Is the Universe Made of Math? [Excerpt] - Scientific American

In this excerpt from his new book, Our Mathematical Universe, M.I.T. professor Max Tegmark explores the possibility that math does not just describe the universe, but makes the universe

January 10, 2014 9 min read Add Us On Google Add SciAm Is the Universe Made of Math? [Excerpt] In this excerpt from his new book, Our Mathematical Universe, M.I.T. professor Max Tegmark explores the possibility that math does not just describe the universe, but makes the universe By Max Tegmark Excerpted with permission from Our Mathematical Universe: My Quest for the Ultimate Nature of Reality , by Max Tegmark . Available from Random House/Knopf. Copyright © 2014. What's the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything? In Douglas Adams' science-fiction spoof "Th

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