Why films like Avengers: Endgame can get away with time travel tricks
15 May 2019
In his monthly film column, Simon Ings finds that invoking the quantum world is a great way out for Avengers-style franchises when they want to mess with time
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Found 127 results for Carlo Rovelli
What would happen if you got sucked into a black hole?
16 April 2019
From wormhole passages to white hole escape routes, no one knows for certain what lurks beyond a black hole’s event horizon – so choose your own unsettling fate
Quantum experiment suggests there really are ‘alternative facts’
22 February 2019
A complex probe of the foundations of quantum mechanics suggests that the nature of reality depends on who is looking – there are no objective facts we can agree on
Time Tries All Things review – Take time out to enjoy a dreamlike show
30 January 2019
String theory, triangulation, relativity - who cares if physicists trying to explain time have reached an impasse? A new show presses pause on hunting for answers
If you think black holes are strange, white holes will blow your mind
12 December 2018
White holes are black ones in reverse, spewing out matter– and they could give us our first glimpse of the quantum source of space-time, says physicist Carlo Rovelli
14 great science and tech books to give as presents this Christmas
28 November 2018
From the true nature of time to the world's most extraordinary brains to why you should ditch social media, Culture picks the best books to give this year
Carlo Rovelli: The nature of time
27 November 2018
We all experience time passing, but why? Carlo Rovelli reveals why time is more complex than intuition suggests; it may not exist at all
There's a glitch at the edge of the universe that could remake physics
6 October 2018
One mysterious number determines how physics, chemistry and biology work. But controversial experimental hints suggest it's not one number at all
New ÒÁÈ˾þà Live: Our report from the world's greatest science show
26 September 2018
With 35,000 visitors, 120 talks from world-class scientists and 100 immersive experiences, our science festival was better than ever – catch up with the highlights here
10 mysteries of the universe: What came before the big bang?
19 September 2018
Searing bursts of radio waves first spotted a decade ago could come from bouncing black holes – and that suggests a universe might have existed before ours
