Episode 64: Quantum Nonsense

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Episode 64: Quantum Nonsense

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Feb 8, 2013

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This episode is a mostly informational one about quantum mechanics -- what are its primary concepts and some popular thought experiments. In the middle of the episode, I bring in some clips demonstrating misuse of these terms and concepts, and then the episode ends with answering the question of whether classical mechanics is dead now that we have quantum mechanics and general relativity.

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Feb 8, 2013

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