The Many Hidden Worlds of Quantum Mechanics

11h 56m 32s
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One universe is not enough. Learn about the Many-Worlds Interpretation of quantum mechanics in this exciting course taught by a renowned expert.

Taught by Professor Sean Carroll of Johns Hopkins University, this course explores the Many-Worlds Interpretation (MWI) of quantum mechanics, which proposes that there are a limitless number of universes caused by the branching of different realities at the quantum level. These universes include countless versions of ourselves living out different futures. Consider the pros and cons of this bold theory.

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Sean Carroll

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Sean Carroll is the Homewood Professor of Natural Philosophy at Johns Hopkins University and both a member of the Fractal Faculty and an External Professor at the Santa Fe Institute. He received his PhD in Astrophysics from Harvard University. He is the author of several books, including Something Deeply Hidden: Quantum Worlds and the Emergence of Spacetime, and the host of the weekly Mindscape podcast. He has been awarded prizes and fellowships by the National Science Foundation, NASA, and the Guggenheim Foundation, among others.

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#1: Why suppose there's more than one world?
All Course Lessons (24)
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Why suppose there's more than one world? Demo
32:01
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The classical physical world that never was
30:51
3
Quantum worlds start with waves and particles
29:12
4
A wave function to describe particles
26:32
5
Copenhagen says the wave function collapses
27:54
6
Is the wave function real?
31:01
7
Uncertainly in action with pin and qubits
28:44
8
Quantum entaglement and action at a distance
33:14
9
Entaglement leads to many worldsDecoherence explains branching worlds
30:41
10
Decoherence explains branching worlds
30:29
11
How entaglement powers quantum computers
31:17
12
Too many worlds@ Five objections answered
30:47
13
Testing the many-worlds interpretation
28:23
14
Where does probability come from?
31:40
15
Quashing worlds with wave function collapse
27:51
16
Blocking worlds with hidden wave variables
29:34
17
Mind before matter in quantum theory
28:35
18
The quantum emergence of the world we see
30:33
19
The challenge of quantum gravity
32:39
20
Space emerges from entaglement
30:17
21
The quantum emergence of time
28:07
22
Free will, determinism, and many-worlds
28:19
23
What happens to ethics under many-worlds?
26:32
24
A future renaissance for quantum mechanics
31:19
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