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Will The Big Bang Happen Again (and Again)?

Season 10 Episode 35 | 16m 35s

How did the universe begin? How can something come from nothing? One way to “solve” this most difficult of philosophical conundrums is to avoid it altogether. Maybe the universe didn’t begin. Maybe the Big Bang was just one in an endless cycle.

Aired: 02/19/25
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