Exploring the Universe: Simulations, Singularities, and Signals

Adam explores one of the great mysteries of modern physics - dark matter. About 85% of the mass in the Universe is dark matter, and it is passing through us every second. None of the particles we have discovered to date can explain what it is. Attempting to detect these particles pushes physicists deep underground, where kilometres of rock shield their experiments from cosmic radiation which would mask the signals they are hunting for.

AI has made huge advancements in recent years, and with access to academic papers could it have learned how to research? I will talk through how I conduct my own research on the theory behind the early lives of stars, using simulations of young groups of stars, while testing whether AI can come up with similar theory experiments and make its own conclusions from any data it produces.

Located 27,000 light-years away, our galaxy’s central black hole is millions of times more massive than the sun. Come along for a journey into its heart that drastically violates our intuition of time and space. This voyage takes us past the event horizon and beyond Einstein’s established theories. While traditional physics suggests the "singularity" is the end, new research in Quantum Gravity predicts a startling transition: the core of a black hole may actually lead to a White Hole.