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Determinism
A century ago, quantum physics overthrew our view of a deterministic Universe. A profound 21st century theorem closes the door even further.
The very word "quantum" makes people's imaginations run wild. But chances are you've fallen for at least one of these myths.
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The Kalam cosmological argument asserts that everything that exists must have a cause, and the "first" cause must be God. Is that valid?
Do we actually live in a deterministic Universe, despite quantum physics? An alternative, non-spooky interpretation has now been ruled out.
No matter how good our measurement devices get, certain quantum properties always possess an inherent uncertainty. Can we figure out why?
A volley of new insights reignites the debate over whether our choices are ever truly our own.
Neural imaging has shown that the brain has “decided” what we’re going to do before we make a conscious choice — but is this even relevant to free will?
Who — or what — really controls your mind?
The double-slit experiment, hundreds of years after it was first performed, still holds the key mystery at the heart of quantum physics.
Experiments tell us quantum entanglement defies space and time.
To Einstein, nature had to be rational. But quantum physics showed us that there was not always a way to make it so.
The central equation of quantum mechanics, the Schrödinger equation, is different from the equations found in classical physics.
Quantum superposition challenges our notions of what is real.
The quantum world — and its inherent uncertainty — defies our ability to describe it in words.
For nearly a century, physicists have argued over how to interpret quantum physics. But reality exists independent of any interpretation.
The quantum world is one in which rules that are completely foreign to our everyday experience dictate bizarre behavior.
"All moments past, present, and future, always have existed, always will exist."
No matter how good our measurement devices get, certain quantum properties always possess an inherent uncertainty. Can we figure out why?
Quantum mechanics forces us to toss out the old, reliable ways in which we make sense of our everyday reality.
The game of Plinko perfectly illustrates chaos theory. Even with indistinguishable initial conditions, the outcome is always uncertain.
The answer to this question depends on how you define "freedom."
Humans who've lived through the same events often remember them differently. Could quantum physics be responsible?
If we are wreaking havoc on ourselves and the world, it is because we have become mesmerized by a mechanistic, reductionist way of thinking.
Soviet researchers studied crime through a Marxist-Leninist lens. Under Lenin, a humanitarian approach to criminality briefly emerged, but dissipated when Stalin rose to power.
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Many still cling to the idea that we live in a deterministic Universe, despite the nature of quantum physics. Now, the "least spooky" interpretation no longer works.