Life, the Universe, and everything—42 fundamental questions
Roland E Allen 1 and Suzy Lidström 2,3
Published 15 November 2016 • © 2016 The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Physica Scripta, Volume 92, Number 1
Author affiliations
1 Department of Physics and Astronomy, Texas A&M University College Station, Texas 77843, USA
2 Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University SE-75120 Uppsala, Sweden
3 Physica Scripta, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences SE-104 05 Stockholm, Sweden
Dates
Received 5 August 2016 Accepted 24 October 2016
Published 15 November 2016
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Peer review information
Method: Single-blind
Revisions: 1
Screened for originality? Yes
Citation
Roland E Allen and Suzy Lidström 2017 Phys. Scr. 92 012501
Abstract
In The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams, the Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything is found to be 42—but the meaning of this is left open to interpretation. We take it to mean that there are 42 fundamental questions which must be answered on the road to full enlightenment, and we attempt a first draft (or personal selection) of these ultimate questions, on topics ranging from the cosmological constant and origin of the Universe to the origin of life and consciousness.
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