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The Quantum Mechanical Nature of Our Universe
25:32 - 32:26 (06:54)
The universe is predicted to eventually exist in a quantum state and be endowed with quantum mechanical properties, according to physicists Alan Guth, Andre Linde, and Paul Steinhardt. While humans are believed to be the only entities capable of contemplating infinity, physicists use their intuition to work with infinity mathematically.
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Physicists Alan Guth and Andre Linde believe that the universe has to ultimately exist in the quantum state, which comes with certain quantum properties.
25:32 - 28:26 (02:54)
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Physicists Alan Guth and Andre Linde believe that the universe has to ultimately exist in the quantum state, which comes with certain quantum properties. In addition, inflation must require another mechanism to stop its expansion, allowing the existence and consistency of the universe.
ChapterThe Quantum Mechanical Nature of Our Universe
Episode#257 – Brian Keating: Cosmology, Astrophysics, Aliens & Losing the Nobel Prize
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
Humans are unique in their ability to contemplate infinity, something that cannot yet be translated effectively through AI and machine learning.
28:27 - 31:07 (02:39)
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Humans are unique in their ability to contemplate infinity, something that cannot yet be translated effectively through AI and machine learning.
ChapterThe Quantum Mechanical Nature of Our Universe
Episode#257 – Brian Keating: Cosmology, Astrophysics, Aliens & Losing the Nobel Prize
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The debate around predictive power in theories is discussed with the example of inflationary cosmology, as some argue that if anything can happen, there is no predictive power, while others claim predicting probabilities is what theories do.
31:07 - 32:26 (01:19)
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The debate around predictive power in theories is discussed with the example of inflationary cosmology, as some argue that if anything can happen, there is no predictive power, while others claim predicting probabilities is what theories do.