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In The Allure of the Multiverse, physicist Paul Halpern tells the epic story of how science became besotted with the multiverse, and the controversies that ensued. The questions that brought scientists to this point are big and deep: Is reality such that anything can happen, must happen? How does quantum mechanics "choose" the outcomes of its apparently random processes? And why is the universe habitable? Each question quickly leads to the multiverse.

Instead of “what if the South won the Civil War?” cosmologists ask, “what if the constants that make up the fundamental building blocks of physics were different?” Physicists argue that any slight change to the laws of physics would mean a disruption in the evolution of the universe - and our existence. With the many factors that had to align for us to exist, it can seem like the laws of physics might seem finely tuned to make our existence possible. Instead of a supernatural or divine explanation, this book explores the possibility is that our universe isn’t the only one.

The greatest minds in the space field share their views on humanity’s place in the universe. Hosted by Frank White, space philosopher and author of “The Overview Effect: Space Exploration and Human Evolution.”

Ad Astra Magazine is a quarterly publication from the National Space Society, now in audio from Multiverse Media! Featuring stories on the settlement of space, entrepreneurs of the new space age, and the efforts of NASA and international space agencies to explore the final frontier.