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EPISODE · Jul 28, 2025 · 32 MIN

70: ThinkWORKS 70 The Many Worlds Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics!

from ThinkWORKS: Because Thinking Is The Hardest Work There Is. · host ThinkWORKS

Reality is not certain. Actions and events have consequences that may create a universe for every possible outcome. And you exist in many of these realities all at once. This is the conclusion that Hugh Everett III made in the mid 1950s and faced so much scorn and resistance that he left the field. Today, the idea of MWI is taken as plainly self-evident. Why? What is MWI really and how does it challenge our notions of reality and identity? This is what we discuss in this mind-blowing episode of ThinkWORKS!Come and join the discussion at https://www.darreninform.com/forum/2-thinkworks-voiceworks/discussion/396bf1be-901d-42c7-bdfd-8e5a08aa4058

Reality is not certain. Actions and events have consequences that may create a universe for every possible outcome. And you exist in many of these realities all at once. This is the conclusion that Hugh Everett III made in the mid 1950s and faced so much scorn and resistance that he left the field. Today, the idea of MWI is taken as plainly self-evident. Why? What is MWI really and how does it challenge our notions of reality and identity? This is what we discuss in this mind-blowing episode of ThinkWORKS! Come and join the discussion at https://www.darreninform.com/forum/2-thinkworks-voiceworks/discussion/396bf1be-901d-42c7-bdfd-8e5a08aa4058

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