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In a new, detailed breakdown of current theory, a team of physicists led by Mir Faizal of the University of British Columbia ...

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Physicist Mir Faizal, Adjunct Professor with UBC Okanagan’s Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science, was not out to shatter the ...

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The theoretical physicist and best-selling author finds inspiration in politics and philosophy for rethinking space and time.

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