The Day Physicists Broke Reality - Dr. Alberto Martinez, UTAustin, DemystiCon '24 DSPod #245

Today we're proud to share another talk from DemystiCon '24 with
legendary history of physics, Dr. Alberto Martinez from the
University of Texas, Austin. This is our second podcast with Dr.
Martinez, unpacking the hidden history of the physicists that
brought us to the strange quantum foundation for reality where
reality stops making sense. In his talk, Dr. Martinez explores a
few key moments where things appear to have gone astray around
the turn of the 20th century. He then entertains a luxuriously
deep Q&A session exploring solution sets, alternative
approaches to physics education, and the role of epistemic
humility in truly productive science. Professor Martinez is a
prolific, and ingenious author and we can't recommend his books
enough. Tell us your thoughts in the comments!!! Sign up for our
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(00:00) Go! (00:37:12) Q&A (00:37:12) Debates over the nature
of negative and imaginary numbers (00:41:05) If Niels Bohr had
been a regular mechanic instead of a quantum mechanic, how would
history have gone differently? (00:45:04) On the helical travel
of light (01:00:25) What should physics education look like?
(01:05:20) Are experimental apparatuses obscuring the real
meaning of results? (01:09:57) How did the history of the world
affect the evolution of physics? (01:19:52) What was Niels Bohr's
Problem? (01:21:42) The seductive influence of fame (01:23:35) Is
obscurantism a way of never saying "I don't know"? (01:25:17) How
difficult are honest assessments of any influential field?
(01:29:07) How does mathematics play into the power of physics?
(01:40:14) How do "particles" contribute to the confusion at the
heart of physics? (01:46:38) Has the word "materialism" been
ruined? (01:53:45) Who else played a role in the development of
fundamental physics? (01:58:28) Is there a graceful way of
dealing with the problems of modern physics? (02:06:35) What is
the relationship between quantum and mysticism? (02:16:04)
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#QuantumJourney, #PhysicsParadoxes, #RealityPerception,
#QuantumConcepts, #AtomicEra, #PhysicsEvolution,
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