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Consolations of Physics (John Horgan & Sabine Hossenfelder) Aug 05, 2021

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Sabine inspires John's quantum experiment ... Sabine previews her book-in-progress ... Isn't quantum mechanics non-deterministic? ... Is consciousness conserved? ... John and Sabine tangle over free will ... Physics creationism ... Will quantum mechanics be replaced? ...

Quantum Mechanics and the Quest for Final Knowledge (John Horgan & Philip Ball) Jun 07, 2021

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Will science ever absorb the arts and humanities? ... Why Phil wrote a book about quantum mechanics ... Knowing quantum math doesn’t necessarily help ... Is "information” the key to quantum mechanics? ... What quantum computing can and can’t do ... The weirdness and arbitrariness of existence ...

Science, Fiction, and the Mind-Body Problem (John Horgan & Erik Hoel) Apr 12, 2021

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Erik's new novel, The Revelations ... How Erik became a writer and a neuroscientist ... Erik defends integrated information theory ... The agnosticism of the novelist ... Should the mind-body problem have a single solutions? ...

Explaining Quantum Mechanics (John Horgan & Tim Maudlin) Mar 08, 2021

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Why Tim became a philosopher ... John gets entangled in superposition ... Tim explains Bell’s Theorem with diagrams ... Tim rejects shutting up and calculating ... Will quantum computers lead to a better quantum theory? ...

Quantum Mechanics and “Reality” (John Horgan & Adam Becker) Feb 01, 2021

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Do you need math to grok quantum mechanics? ... Adam's quibble with Nils Bohr ... Explaining David Bohm’s pilot-wave model ... Defending the many-worlds hypothesis ... Are quantum mechanics and consciousness entangled? ... Will science ever explain the world? ...

Spooky Action at a Distance (John Horgan & George Musser) Jan 06, 2021

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Is spacetime obsolete? ... Quantum spookiness explained! ... Black holes and the big bang are spooky too. ... What preceded space and time? ... Is physics just poetry with math? ... George’s next book: how mind relates to matter ...

Quantum Mechanics and Other Mysteries (John Horgan & Amanda Gefter) Dec 28, 2020

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The Quantum Astrologer's Handbook (John Horgan & Michael Brooks) Dec 16, 2020

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The Innovation Delusion (John Horgan & Lee Vinsel) Nov 01, 2020

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Lee’s new book, The Innovation Delusion ... Is progress real? ... Lee’s critique of the documentary The Social Dilemma ... The necessity and dangers of “expertise” ... John’s problems with Buddhism ...

Debating Panpsychism (John Horgan & Philip Goff) Jul 19, 2020

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Philip’s 2019 book, Galileo's Error: Foundations for a New Science of Consciousness ... What’s the difference between panpsychism and philosophical idealism? ... John: Solipsism is “an absolute impediment to a truly scientific theory of consciousness” ... Does panpsychism “cheat” when it comes to philosophy’s fundamental problems? ... The moral dimension of panpsychism ... Hallucinogens and mystical experience ...