{"id":236720,"date":"2026-05-07T15:07:43","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T20:07:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2026\/05\/why-the-multiverse-could-be-real"},"modified":"2026-05-07T15:07:43","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T20:07:43","slug":"why-the-multiverse-could-be-real","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2026\/05\/why-the-multiverse-could-be-real","title":{"rendered":"Why The Multiverse Could Be Real"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto; width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HX1EfW3euY4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope;\n   picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Thanks to Displate for sponsoring the video. Use code SPACETIME at checkout for exclusive discounts on your order at <a href=\"https:\/\/displate.com\/@spacetime\">https:\/\/displate.com\/@spacetime<\/a>.<br \/> 25% off for 1 Displate, 32% off for 2 to 3, 37% off for 4 and more.<br \/> Valid on Textra. Not valid on Limited Edition &amp; Lumino.<\/p>\n<p>The multiverse pops out of quite a few theories in physics, and has been proposed as a solution to certain vexing problems. But it\u2019s also been argued that the very idea of a multiverse is just bad science. That it\u2019s unfalsifiable and a dead-end to inquiry and as bad a violation of Occam\u2019s razor as you could imagine. But the multiverse might also exist. Can something that exists be bad science?<\/p>\n<p>PBS Member Stations rely on viewers like you. To support your local station, go to: <a href=\"http:\/\/to.pbs.org\/DonateSPACE\">http:\/\/to.pbs.org\/DonateSPACE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sign Up on Patreon to get access to the Space Time Discord!<br \/> \/ pbsspacetime.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the Space Time Merch Store.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbsspacetime.com\/shop\">https:\/\/www.pbsspacetime.com\/shop<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Sign up for the mailing list to get episode notifications and hear special announcements!<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2026\/05\/why-the-multiverse-could-be-real\">Continue reading \u201cWhy The Multiverse Could Be Real\u201d | &gt;<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thanks to Displate for sponsoring the video. Use code SPACETIME at checkout for exclusive discounts on your order at https:\/\/displate.com\/@spacetime. 25% off for 1 Displate, 32% off for 2 to 3, 37% off for 4 and more. Valid on Textra. Not valid on Limited Edition &amp; Lumino. The multiverse pops out of quite a few [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":661,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33,42,219],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-236720","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cosmology","category-media-arts","category-physics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/236720","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/661"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=236720"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/236720\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=236720"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=236720"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=236720"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}