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59 | Adam Becker on the Curious History of Quantum Mechanics

Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas

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The Aura of Philosophy About Quantum Foundations

Physicists used to have a pretty good schooling in philosophy. In less than a century, we've gotten to a point where many well-known scientists and physicists do have open public contempt for philosophy. World War II not only shifted the center of physics to the U.S., it also created the era of big science.

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