Microsoft helped physicists explore the nature of the universe`s evolution
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Looking for some theoretical physics to pass the time? What you need to know Theoretical physicists are positing the idea that our universe is self-learning. This would mean that it`s learning about itself at the same time we are. Microsoft provided support for the work the physicists carried out. Who doesn`t love theoretical physics papers on a Friday? Today, on April 9, a hefty seventy-nine-page research paper entitled `The Autodidactic Universe` was posted online (via TNW). Its authors include physicists from Brown University and the Flatiron Institute. The Microsoft connection is straightforward. According to the paper`s acknowledgments section, Microsoft provided `computational, logistical and other general support` for the work that made the paper`s creation possible. Kevin Scott, Microsoft`s chief technology officer and executive vice president of Technology & Research, received a personal shoutout for his support. So what exactly was Microsoft helping empower theor...