otolith chemistry.

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r/science • • 4h ago

Geology Study finds rising salinity in Antarctic Intermediate Water after sea-ice decline

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r/science • • 1d ago

Medicine A monkey infected with an HIV-like virus has stayed virus-free for four years after a single shot of a new antibody that helps the immune system destroy the cells where the virus hides. Several other baby monkeys also stayed clear for months after their HIV drugs were stopped, in a small, new study.

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r/science • • 1d ago

Medicine News coverage of psilocybin often outpaces the science, systematic review finds

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r/science • • 3h ago

Computer Science New AI model for brain MRI analysis mimics physician reasoning, improving epilepsy detection by 8% and MS detection by 2% while using 30% less training data.

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r/science • • 1d ago

Biology Body composition, but not morphological masculinity, is associated with biological aging markers in middle-aged men

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Neuroscience Autistic brains react less to being told "you're wrong," new study finds. People with autism showed weaker brain responses to negative feedback, and unlike others, their reactions didn't change with task difficulty, which may help explain why adapting to change feels harder.

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r/science • • 26m ago

Social Science The Advanced Placement gender gap is narrowing but not across all subjects

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