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The Universe… with no beginning?
My opinion : All current evidence supports the Big Bang theory, but it is very difficult if no impossible to understand and really prove such a set of ideas and theories. How to believe something that you don't understand...??? Because the big question is: And why this singularity of pure energy to be transformed to mass plus energy, that is the universe??? What was the cause??? Huge uncertainty and no answers....
The Universe… with no beginning?
A new quantum equation challenges one of science’s biggest ideas — the Big Bang.
According to some theoretical physicists, the universe might not have exploded into existence at a single moment. Instead, it could have always existed, evolving endlessly through time without a true beginning or end.
This fascinating concept merges quantum mechanics with general relativity, hinting that our universe might be far more timeless and mysterious than we ever imagined.
We could summarize the current approaches as follows:
Some quantum research proposes models where the Big Bang's initial singularity is avoided, suggesting the universe has no beginning and no end, but rather a "big bounce" from a previous state. These theories apply quantum mechanics to general relativity to describe a universe that may have always existed, potentially filled with a "quantum fluid" and avoiding the need for a true singularity. However, the standard Big Bang model is still the prevailing theory among cosmologists, although what happened exactly at "time zero" remains a subject of active research.
Quantum corrections: Models that incorporate quantum effects into Einstein's theory of general relativity can eliminate the need for an initial singularity.
"Big Bounce" alternative: Instead of a bang, these theories suggest the universe may have been in a collapsed state and "bounced" into its current expanding phase.
Infinite age: Some models propose the universe is infinite in age, having always existed in some form, as quantum effects prevent it from having an infinite density at a starting point.
Uncertainty: The current scientific consensus still supports the Big Bang theory, but researchers are exploring these alternative models to understand the universe's earliest moments, which are still not fully understood.
The Universe… with no beginning?
A new quantum equation challenges one of science’s biggest ideas — the Big Bang.
According to some theoretical physicists, the universe might not have exploded into existence at a single moment. Instead, it could have always existed, evolving endlessly through time without a true beginning or end.
This fascinating concept merges quantum mechanics with general relativity, hinting that our universe might be far more timeless and mysterious than we ever imagined.
We could summarize the current approaches as follows:
Some quantum research proposes models where the Big Bang's initial singularity is avoided, suggesting the universe has no beginning and no end, but rather a "big bounce" from a previous state. These theories apply quantum mechanics to general relativity to describe a universe that may have always existed, potentially filled with a "quantum fluid" and avoiding the need for a true singularity. However, the standard Big Bang model is still the prevailing theory among cosmologists, although what happened exactly at "time zero" remains a subject of active research.
Quantum corrections: Models that incorporate quantum effects into Einstein's theory of general relativity can eliminate the need for an initial singularity.
"Big Bounce" alternative: Instead of a bang, these theories suggest the universe may have been in a collapsed state and "bounced" into its current expanding phase.
Infinite age: Some models propose the universe is infinite in age, having always existed in some form, as quantum effects prevent it from having an infinite density at a starting point.
Uncertainty: The current scientific consensus still supports the Big Bang theory, but researchers are exploring these alternative models to understand the universe's earliest moments, which are still not fully understood.
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What would happen if we began building our groups like wild forests again?
We’ve been telling ourselves the wrong story. Modern society has fed us a myth of the individual - independent, rational, competitive. We are raised to see ourselves as autonomous units, responsible for our own success, our own happiness, our own burnout.
But biologically, evolutionarily, existentially - we are not built to stand alone. We are group beings. Flock beings.
"Neurodivergence” today - ADHD, autism, dyslexia - may not be disorders in a functioning system, but functions in a system that has forgotten what it is for. Now I wanted to explore the group itself.
In original communities, there were no diagnoses. There were roles. Someone needed to see what was hidden. Someone needed to sense what was coming. Someone needed to break patterns. Evolutionary processes shaped flocks with different nervous systems - a sensory ecosystem where survival depended on difference, not sameness.
Many of us carry a feeling that cannot be reasoned away: something is missing. Perhaps it’s the flock. In the forest, mycorrhizal fungi form underground networks connecting trees. Without central control, without a “chief fungus.” Just collective intelligence, where the whole optimizes for survival.
What would happen if we began building our groups like wild forests again?
Read the full essay on the group that disappeared:
https://thestartingpoints.substack.com/p/we-were-never-individuals-on-the
But biologically, evolutionarily, existentially - we are not built to stand alone. We are group beings. Flock beings.
"Neurodivergence” today - ADHD, autism, dyslexia - may not be disorders in a functioning system, but functions in a system that has forgotten what it is for. Now I wanted to explore the group itself.
In original communities, there were no diagnoses. There were roles. Someone needed to see what was hidden. Someone needed to sense what was coming. Someone needed to break patterns. Evolutionary processes shaped flocks with different nervous systems - a sensory ecosystem where survival depended on difference, not sameness.
Many of us carry a feeling that cannot be reasoned away: something is missing. Perhaps it’s the flock. In the forest, mycorrhizal fungi form underground networks connecting trees. Without central control, without a “chief fungus.” Just collective intelligence, where the whole optimizes for survival.
What would happen if we began building our groups like wild forests again?
Read the full essay on the group that disappeared:
https://thestartingpoints.substack.com/p/we-were-never-individuals-on-the
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Multipolar AI Future
💡 Executives can no longer assume the best AI will all come from Silicon Valley.
China has built a parallel AI ecosystem—different chips, models, and applications, moving at remarkable speed under different constraints.
This isn’t about East vs. West. It’s about a multipolar AI world, where companies must learn to integrate across ecosystems.
👉 In our new HBR article, Amit Joshi Shu Liu Kunjian Li show why global firms that ignore Chinese AI risk being left behind by those who combine cost-efficiency, customization, and regulatory fit.
🔗 Read the full article: https://lnkd.in/e5FCRD2J
China has built a parallel AI ecosystem—different chips, models, and applications, moving at remarkable speed under different constraints.
This isn’t about East vs. West. It’s about a multipolar AI world, where companies must learn to integrate across ecosystems.
👉 In our new HBR article, Amit Joshi Shu Liu Kunjian Li show why global firms that ignore Chinese AI risk being left behind by those who combine cost-efficiency, customization, and regulatory fit.
🔗 Read the full article: https://lnkd.in/e5FCRD2J
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Apple’s new Live Translation makes it easier than ever to understand Linkedin lingo
hurts cuz is true. sometimes anyways.
express, not stress