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Who will have the last word on the universe?

By Dennis Overbye

04 May 2023 · 6 min read

What would the last thought in the universe be, and who would have it? The NYT explores the cosmic implications of a universe where life is doomed, and how it affects our understanding of existence.

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The End is coming, in maybe 100 billion years. Is it too soon to start freaking out?

“There will be a last sentient being, there will be a last thought,” declared Janna Levin, a cosmologist at Barnard College, near the end of “A Trip to Infinity,” a new Netflix documentary directed by Jonathan Halperin and Drew Takahashi.

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