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Year: 2023
Tim Maudlin | Bell’s Theorem and Beyond: Nobody Understands Quantum Mechanics
Tim Maudlin is a philosopher of science specializing in the foundations of physics, metaphysics, and logic. He is a professor at New York University, a member of the Foundational Questions Institute, and the founder and director of the John Bell Institute for the Foundations of Physics. In this very in-depth discussion, Tim and I probe … Continue reading Tim Maudlin | Bell’s Theorem and Beyond: Nobody Understands Quantum Mechanics
Antonio Padilla | Fantastic Numbers, Naturalness, and Anthropics in Physics
Antonio (Tony) Padilla is a theoretical physicist and cosmologist at the University of Nottingham. He serves as the Associate Director of the Nottingham Centre of Gravity, and in 2016, Tony shared the Buchalter Cosmology Prize for his work on the cosmological constant. Tony is also a star of the Numberphile YouTube channel, where his videos … Continue reading Antonio Padilla | Fantastic Numbers, Naturalness, and Anthropics in Physics