Christopher Bray

Three great minds explore the enigmas of the universe

A philosopher, a physicist and a fabulist are independently haunted by the difference between the world as it is in itself and the world as we experience it through our senses

Jorge Luis Borges in his office at the Biblioteca Nacional, Buenos Aires. Credit: Getty Images

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