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Sean Carroll – How Time and Space Began

Sean Carroll - How Time and Space Began
How did time and space begin? From the age of ten, Sean Carroll has wanted to know. He first read about the big bang model of the universe as a child. Later, he turned down two job offers from Stephen Hawking.

The big bang model of the universe is well established but, as Sean readily admits, the big bang itself remains a mystery. In the beginning, Sean applied Einstein’s theories of relativity to this problem.

But mid-career and painfully aware that trying to out Einstein Einstein was a tough call, he turned his attention from the very big to the very small.
Interviewed by Jim Al-Khalili
Feb 2017
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Waymo Chief Confident Tech Could Avoid Uber-like Incident

John Krafcik, the head of Google-parent Alphabet’s self-driving car unit, said he is confident its technology would be able to spot a pedestrian crossing the street in the wake of a fatal accident involving an Uber Technologies self-driving car.

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How Facebook’s Past Data Policies Led to Its Current Crisis

A key period in Facebook’s past—when developers were able to access huge amounts of data—is coming back to haunt the social network.

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Apple’s Cook to Trump: Embrace Open Trade

Apple CEO Tim Cook called on President Donald Trump to support free-trade policies as planned tariffs raise tensions between the U.S. and China.

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Facebook Looks to Calm Advertisers After Cambridge Analytica Crisis

Facebook is hustling to reassure advertising partners—and prevent damage to its core business—as a handful of marketers have suspended advertising on the platform in the wake of revelations that an outside company improperly handled user data.

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How to Dump Facebook…or at Least Put It in the Dog House for a While

Here are the tools you need to turn off some of Facebook Inc.’s creepiest, snoopiest features, or end your relationship with the social network completely.

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Dropbox IPO Defies Market’s Gravity With 36% Jump

Shares of Dropbox surged in their market debut, a sign of investors’ thirst for a big-name tech initial public offering with solid growth prospects.

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This Is How Google Is Preparing For GDPR

All eyes have been on Google as May 25 draws near. That’s the day the General Data Protection Regulation goes into effect in Europe, where Google has a target on its back. Google laid out its GDPR prep plan Thursday in a letter to partners after months of playing its cards close to the vest.… Continue reading »

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