The idea of a multiverse consisting of “parallel universes” is a popular science fiction trope, recently explored in the Oscar-winning movie Everything Everywhere All At Once. However, it is within ...

Eugene Lim receives funding from STFC, FQXI and Leverhulme Trust. The idea of a multiverse consisting of “parallel universes” is a popular science fiction trope, recently explored in the Oscar-winning ...

Can something that exists be bad science? The multiverse pops out of quite a few theories in physics, and has been proposed as a solution to certain vexing problems. But it’s also been argued that the ...

Pick up any science fiction book from the 1960s, and you’ll find parallel dimensions explained through magic portals or mysterious machines that work “just because.” Today’s readers want stories that ...