The Corner

The Universe . . .

. . . Is just a hologram. Shaped like a Pringle:

What’s more, work by several string theorists, most notably Juan Maldacena at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, has confirmed that the idea is on the right track. He showed that the physics inside a hypothetical universe with five dimensions and shaped like a Pringle is the same as the physics taking place on the four-dimensional boundary.

The thing I want to know is, if the whole shebang is just a hologram, whose credit card is it on?

John Derbyshire — Mr. Derbyshire is a former contributing editor of National Review.
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