Description

We are joined by the great Sam Kuypers for a conversation on physics, philosophy, and free will. 

Vaden spends most of the episode preparing for a huge debate on free-will, and Ben spends it worried about what alternate versions of himself are up to in parallel universes. Still, we manage to touch on a few topics: 

• Realism and antirealist interpretations of quantum theory
• The advisory styles of Dennis Sciama and John Wheeler and the standardization of education 
• Reconciling the Harris / Deutsch perspectives on Free Will
• Restorative and Rehabilitative justice
• A universe in which Ben spontaneously explodes into dust while speaking

Links: 

• Sam's recent paper with David Deutsch
• From Micro to Macro, by Vlatko Vedral 
• Hayek's Constitution of Liberty

Sam Kuypers is a  DPhil student at the University of Oxford, where he researches foundational issues in quantum theory. He's also one of the founders of the Oxford Karl Popper Society, an Oxford-based student society created to facilitate discussions about science and philosophy.

Follow him on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/crit_rat.

Send us an email or explode into dust - your choice:  incrementspodcast@gmail.com.