Why is an observer a critical part of quantum physics? What does it mean to be an observer? Does the act of observation affect what exists and what happens in the external...
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Extra dimensions—beyond length, width, height—seem like the stuff of science fiction. What would extra dimensions be like? Is time the fourth dimension? Does string...
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To know reality, one must confront the quantum. It is how our world works at the deepest level. What’s the quantum? It is bizarre, defying all common sense.
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Episode 05
Season 06
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We think we understand the physical world but we do not. For example, some features of the world are derived from others, which makes the latter more fundamental and the...
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Mathematics is like nothing else. The truths of math seem to be unrelated to anything else—independent of human beings, independent of the universe. The sum of 2 + 3 = 5...
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From genetics to cosmology to nanotechnology, science is on the brink of numerous and extraordinary mega-revolutions that will change the very nature of life. In...
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One of artificial intelligence’s legendary pioneers, Marvin Minsky, recently died. With this tribute, we celebrate his penetrating analysis of brains, minds, AI, religion...
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Season 16
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Does information work at the deep levels of physics, including quantum theory, undergirding the fundamental forces and particles? But what is the essence of...
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Why is an observer key to quantum physics? Does the act of observation affect what exists and what happens in the external world? Why is Observation in the quantum world a...
Episode 08
Season 17
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What is an event in physics? What are its attributes? This question didn’t seem very interesting until quantum physics changed the world. Is an observer or an observation...
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Are there “general principles” that encompass all sciences, that explain even beyond the sciences? What would that mean about our world and about us?
Episode 04
Season 10
The “big breakthroughs” in science seeming to be “bigger” than ever, and happening faster and faster. But just how do scientists challenge current...
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