The Origins of Time

Lecture by Thomas Hertog

7 December 2023
At mudac
As part of the “Tangible Infinity” theme day, astrophysicist Thomas Hertog presented the latest theory from Stephen Hawking, with whom he worked for twenty years. This theory proposes a Darwinian perspective on the origins of the Universe, calling into question the laws of physics, which are engraved like commandments in stone.

Hawking and Hertog have explored a deeper level where these laws evolve as the Universe itself takes shape. His lecture was built on this research to come up with this revolutionary idea that changes our perception of our place in the cosmos.