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  "publishedAt": "2026-04-16T21:18:14.000Z",
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  "tags": [
    "Physics",
    "Cosmology",
    "Mathematics",
    "Santa Fe Institute",
    "Statistics",
    "Thermodynamics"
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  "textContent": "New research questions whether memory reliably reflects reality. What if your entire past never actually happened? That unsettling idea is at the center of a new study by SFI Professor David Wolpert, SFI Fractal Faculty member Carlo Rovelli, and physicist Jordan Scharnhorst. They revisit the “Boltzmann brain” hypothesis, a thought experiment that has challenged physicists [...]",
  "title": "What if Your Memories Never Happened? Physicists Take a New Look at the Boltzmann Brain Paradox"
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