Sunday, January 23, 2011

Perspectives on Quantum Reality

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Here are four short videos from Thoughtware.tv on various views of the quantum universe - ranging from the science behind Stephen Hawking's rejection of God to the view that the reality is a mathematical structure, eternal and unchanging.

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Stephen Hawking stated that the formation of our universe no longer required a god. Here is an introduction to the science behind his statement. Source.


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Brian Cox and Leonard Susskind discuss how String Theory allows for extra dimensions and a multiverse.


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Dr. Seth Lloyd, a self-described "quantum mechanic" and professor of mechanical engineering at MIT, says the universe itself is a giant quantum computer — computing itself. Interview recorded in November 2010 at the Institute for Quantum Computing, University of Waterloo. www.iqc.ca.


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MIT Cosmologist Max Tegmark introduces his theory that reality is a mathematical structure, unchanging and eternal - an idea that pushes physics into the realm of philosophy.


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