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“The core of a scientific lifestyle is to change your mind when faced with information that disagrees with your views, avoiding intellectual inertia, yet many of us praise leaders who stubbornly stick to their views as "strong."”

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Max Tegmark
Max Tegmark

Max Tegmark is a renowned theoretical physicist and cosmologist, born on May 5, 1967. He obtained his Ph.D. in physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and completed his postdoctoral research at Harvard University. Tegmark is known for his research in cosmology, cosmic strings, and cosmological principles. more

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