Exploring the Scientific Validity of the Multiverse Theory w/ Paul Halpern [Ep. 408]

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The multiverse has captured the imagination of scientists and
thinkers for centuries, sparking debates in physics, philosophy,
and beyond. But is it a valid scientific theory or just science
fiction?  I’ve had the pleasure of exploring this issue with
the leading expert in this field, physicist and author Paul
Halpern. Halpern is a professor of physics at Saint Joseph’s
University and the author of eighteen popular science books,
including Flashes of Creation, The Quantum Labyrinth, Einstein's
Dice, Schrodinger's Cat, and Synchronicity. He is the recipient of
a Guggenheim Fellowship and is a Fellow of the American Physical
Society.  Halpern recently published The Allure of the
Multiverse: Extra Dimensions, Other Worlds, and Parallel Universes,
which tells the epic story of how science became besotted with the
multiverse and the controversies that ensued. Today, we’re going to
dive headfirst into this fascinating investigation! Tune in. Key
Takeaways: 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:17 Judging a book by its cover
00:06:39 Bruno’s speculations about exoplanets 00:11:20 Why is the
multiverse such a controversial theory?  00:16:54 Richard
Feynman And John Wheeler 00:23:31 Can we falsify the multiverse?
00:30:30 Has anyone ever written a biography of Bob Dickey? 
00:39:11 Inflationary models, multiverse and cyclic cosmology
00:45:36 Evidence of bubble collisions in the CMB?  00:57:45
String theory and the multiverse 01:01:41 Outro — Additional
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