Why Scientists Think Our Timeline Could Be Splitting

It’s simultaneously comforting and terrifying to imagine that everything that ever could happen does happen. You didn’t make that horribly tasteless joke that got you fired and somehow the new Daft Punk single sucks! This isn’t just a thought experiment; it’s a very real possibility teased by every quantum physics experiment ever. More »

How Parallel Universes Actually Work, Scientifically

Parallel universes are basically the most popular trope in science fiction, because Batman and Spider-Man in alternate universe costumes are awesome, and also human existence is inherently full of awful, soul-crushing regret. But how does the science actually work? More »