Big Bang blunder bursts the multiverse bubble

The BICEP2 instrument (foreground) at the South Pole has detected signs of ripples from the Universe’s first moments.

 

Source: Nature

 

Premature hype over gravitational waves highlights gaping holes in models for the origins and evolution of the Universe, argues Paul Steinhardt.

 

In the light of multiverse theories and the contested BICEP2 results, that cosmic inflation is not as testable as it might seem.

 

 

 

 

When a team of cosmologists announced at a press conference in March that they had detected gravitational waves generated in the first instants after the Big Bang, the origins of the Universe were once again major news. The reported discovery created a worldwide sensation in the scientific community, the media and the public at large.

 

 

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