Why is there more matter than antimatter

The Big Bang theory suggests that matter and antimatter should have been produced in equal quantities.  Since collisions between matter and antimatter result in their mutual annihilation there should not be any ordinary matter, and its antimatter equivalent left in the universe.  However, it is obvious this did not happen because no galaxies or intergalactic … Read more

The trouble with physics

Most physicists would agree that one of the primary goals of their discipline is to explain why the laws of nature are what they are.  However there is very little consensus on how to achieve it. For example, there are some who believe the best way is to observe the environment and then extrapolate those … Read more