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499 Are your memories real? Physicists revisit the Boltzmann brain paradox

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ScienceDaily · 05/03/2026 07:47 EDT

A new analysis of the “Boltzmann brain” paradox suggests our memories and sense of reality could, in theory, be random illusions born from cosmic chaos. By uncovering circular reasoning in how physicists think about time and entropy, the study raises fresh doubts about what we can truly know about the past.

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