Emily Adlam discusses the problems facing several interpretations of quantum mechanics: principal among them, the probability problem. Prepare for discussion of self-locating credences, branch-counting, and whether a mechanism deposits consciousness throughout the branching wavefunction of the universe.
Video of this interview is available on YouTube.
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EPISODE CHAPTERS:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:52 The problem of recovering empirical confirmation
00:04:47 The many-worlds interpretation
00:07:01 The measurement problem
00:08:42 The probability problem in many-worlds
00:12:06 The decision-theoretic approach to probability
00:16:33 Self-locating evidence and Everettian quantum mechanics
00:19:20 Pure vs. superficial self-locating credence
00:25:08 Can the Born rule constrain self-locating credence?
00:30:15 Interpretations vs. theories of quantum mechanics
00:34:51 Can we save science from quantum mechanics?
00:44:30 What happened to the Copenhagen interpretation?
00:46:45 What do physicists believe about quantum mechanics?
00:48:27 The anthropic argument for God
00:56:22 Multiverses, fine-tuning, and self-locating evidence
