The multiverse has become a popular cinema trope in recent years, but more and more astrophysicists are taking it seriously. Could there really be parallel universes? If so, does this mean there might be a parallel God?
Meet our guests
Deborah Haarsma is a returning guest on Undeceptions, having previously appeared on episode 53 ‘Outer Space’. She is the President of the think tank BioLogos, an astronomer, and a frequent speaker on modern science and Christian faith at research universities, churches, and public venues. She wrote the book Origins with her husband and fellow physicist, Loren Haarsma, presenting the agreements and disagreements among Christians regarding the history of life and the universe.
Dr Luke Barnes is a cosmologist and lecturer in cosmology and astronomy at Western Sydney University. He holds a PhD from the University of Cambridge, and alongside Geraint Lewis co-authored the book A Fortunate Universe: Life in a Finely Tuned Cosmos
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The transcript of this episode is available here – please note, that due to software not not all exchanges between guests will be completely accurate.
Check out these helpful links below for more info on what was discussed in this episode.
To Read
- Forbes has this helpful article breaking down all the links between the Multiverse and Eastern cosmology
- Not many articles can sum up string theory – but space.com has given it a go!
- The Guardian has this excellent read on the battle between quantum physics and relativity. It’s long, but it’s worth it
- Christianity Today has penned a great theological response to the idea of a multiverse
- The Economist is wise to the financial implications of the multiverse; here’s their take on what it means for film
To Watch
- Haven’t got time to read up on Quantum Mechanics? Brian Cox has distilled it to sixty seconds!
- Here he is again, talking about cosmic inflation
- Here’s a fun video from minutephysics on the Schrodingers Cat experiment
- Not all physicists are convinced by the multiverse idea
- Neither are all film buffs
To Listen
- Here’s Deb’s last instalment on Undeceptions, talking all things outer space!
- Here’s the brilliant Alan Guth speaking on the Slice of MIT podcast about cosmic inflation and the multiverse!
- Fine-tuning is a pretty compelling thing. Here’s Luke Barnes going in-depth on it for Capturing Christianity
- Here’s a great keynote Deb gave at the 2017 BioLogos Conference on “Christ and the Cosmos”
- Famed physicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson loves the multiverse; here he is on his StarTalk Podcast talking about it
… and finally
- Confused by the MCU Multiverse timeline? Looper has this long video that tries to explain it all
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