The theoretical physicist and best-selling author finds inspiration in politics and philosophy for rethinking space and time.
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The precursors of heavy elements might arise in the plasma underbellies of swollen stars or in smoldering stellar corpses. They definitely exist in East Lansing, Michigan. The Facility for Rare ...