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23 - Does Physics Allow for Free Will?

Why This Universe?

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This week on Why This Universe, we break down the biggest ideas in physics. We're going to talk about free will and whether or not physics as we know allows for it. Dan Hooper: It's very challenging to come up with incredible kind of physical system that could possibly have room for anything that I would call free will. Shalma Khatib: Free will is important to me because I make so many decisions every day.

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