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The Mathematical Accident That Changes Everything

A brand new EARLY ACCESS interview with Jacob Barandes
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This is my fourth time speaking with Harvard’s Jacob Barandes! I never thought we’d speak this often, but it was clear after the first conversation that he will be an influential voice in quantum foundations, and a regular on Theories of Everything.

Today I’m so honored to bring you my favorite conversation with him. It’s the best one. If you’re a fan of his, he goes deeper here than anywhere else, and that’s saying plenty. We cover:

  • Why the 2022 Nobel Prize didn’t disprove hidden variables, contrary to popular press (and the winner Zeilinger agrees).

  • Why decoherence hides the measurement problem rather than solves it.

  • Bell’s theorem fails when you allow memory in physical laws.

  • Quantum fields don’t “fluctuate” like you’ve seen in visuals.

  • Deeper explanations of his indivisible stochastic approach (its pros, its cons, and future work).

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Curt Jaimungal

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