#4 - Sam Kuypers: quantum information, epistemology and conjecture institute

Sam Kuypers is a physicist and researcher at the Conjecture Institute, working at the intersection of quantum theory, epistemology, and AI alignment. His work explores the deep structure of knowledge, the philosophy of time, and how models of understanding evolve, follow Sam on Twitter

We talk about quantum information, how theories evolve, the failures of conventional education, and why clarity in epistemology matters more than ever. Topics are outlined in the timestamps below.

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Timestamps

00:00 – Intro

02:25 – How science builds explanations vs just data

04:51 – Why quantum theory still confuses people

07:17 – Absurdity in textbook interpretations of collapse

09:43 – Why time and causality remain misunderstood

12:09 – Openness of the future and causality in physics

14:35 – The arrow of time and symmetric equations

17:01 – What realism really means in science

19:27 – Quantum theory as deeply explanatory

21:53 – Quantum entanglement and the problem of locality

24:18 – Probability, measurement, and subjective views

26:44 – Why alternate versions of reality can’t interact

29:10 – Education as guessing, criticizing, and learning

31:36 – Genuine knowledge vs passive absorption

34:02 – ChatGPT and the future of learning

36:28 – Unschooling and child-led epistemology

38:54 – Reviving forgotten epistemological frameworks

41:20 – Why the best theories aren’t widely accepted

43:46 – Epistemological mistakes and the mission at Conjecture

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