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Most cosmologists who study our cosmic origins don't give string theory a second thought. But some nagging clues all point in the same stringy direction. Could string theory be right?

https://bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/string-inflationary-cosmology/?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&utm_campaign=fark&ICID=ref_fark

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One stringy thought causes inflationary cosmologists to lose sleep

When it comes to the big question of our cosmic origins, inflation is our leading theory. But did string theory ultimately cause inflation?

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