The following is an excerpt from the Lost in Space-Time newsletter. Every month, we hand over the keyboard to a physicist or mathematician to talk about some fascinating ideas from our far corners of the universe. You can sign up for Lost in Space-Time here.
As an astrophysicist, I spend a lot of time not thinking about anything. literally. The question of why there is “something” and not “nothing” really makes me lose sleep many times. But it's comforting to know that thinkers have probably been wrestling with this topic for just as long…
Source: www.newscientist.com