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Howard Wiseman, a physicist at Griffith University in Brisbane, Australia, and one of the
physicists to come up with MIW. "In the well-known ?Many-Worlds Interpretation?, each
universe branches into a bunch of new universes every time a quantum measurement is made.
All possibilities are therefore realised ? in some universes the dinosaur-killing asteroid missed
Earth. In others, Australia was colonised by the Portuguese."
"But critics question the reality of these other universes, since they do not influence our
universe at all," he added. "On this score, our "Many Interacting Worlds" approach is
completely different, as its name implies."
Wiseman and colleagues have proposed that there exists "a universal force of repulsion
between ?nearby? (i.e. similar) worlds, which tends to make them more dissimilar." Quantum
effects can be explained by factoring in this force, they propose.
Whether or not the math holds true will be the
ultimate test for this theory. Does it or does it not
properly predict quantum effects mathematically?
But the theory is certain to provide plenty of fodder
for the imagination.
For instance, when asked about whether their theory
might entail the possibility that humans could
someday interact with other worlds, Wiseman said:
"It's not part of our theory. But the idea of [human]
interactions with other universes is no longer pure fantasy."
What might your life look like if you made different choices? Maybe one day you'll be able to
look into one of these alternative worlds and find out.
Bryan Nelson has been making up
for lost time since finishing his
graduate degree in Philosophy by
traveling and working to change
the world. He has worked with
groups like The Sierra Club,
Environment America & U.S. PIRG,
and Environment Oregon &
OSPIRG on local and national
political campaigns. His
environmental journalism can be
found throughout the web, which
also includes regular
contributions to sites like
Ecolocalizer.com and
Cleantechnica.com. Between
adventure and activism, he
currently can be found doing
freelance writing from his home
in Arizona.
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