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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 State of Play With Relativity

Pilot wave theory was the kind of hidden variable theory that Einstein wanted, except rather than avoiding spooky action at a distance, it reifies. The fundamental problem with pilot wave theory is that it doesn't seem to play nice with relativity for exactly these reasons. Bony and mechanics seems to violate that. I would have a much better answer to your question about the state of play in about three hours. It's all like the spooky action is doing all the work here.

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