by Atticus Atlas | Nov 8, 2022
According to our best theories of physics, the fundamental building blocks of matter are not particles, but continuous fluid-like substances known as ‘quantum fields’. David Tong explains what we know about these fields, and how they fit into our...
by watchthedot | Sep 12, 2022
Graham Priest on ‘Entanglement’ underscores the philosophical idea that everything depends on everything else. When trying to observe a position, you push it and disturb its position sending it elsewhere. It is ‘Everywhere and Nowhere’. A paper by Einstein, Podolsky...
by watchthedot | Sep 12, 2022
Fred Alan Wolf, PhD looks into what quantum physics tells us about the nature of reality, specifically the parts of reality we do not directly perceive, so-called called ‘hidden variables’? It shows that what we observe can actually change depending on what else is...
by watchthedot | Sep 12, 2022
Leonard Susskind discusses The marrying of Quantum mechanics with General Relativity. Quantum Mechanics is not mere theory; several practical inventions have flowed from its discovery. Among surprising findings of late is the Quantum Hologram. The information encoding...
by watchthedot | Sep 12, 2022
Professor David Albert author of Quantum Mechanics and Time and Chance goes into inter alia the philosophical implications of physics. Are there objective matters of fact? The more science tells us about the world, the stranger it looks. Initial conditions can help...
