

Those shimmery edges are called the event horizon – where the universe ends, and the black hole begins. Well here it is! Black Holes and Revelations This is what a black hole looks like. “Where’s the proof, Maldacena?”, they said. For years, scientists argued that this theory was crazy. So if we’re in a hologram, then where’s the real action? According to Maldacena, it would have to be somewhere with no gravity - a flat cosmos. The things around us are merely “vibrations” on thin, invisible strings - and thanks to gravity, the illusion is super convincing. A holographic projection in nine dimensions of space (plus one of time).
#THE HOLOGRAPHIC UNIVERSE FOR SALE MOVIE#
In 1997, Juan Maldacena theorised that the universe is just one big movie screen of sorts. The world you know has three dimensions of space (up or down, left or right, forward or back) and one of time (past or future). “Then who’s pulling the strings behind the curtain? Aliens? Wizards? Pssh.”īut what if it’s true? Do we live in a holographic universe? The Holographic Universe Just a sky-high psychonaut trying out bizarro theories for size. Or maybe you’re just tripping out, munching on your stash of fresh magic mushrooms and truffles. Have you ever felt like the world in which you exist is an illusion? Like a dreamscape of sounds and colours…only this hologram you can touch and experience? A 3D adventure movie projected in the theatre of the cosmos! The Matrix, starring you.
