The Theory of Anything

Episode 5: The Avengers, Time Travel, and The Deutsch Proposition

Jun 22, 2020
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 2min
2
The Deutsch Proposition in Avengers Endgame
01:52 • 3min
3
Is That David Deutsch's Reference to Time Travel?
04:42 • 6min
4
Is It Possible to Simulate Time Travel in Virtual Reality?
10:39 • 2min
5
How Do I Program a Virtual Reality Simulation of the 1918 Flu? Okay Okay Okay So So You Can't Affect Anything but You Can Watch What Really Happened in the Past
12:16 • 2min
6
Virtual Reality Simulations - What Would You Want to Do if You Had a Time Machine?
14:12 • 2min
7
The Paradox of Simulation of Time Travel
15:59 • 4min
8
Time Travel Is Not Possible So Stephen Hawking Threw a Party for Time Travelers
19:42 • 2min
9
Stephen Hawking's Time Travel Party
21:42 • 2min
10
The Limits of Time Travel
23:56 • 2min
11
The Difference Between Forward Time Travel and Backwards Time Travel
25:33 • 4min
12
Quantum Mechanics Is a Good Theory
29:46 • 3min
13
Quantum Mechanics Says That if You See a Dead Cat You're Going to Go Out for Dinner or Go Dancing
32:54 • 5min
14
The Shores Algorithm in Quantum Computing
37:39 • 1min
15
Time Travel Is Not a Misnomer
39:04 • 3min
16
Loki in the MCU
42:07 • 3min
17
Star Trek Picard and Patrick Stewart Typecast
44:55 • 2min
18
Tom Hiddleston's Star Trek: The Next Generation
46:37 • 2min
19
Star Trek Many Worlds Version of Time Travel
48:22 • 4min
20
Sci-Fi and the Science of Many Worlds
52:30 • 2min
21
The Future of Sci-Fi and Science Shows
54:06 • 2min