Scott Douglas Jacobsen: Why do you think the universe might last for trillions of years? And if it does last that long, what would that imply for the net informational history of the universe? Rick Rosner: It's likely far beyond just trillions of years. Depending on what we mean—whether it's heat death, proton decay, black …

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