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Explore revolutionary approaches to cosmology's greatest mysteries in this 42-minute conference talk by theoretical physicist Sarah Shandera from Penn State University. Discover why traditional reductionist, particle-based methods may be insufficient for understanding dark matter, dark energy, and the accelerating expansion of space, despite unprecedented data from instruments like the James Webb Space Telescope and LIGO detectors. Learn how treating the universe as an open system could unlock fresh paths of discovery by embracing hidden connections, quantum entanglement, and the fundamental limits of observation. Examine why the next major breakthroughs in cosmology may emerge not from what we can directly observe, but from understanding what remains hidden from our view. Gain insights into how new mathematical frameworks might be essential for solving the subtle fluctuations that enabled galaxy formation and other cosmic phenomena that current approaches struggle to explain.
