How is 'infinity' possible?

Infinity should not exist in the world we see because it would rewrite the rules for numbers: we would have infinity, and every other number would be nothing (0) by comparison. Can we measure infinity in our universe? read more

The sort of infinity that is possible and is in fact even common is potential infinity. You can count on and on and there is no end to it, at least as far as the numbers are concerned. You can go on and on zooming the Mandelbrot set and see no limit refining space. read more

It's almost as if infinity is really points of end, causing new beginnings. read more

In the latest poll of our Science fiction, science fact project you told us that you wanted to know if infinity exists. Here is an answer, based on an interview with the cosmologist John D. Barrow. Click here to see other articles on infinity and here to listen to our interview with Barrow as a podcast. read more