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LINKS MENTIONED:
– Chiara Marletto’s website: https://www.chiaramarletto.com/
– Vlatko Vedral’s website: https://www.vlatkovedral.com/
– Constructor Theory website: https://www.constructortheory.org/
– Learn more & support Chiara and Vlatko’s projects: https://wolfsonquantumhub.squarespace.com/
– Chiara’s last appearance on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40CB12cj_aM
– Chiara and Vlatko’s paper on Quantum-information methods: https://arxiv.org/html/2410.07262v1
– Jonathan Oppenheim on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKOd8imBa2s
– Roger Penrose on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGm505TFMbU
– Chiara and Vlatko’s additional papers: https://www.physics.ox.ac.uk/our-people/marletto/publications?page=3
– The Dark History of Anti-Gravity (TOE): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBA3RUxkZdc
– Ai wins big at the Nobels (Economist article): https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2024/10/10/ai-wins-big-at-the-nobels
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 – Introduction: Potential Falsification of General Relativity
04:50 – The Quantum Gravity Conundrum
09:30 – Gravitationally Induced Entanglement (GIE) Explained
14:10 – Challenges in Testing Quantum Gravity with Current Technology
19:00 – Unifying Quantum Mechanics and General Relativity
23:45 – Constructor Theory’s Contribution to Quantum Gravity
28:30 – Designing the GIE Experiment: Micro Crystals and Superposition
33:15 – Technological Hurdles in Implementing GIE
38:00 – Comparing GIE with Previous Experiments (Bose, Sugato)
42:50 – Feasibility Studies and Experimental Setup Insights
47:35 – Funding Fundamental Physics: Challenges and Strategies
52:20 – AI’s Nobel Prize Controversy and Its Impact on Physics
57:10 – Public Awareness and the Current State of Fundamental Physics
1:02:00 – Future Directions in Quantum Gravity and Constructor Theory
1:07:45 – Advice for Researchers: Bridging Theory and Experiment
1:13:30 – Guidance for Young Physicists: Following Passion Over Trends
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