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Currently Playing: Why Physics Without Philosophy Is Deeply Broken... | Jacob Barandes

Every episode days early, ad-free, plus my essays: https://curtjaimungal.substack.com/subscribe In this captivating of Theories of Everything, Jacob Barandes and I delve into the intricate world of Indivisible Stochastic Processes and their profound impact on quantum mechanics. We explore how these non-Markovian systems introduce quantum phenomena like superposition and interference without the traditional wave function collapse. Join My New Substack (Personal Writings): https://curtjaimungal.substack.com Listen on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/SpotifyTOE Timestamps: 00:00 – Introduction 01:29 – Philosophy of Physics 07:04 – Philosophical Physics 11:15 - Philosophy's Impact on Modern Physics 13:06 - Thought Experiments and Quantum Theory 16:12 - The Qubit 32:19 - Funding Philosophy in Physics 33:50 - Inconsistencies in Quantum Mechanics 46:12 - Predictions and Limitations of Quantum Theory 48:41 - Extending Quantum Theory Beyond Measurements 51:17 - Decoherence: A Philosophical Dilemma 52:25 - Indivisible Stochastic Processes Explained 53:01 - Wigner's Friend: A Thought Experiment 55:33 - Eternalism and Counterarguments 01:18:23 - Indivisible Stochastic Processes Explained 01:24:08 - Quantum Puzzles of Measurement 01:25:24 - The Nature of Hidden Variables 01:27:59 - Emergence of Beables and Emergibles 01:31:13 - Markovian vs. Non-Markovian Dynamics 01:35:56 - Canonical Transformations in Physics 01:39:29 - Stochastic Quantum Correspondence Explained 01:39:43 - Interference and Quantum Mechanics 01:49:29 - Basis Dependence in Quantum Measurements 01:56:44 - Philosophical Reflections on Quantum Theory 02:19:08 - The Role of Philosophy in Science 02:35:19 - Critiquing Textbook Perspectives in Physics 02:37:00 - Preview of Upcoming Discussions Links Mentioned (additional links in comments): - Jacob’s website: https://www.jacobbarandes.com/ - Jacob’s first appearance on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oWip00iXbo&ab_channel=CurtJaimungal - Jacob’s talk on “A New Formulation of Quantum Theory”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sshJyD0aWXg - The Stochastic-Quantum Correspondence (Jacob’s paper): https://arxiv.org/pdf/2302.10778 - McTaggart’s paper on time: https://philpapers.org/archive/MCTTUO.pdf - Putnam’s paper on time and geometry: https://www.jstor.org/stable/2024493?origin=JSTOR-pdf - Neil deGrasse Tyson on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhWWlJFwTqs - Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen paper: https://cds.cern.ch/record/405662/files/PhysRev.47.777.pdf - Greta Hermann’s paper on quantum mechanics in the philosophy of nature: https://cqi.inf.usi.ch/qic/grete_en.pdf - John Bell’s paper on the Einstein Podolsky Rosen paradox: https://journals.aps.org/ppf/pdf/10.1103/PhysicsPhysiqueFizika.1.195 - Bell’s theorem without inequalities (paper): https://arxiv.org/pdf/quant-ph/0409190 - Quantum mysteries revisited (paper): https://www.physics.smu.edu/scalise/P5382fa15/Mermin1990a.pdf - Quantum Theory by David Bohm (book): https://www.amazon.com/Quantum-Theory-Dover-Books-Physics/dp/0486659690 - Bohm’s second paper on quantum theory: https://journals.aps.org/pr/abstract/10.1103/PhysRev.85.180 - Dirac’s textbook on quantum mechanics: https://www.amazon.com/Principles-Quantum-Mechanics-International-Monographs/dp/0198520115 - Wigner’s paper on the mind-body question: https://www.scribd.com/doc/240712078/Eugen-Wigner-Remarks-on-the-Mind-body-Question - Xia’s paper on the 5-body problem: https://doi.org/10.2307/2946572 - Curt’s Substack article on Jacob and the wave function: https://curtjaimungal.substack.com/p/there-is-no-wavefunction - Schrodinger’s famous paper (1935): https://www.informationphilosopher.com/solutions/scientists/schrodinger/Schrodinger-1935.pdf - Scott Aaronson on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZpGCQoL2Rk - Objective Becoming (book): https://www.amazon.com/Objective-Becoming-Bradford-Skow/dp/0198713274 - How Physics Makes Us Free (book): https://www.amazon.com/How-Physics-Makes-Us-Free/dp/0190269448 - Jacob's "Wigner's Friend" Flow Chart: https://shared.jacobbarandes.com/images/wigners-friend-flow-chart-2025 - Jacob's Lecture Notes: https://shared.jacobbarandes.com/documents/double-slit-interference-unistochastic-lecture-notes (SEE COMMENTS FOR ADDITIONAL LINKS MENTIONED) #science #physics #theoreticalphysics #quantumphysics - Crypto: https://nowpayments.io/donation/TOE