Stories by Max Tegmark

Why 3,000 Scientists Think Nuclear Arsenals Make Us Less Safe

Despite what you hear in the news, an atomic war between the superpowers is still the biggest threat

May 26, 2017 — Max Tegmark

BICEP2 Makes Waves in Cosmology: Now What?

The shock waves are still reverberating from BICEP2's bombshell announcement that they've discovered the holy grail of cosmology: the telltale signature of gravitational waves from inflation.

March 18, 2014 — Max Tegmark

Are Parallel Universes Unscientific Nonsense? Insider Tips for Criticizing the Multiverse

Although we dont know whether parallel universes exist, we know something else about them with certainty: many people instinctively dislike them, and whenever a physicist writes a book about them, the Web erupts with claims that they are unscientific nonsense.

February 4, 2014 — Max Tegmark

Tech

Is the Universe Made of Math? [Excerpt]

In this excerpt from his new book, Our Mathematical Universe, M.I.T. professor Max Tegmark explores the possibility that math does not just describe the universe, but makes the universe

January 10, 2014 — Max Tegmark