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Delighted to see Battle of the Big Bang by Niayesh Afshordi and myself has just been put on the top ten science books of the year by Smithsonian. Don't forget to get your copy and reviews on Amazon or other bookseller really help us out. www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...
The Ten Best Science Books of 2025
From “experimental archaeology” to the mysterious appeal of exploration, the wide-ranging subjects detailed in these titles captivated Smithsonian magazine’s science contributors this year
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December 2, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Delighted to see Battle of the Big Bang by Niayesh Afshordi and myself has just been put on the top ten science books of the year by Smithsonian. Don't forget to get your copy and reviews on Amazon or other bookseller really help us out. www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...
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Please, Rian. We need this!
Rian Johnson Responds After Fans Clamor For The Next 'Knives Out' Movie To Star The Muppets
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November 28, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Please, Rian. We need this!
What triggered the Big Bang, a new paper from @nafshordi.bsky.social and colleagues suggests that an old theory fo quanutm gravity might be the answer and looks to fit new data better than standard cosmology. All explained in this new video www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZeL...
Inflation from Quantum Gravity: New evidence revealed?
YouTube video by Phil Halper (aka Skydivephil)
www.youtube.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:15 PM
What triggered the Big Bang, a new paper from @nafshordi.bsky.social and colleagues suggests that an old theory fo quanutm gravity might be the answer and looks to fit new data better than standard cosmology. All explained in this new video www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZeL...
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🎃 Haunted Cosmology Celtic Tour: Dublin & Edinburgh 🕯️
This October, Phil and I are taking our ghost-hunting into the heart of cosmology.
Join us for a journey through cosmic ghosts, phantoms, and monsters — not from folklore, but from the deepest mysteries of physics.
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This October, Phil and I are taking our ghost-hunting into the heart of cosmology.
Join us for a journey through cosmic ghosts, phantoms, and monsters — not from folklore, but from the deepest mysteries of physics.
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October 17, 2025 at 11:21 PM
🎃 Haunted Cosmology Celtic Tour: Dublin & Edinburgh 🕯️
This October, Phil and I are taking our ghost-hunting into the heart of cosmology.
Join us for a journey through cosmic ghosts, phantoms, and monsters — not from folklore, but from the deepest mysteries of physics.
(1/4)
This October, Phil and I are taking our ghost-hunting into the heart of cosmology.
Join us for a journey through cosmic ghosts, phantoms, and monsters — not from folklore, but from the deepest mysteries of physics.
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Creationist claim that modern information theory backs their case for intelligent design. In this video mathematician Jason Rosenhouse explains why they are wrong www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJe_...
Mathematician Debunks Creationist Information Theory
YouTube video by Phil Halper (aka Skydivephil)
www.youtube.com
October 15, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Creationist claim that modern information theory backs their case for intelligent design. In this video mathematician Jason Rosenhouse explains why they are wrong www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJe_...
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October 4, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Does the inference from to the multiverse from fine tuning commit the inverse gamblers fallacy ? www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbTx...
Philosophers defend the multiverse
YouTube video by Phil Halper (aka Skydivephil)
www.youtube.com
October 1, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Does the inference from to the multiverse from fine tuning commit the inverse gamblers fallacy ? www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbTx...
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Was the Big Bang really the start of it all? 💥 Phil Halper explains how, in modern cosmology, the rapid expansion of the Universe (cosmic inflation) triggers endless Big Bangs.
Watch the full talk with Niayesh Afshordi and Phil Halper: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tx0n...
Watch the full talk with Niayesh Afshordi and Phil Halper: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tx0n...
September 19, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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Was the Big Bang really the start of it all? 💥 Phil Halper explains how, in modern cosmology, the rapid expansion of the Universe (cosmic inflation) triggers endless Big Bangs.
Watch the full talk with Niayesh Afshordi and Phil Halper: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tx0n...
Watch the full talk with Niayesh Afshordi and Phil Halper: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tx0n...
August 22, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Was the Big Bang really the start of it all? 💥 Phil Halper explains how, in modern cosmology, the rapid expansion of the Universe (cosmic inflation) triggers endless Big Bangs.
Watch the full talk with Niayesh Afshordi and Phil Halper: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tx0n...
Watch the full talk with Niayesh Afshordi and Phil Halper: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tx0n...
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Thanks @danfalk.bsky.social and @reviewcanada.bsky.social for this thoughtful review of our #BattleoftheBigBang
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How well do we understand the big bang? I review "Battle of the Big Bang: The New Tales of Our Cosmic Origins" by Niayesh Afshordi ( @nafshordi.bsky.social ) and Phil Halper,
for the Literary Review of Canada ( @reviewcanada.bsky.social )
#physics #science
reviewcanada.ca/magazine/202...
for the Literary Review of Canada ( @reviewcanada.bsky.social )
#physics #science
reviewcanada.ca/magazine/202...
In the Beginning | A review of “Battle of the Big Bang” by Niayesh Afshordi and Phil Halper | Literary Review of Canada
Dan Falk reviews “Battle of the Big Bang,” a book which explores competing theories of the origin of the universe.
reviewcanada.ca
September 13, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Thanks @danfalk.bsky.social and @reviewcanada.bsky.social for this thoughtful review of our #BattleoftheBigBang
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@uchicagopress.bsky.social
@philhalper.bsky.social
@uchicagopress.bsky.social
Why dark energy does not rule out a cyclic cosmos. @nafshordi.bsky.social and I debunk this commonly held myth in our new video www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHzo...
Big Bang myths . Does dark energy disprove a cyclic cosmos?
YouTube video by Phil Halper (aka Skydivephil)
www.youtube.com
September 10, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Why dark energy does not rule out a cyclic cosmos. @nafshordi.bsky.social and I debunk this commonly held myth in our new video www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHzo...
@cosmicskeptic.bsky.social was so kind to host both @nafshordi.bsky.social and I on his amazing show Within Reason. Thanks so much Alex, for saying these words about our book Battle of the Big Bang www.youtube.com/shorts/LMYEI...
Alex O'Connor on Battle of the Big Bang "a triumph" #cosmology #science #bigbang #alexoconnor
YouTube video by Phil Halper (aka Skydivephil)
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August 21, 2025 at 9:52 PM
@cosmicskeptic.bsky.social was so kind to host both @nafshordi.bsky.social and I on his amazing show Within Reason. Thanks so much Alex, for saying these words about our book Battle of the Big Bang www.youtube.com/shorts/LMYEI...
An incredible honour to give a talk at the Royal Institution in London with @nafshordi.bsky.social about our book Battle of the Big Bang. You can see it here , the Q and A will be released in a few days. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tx0n...
What really happened during the Big Bang? - with Niyayesh Afshordi
YouTube video by The Royal Institution
www.youtube.com
August 6, 2025 at 2:17 PM
An incredible honour to give a talk at the Royal Institution in London with @nafshordi.bsky.social about our book Battle of the Big Bang. You can see it here , the Q and A will be released in a few days. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tx0n...
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🚨 Take the Big Mysteries in Physics Survey! 🌌🧠
We want to know: What drives your curiosity about the universe?
Big Bangs, black holes, or something deeper?
📝 Start here → physics.aps.org/articles/v18...
#physics #cosmology #sciencecommunication
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We want to know: What drives your curiosity about the universe?
Big Bangs, black holes, or something deeper?
📝 Start here → physics.aps.org/articles/v18...
#physics #cosmology #sciencecommunication
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Take the Big Mysteries in Physics Survey
Did time start at the big bang? What happens if you fall into a black hole? What explains the mysterious dark matter? Weigh in on the toughest questions facing physicists today.
physics.aps.org
July 30, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Nobel Prize winner confronts his creationist critic Stephen Meyer in this new video featuring @nafshordi.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Yvn...
Roger Penrose confronts creationist critic Stephen Meyer
YouTube video by Phil Halper (aka Skydivephil)
www.youtube.com
July 24, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Nobel Prize winner confronts his creationist critic Stephen Meyer in this new video featuring @nafshordi.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Yvn...
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More Big Bang myths debunked with award-winning cosmologist @nafshordi.bsky.social
youtube.com/watch?v=H5MJ...
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More Big Bang myths debunked with award-winning cosmologist @nafshordi.bsky.social
youtube.com/watch?v=H5MJ...
Big Bang Myths Debunked Ep. 3. The Beginning of Time?
YouTube video by Phil Halper (aka Skydivephil)
youtube.com
July 16, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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More Big Bang myths debunked with award-winning cosmologist @nafshordi.bsky.social
youtube.com/watch?v=H5MJ...
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More Big Bang myths debunked with award-winning cosmologist @nafshordi.bsky.social
youtube.com/watch?v=H5MJ...
Cara is back discussing philosophy with Oxford Professor Adrian Moore. In our previous video (which now has more 250,000 views) she talked about the God and the universe. This time they chat about morality, meaning and the trolley problem. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Dwy...
A Philosopher and a child 3: Morality & Meaning
YouTube video by Phil Halper (aka Skydivephil)
www.youtube.com
July 8, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Cara is back discussing philosophy with Oxford Professor Adrian Moore. In our previous video (which now has more 250,000 views) she talked about the God and the universe. This time they chat about morality, meaning and the trolley problem. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Dwy...
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"A compelling scientific and personal perspective on one of the biggest ... questions in cosmology"
Thank you @mbkplus.bsky.social for reviewing #BattleoftheBigBang for @americanscientist.org
www.americanscientist.org/article/cosm...
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Thank you @mbkplus.bsky.social for reviewing #BattleoftheBigBang for @americanscientist.org
www.americanscientist.org/article/cosm...
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@uchicagopress.bsky.social
Cosmic Detectives
BATTLE OF THE BIG BANG: The New Tales of Our Cosmic Origins. Niayesh Afshordi and Phil Halper. 360 pp. University of Chicago Press, 2025. $32.50.
www.americanscientist.org
July 4, 2025 at 1:32 AM
"A compelling scientific and personal perspective on one of the biggest ... questions in cosmology"
Thank you @mbkplus.bsky.social for reviewing #BattleoftheBigBang for @americanscientist.org
www.americanscientist.org/article/cosm...
@philhalper.bsky.social
@uchicagopress.bsky.social
Thank you @mbkplus.bsky.social for reviewing #BattleoftheBigBang for @americanscientist.org
www.americanscientist.org/article/cosm...
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@uchicagopress.bsky.social
Should CERN get to build their mega collider, a follow up the LHC called the FCC? That's the 20 billion dollar question, Sabine Hossenfelder and Harry Cliff discuss in a debate i moderated below. Let me know your opinions in the Youtube comments. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fyH...
Sabine Hossenfelder vs CERN's Harry Cliff.Future Collider: Yes or No?
YouTube video by Phil Halper (aka Skydivephil)
www.youtube.com
July 2, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Should CERN get to build their mega collider, a follow up the LHC called the FCC? That's the 20 billion dollar question, Sabine Hossenfelder and Harry Cliff discuss in a debate i moderated below. Let me know your opinions in the Youtube comments. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fyH...
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#BattleoftheBigBang for kids, now available on YouTube:
youtu.be/L3KJTGmzv38?...
w/ @philhalper.bsky.social
and Azadeh Samadani
Courtesy of:
www.physicsliteracyforkids.com/speakerseries
youtu.be/L3KJTGmzv38?...
w/ @philhalper.bsky.social
and Azadeh Samadani
Courtesy of:
www.physicsliteracyforkids.com/speakerseries
Niyayesh Afshordi
YouTube video by Physics Literacy for Kids
https://youtu.be/L3KJTGmzv38?si…
June 30, 2025 at 1:32 PM
#BattleoftheBigBang for kids, now available on YouTube:
youtu.be/L3KJTGmzv38?...
w/ @philhalper.bsky.social
and Azadeh Samadani
Courtesy of:
www.physicsliteracyforkids.com/speakerseries
youtu.be/L3KJTGmzv38?...
w/ @philhalper.bsky.social
and Azadeh Samadani
Courtesy of:
www.physicsliteracyforkids.com/speakerseries
What happened before the big bang? I summarise ten mind bending possibilities cosmologists are considering for the Big Bangs prequel. Featuring interviews with Stephen Hawking and Roger Penrose. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZUg...
What happened before the Big Bang? top 10 possibilties
YouTube video by Phil Halper (aka Skydivephil)
www.youtube.com
June 26, 2025 at 3:38 PM
What happened before the big bang? I summarise ten mind bending possibilities cosmologists are considering for the Big Bangs prequel. Featuring interviews with Stephen Hawking and Roger Penrose. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZUg...
You've almost certainly been told a false story about how the Big Bang got its name, this is what really happened: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXMZ...
10 Big Bang myths 2 :Naming the Big Bang, not what you think
YouTube video by Phil Halper (aka Skydivephil)
www.youtube.com
June 18, 2025 at 4:43 PM
You've almost certainly been told a false story about how the Big Bang got its name, this is what really happened: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXMZ...
Premiering Friday @nafshordi.bsky.social and i debate Christian apologist Hugh Ross on Big Bang and God www.youtube.com/watch?v=_16f...
Big Bang, Black Holes or God? Where does the universe come from? Experts debate
YouTube video by Premier Unbelievable?
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June 12, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Premiering Friday @nafshordi.bsky.social and i debate Christian apologist Hugh Ross on Big Bang and God www.youtube.com/watch?v=_16f...
The latest episode of a philosopher and a child is now out, this time Oxford Professor Adrian Moore discusses God , the problem of evil and the multiverse with Susana www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdNy...
A philosopher and a child 2: God & the multiverse
YouTube video by Phil Halper (aka Skydivephil)
www.youtube.com
June 10, 2025 at 8:02 PM
The latest episode of a philosopher and a child is now out, this time Oxford Professor Adrian Moore discusses God , the problem of evil and the multiverse with Susana www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdNy...