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Tim Maudlin Λ Tim Palmer: Superdeterminism vs. Bell's Theorem
Episode 155
Published 2 years, 8 months ago
Description
Tim Palmer, a Royal Society Research Professor at Oxford, and philosopher Tim Maudlin discuss superdeterminism, Bell’s theorem, and the implications of chaos theory and free variables for physics. Their debate examines deterministic frameworks, quantum non‑locality, and why these ideas matter for scientific explanation.
- 00:00:00 - Introduction
- 00:02:04 - Superdeterminism & Fractal Cosmology
- 00:05:06 - Tim Palmer's work
- 00:09:24 - Tim Maudlin's work
- 00:11:47 - Bell inequality assumptions
- 00:22:40 - Locality and Superdeterminism
- 00:28:33 - Disagreement summary
- 00:32:54 - Counterfactuals
- 00:59:38 - Chaos theory
- 01:26:32 - Free variables
- 01:36:30 - Invariant set theory
- 01:48:21 - Links and Part 2 teaser
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RESOURCES:
- YouTube link: https://youtu.be/883R3JlZHXE
- Tim Maudlin's podcast on TOE: https://youtu.be/fU1bs5o3nss
- Primacy of Doubt (Tim Palmer's book): https://amzn.to/3Oo55k7
- Metaphysics Within Physics (Tim Maudlin's book): https://amzn.to/3pXHNcn
- Quantum Non-Locality and Relativity (Tim Maudlin's book): https://amzn.to/44QoS2F
- Go Fund Me for "The John Bell Institute" initiative: https://www.gofundme.com/f/a-permanent-home-for-the-john-bell-institute
- Speakable and Unspeakable in Quantum Mechanics (John Bell's book): https://amzn.to/43RyQ2t
- 00:00:00 - Introduction
- 00:02:04 - Superdeterminism & Fractal Cosmology
- 00:05:06 - Tim Palmer's work
- 00:09:24 - Tim Maudlin's work
- 00:11:47 - Bell inequality assumptions
- 00:22:40 - Locality and Superdeterminism
- 00:28:33 - Disagreement summary
- 00:32:54 - Counterfactuals
- 00:59:38 - Chaos theory
- 01:26:32 - Free variables
- 01:36:30 - Invariant set theory
- 01:48:21 - Links and Part 2 teaser
SPONSORS:
- Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal (early access to ad-free audio episodes!)
- Crypto: https://tinyurl.com/cryptoTOE
- PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt
- Discord Invite: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs
- iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802
- Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP
- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e
- Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverything
- TOE Merch: https://tinyurl.com/TOEmerch
RESOURCES:
- YouTube link: https://youtu.be/883R3JlZHXE
- Tim Maudlin's podcast on TOE: https://youtu.be/fU1bs5o3nss
- Primacy of Doubt (Tim Palmer's book): https://amzn.to/3Oo55k7
- Metaphysics Within Physics (Tim Maudlin's book): https://amzn.to/3pXHNcn
- Quantum Non-Locality and Relativity (Tim Maudlin's book): https://amzn.to/44QoS2F
- Go Fund Me for "The John Bell Institute" initiative: https://www.gofundme.com/f/a-permanent-home-for-the-john-bell-institute
- Speakable and Unspeakable in Quantum Mechanics (John Bell's book): https://amzn.to/43RyQ2t
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