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A Scientist Says Humans Will Go Backwards in Time Within Just 5 Years


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Published in Science and Technology on Monday, November 25th 2024 at 12:54 GMT by Tim Hastings   Print publication without navigation

  • Computer scientist and futurist Ray Kurzweil believes humanity will achieve "longevity escape velocity" in just five years. The concept basically states that due to medical and technological advances, we will soon reach a point where our life expectancies lengthen by more than one year per year, effectively giving us time back on the clock.

The article from Popular Mechanics discusses a theoretical concept where humans could potentially travel back in time by reversing the arrow of time, a notion inspired by the work of physicist Richard Feynman. Feynman suggested that antimatter could be interpreted as matter moving backward in time. The article explores this idea through the lens of quantum mechanics, where particles can exhibit behaviors that seem to defy our conventional understanding of time's direction. It mentions the work of physicists like Sean Carroll, who has pondered if the universe could have a time-reversed twin, and the implications of such a theory on our understanding of causality and entropy. However, the article also clarifies that while these theories provide fascinating insights into the nature of time, practical time travel remains in the realm of science fiction due to insurmountable physical and logical paradoxes, like the grandfather paradox. The piece concludes by emphasizing that while we can't physically travel back in time, understanding these concepts helps us appreciate the complexity of time in physics.

Read the Full Popular Mechanics Article at [ https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a62990579/humans-backwards-in-time/ ]

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