Paul Halpern Synchronicity: Wolfgang Pauli & Carl Jung (#079)

  Paul Halpern’s latest book is “Synchronicity: The Epic Quest
to Understand the Quantum Nature of Cause and Effect.” Paul joins
me to discuss the book as well as big topics like quantum
entanglement and the meaning of life. Hear about how he balances
his physics research, writing projects, and love for the outdoors.
He also wrote a book about the science of “The Simpsons” as well as
fifteen other popular science books. Find Paul Halpern on the web:
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00:00 Introduction 05:56 Carl Jung and Wolfgang Pauli’s
transformative relationship. 13:13 Balancing science and history to
appeal to the masses. 18:40 How do physicists think about time?
25:29 Finding the meaning of life through physics. 32:10 Is it time
to stop quantum entanglement experiments? 40:32 Quantum physics
risks being seen as a pseudoscience. 47:35 What ethical will does
Paul Halpern plan to leave behind? 51:15 What object or knowledge
would Paul put on his monolith? 53:42 What did Paul think was
impossible until he did it? Paul Halpern is a professor of physics
at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. He is also a
prolific science writer. Paul has received both a Guggenheim
Fellowship and a Fulbright Scholarship. Buy Paul’s books here:
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