World Science Festival — Season 1, Episode 10: Measure for Measure: Quantum Physics and Reality

Episode synopsis

When no one is looking, a particle has near limitless potential: it can be nearly anywhere. But measure it, and the particle snaps to one position. How do subatomic objects shed their quantum weirdness? Experts in the field of physics, including David Z. Albert, Sean Carroll, Sheldon Goldstein, Ruediger Schack, and moderator Brian Greene, discuss the history of quantum mechanics, current theories in the field, and possibilities for the future.

About World Science Festival

The World Science Festival gathers great minds in science and the arts to produce live and digital content that allows a broad general audience to engage with scientific discoveries. Their mission is to cultivate a general public informed by science, inspired by its wonder, convinced of its value, and prepared to engage with its implications for the future.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Infinite Worlds: A Journey through Parallel Universes
• E2Quantum Reality: Space, Time, and Entanglement
• E3A Thin Sheet of Reality: The Universe as a Hologram
• E4Beyond Beauty: The Predictive Power of Symmetry
• E5Engineering the Brain: Deploying a New Neural Toolkit
• E6Gravitational Waves: A New Era of Astronomy Begins
• E7Hidden Dimensions: Exploring Hyperspace
• E8Neutrinos, Matter, and Antimatter: The Yin Yang of the Big Bang
• E9How Music Affects Your Brain: Notes on the Folds
• E11The Illusion of Certainty: Risk, Probability, and Chance
• E12The Matter of Antimatter: Answering the Cosmic Riddle of Existence