Nothing lasts forever. Even the universe has several possible endings. Will there be a dramatic Big Rip or a Big Chill­–also known as the heat death of the universe–in trillions of years? Or will vacuum decay, which could theoretically happen at any moment, do us in? Perhaps the death of a tiny particle – the proton – will bring about the end.We contemplate big picture endings in this episode, and whether one could be brought about by our own machine creations. Guests: <a href="https://www.fhi.ox.ac.uk/team/anders-sandberg/">Anders Sandberg</a> – Researcher atthe Future of Humanity Institute at the University of Oxford<a href="http://www.astrokatie.com/">Katie Mack</a> – Assistant professor of physics at North Carolina StateUniversity, and the author of “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/198210354X/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=arweal-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=198210354X&linkId=d5ea8f2623eceabe10c787d0ee7a8e68">The End of Everything, Astrophysically</a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/198210354X/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=arweal-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=198210354X&linkId=d5ea8f2623eceabe10c787d0ee7a8e68">Speaking</a>.”<a href="http://www.briangreene.org/">Brian Greene</a> – Brian Greene, professor of physics and mathematics atColumbia, and author of “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0525432175/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=arweal-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0525432175&linkId=44ee202ccc1a771be43350746d08a641">Until the End of Time: Mind, Matter, and Our</a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0525432175/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=arweal-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0525432175&linkId=44ee202ccc1a771be43350746d08a641">Search for Meaning in an Evolving Universe</a>”Originally aired May 3, 2021Featuring music by <a href="http://www.deweydellay.com/">Dewey Dellay</a> and <a href="https://www.junmiyake.com/biographyenglish">Jun Miyake</a>Big Picture Science is part of the <a href="http://airwavemedia.com/">Airwave Media</a> podcast network. Please contact <a href="https://mail.google.com/mail/?view=cm&fs=1&tf=1&to=advertising@airwavemedia.com">advertising@airwavemedia.com</a> to inquire about advertising on Big Picture Science.You can get early access to ad-free versions of every episode by joining us on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/bigpicturescience">Patreon</a>. Thanks for your support!   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

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