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Imagine that the Universe is one giant atom. This idea sounds like something out of science fiction, but it actually has some real scientific basis. In recent decades, scientists have increasingly explored the relationship between microscopic and macroscopic structures, and some theories actually show surprising similarities between the structure of atoms and the Universe. 0:00 Introduction 0:46 A bit of history 3:34 Current theories 6:31 Comparison of atoms and the Universe 9:17 Empirical data and observations 11:12 What scientists say 13:39 Hard to imagine 15:44 Summary