Roger Penrose

Sir Roger Penrose is a world-renowned physicist, best known for his work on general relativity and sharing the Wolf Prize for Physics with Stephen Hawking for their work on black holes. His books include The Road to Reality and The Emperor’s New Mind.

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Sir Roger Penrose is a world-renowned physicist, best known for his work on general relativity and sharing the Wolf Prize for Physics with Stephen Hawking for their work on black holes. His books include The Road to Reality and The Emperor’s New Mind.

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Keynote debate. What role do art and creativity play in making us alive?

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Is the universe reborn in cycles?

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The trouble with string theory

Is string theory doomed?

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The black hole paradox

The universe's unsolved mysteries

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Is Mathematics Invented or Discovered?

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On Gravity and Quantum Mechanics

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Imagining the universe

Is creativity an illusion?

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The Universe That Wasn't There

In Search of Dark Matter and Dark Energy

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On quantum mechanics and consciousness

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The mystery of the multiverse

Should we abandon the multiverse theory?

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Journey to other dimensions

The physics of higher worlds

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From one universe to the next

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