Tim Maudlin on Quantum Realism, Bell's Theorem, Pilot Wave, and Interpretations of Quantum Mechanics

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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00:00 Introduction

00:01:53 The philosophy of physics

00:04:18 Physics without numbers

00:20:20 Truth and mathematics

00:29:08 Pythagoras didn't scorn irrational numbers

00:31:31 Geometry is at the core of reality

00:39:11 Sometimes the data is incorrect (efficiency of detectors)

00:45:02 Bell's theorem, quantum mechanics, non-locality, and realism

00:50:38 Superdeterminism and Retrocausality

01:27:08 Quantum Foundations (five books to become an expert)

01:31:10 "Beables" - What physically exists?

01:33:57 The Mathematical Universe is a confusion

01:38:31 Spatialize time? Or temporalize space?

01:46:37 Against Occam's Razor, Feynman, and Backward Time

01:56:56 Time is not an illusion

02:01:50 Quantum mechanics with observers

02:08:36 Classifying different quantum theories (and thoughts on Penrose)

02:16:25 Overview of Pilot Wave Theory (Bohmian Mechanics)

02:20:18 Philosophy vs. Physics vs. Math

02:28:53 Consciousness is the hardest question

02:32:28 Disproofs of functionalism and computational consciousness

02:37:15 Wolfram

02:38:56 Arrow of time (entropic / thermal time)

02:41:49 Bergson, Einstein, and Bohm

02:44:48 Bell was the sweetest man (personal stories from Tim)

02:50:54 Causation, Pearle, and keeping your mind sharp