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History of Science and Technology Q&A (November 20, 2024)

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Stephen Wolfram hosts a live and unscripted Ask Me Anything about the history of science and technology for all ages. Find the playlist of Q&A's here: https://wolfr.am/youtube-sw-qa Originally livestreamed at: https://twitch.tv/stephen_wolfram If you missed the original livestream of this episode, feel free to submit a question you would like Stephen to answer in a future Q&A livestream here: https://wolfr.am/12cczmv5J 00:00 Start stream 00:51 SW starts talking 1:14 Can you tell us anything about the history of quantum mechanics? 46:36 What's the craziest historical debate between physicists about quantum theory? 47:20 Thoughts on extending Kirchhoff's blackbody experiments to astronomical bodies? 48:22 Was the Copenhagen interpretation a mistake, in regard to how paradoxical results were "glossed over"? 51:27 Can you tell us more about Schrödinger's cat? What is actually happening? 57:13 Aren't zero-point fluctuations an absolute reference frame and therefore a fatal blow to relativity? 1:03:30 Did Feynman's work on quantum electrodynamics completely change the game, or was it just building on others? 1:22:35 ​​What do you think about Wheeler's participatory universe idea? 1:28:11 You got to meet all these neat people Mr. W! It's nice to hear your stories about meeting them. 1:33:34 End stream Follow us on our official social media channels. X: https://twitter.com/WolframResearch/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wolframresearch/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wolframresearch/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wolfram-research/ Stephen Wolfram's Twitter: https://twitter.com/stephen_wolfram/ Contribute to the official Wolfram Community: https://community.wolfram.com/ Stay up-to-date on the latest interest at Wolfram Research through our blog: https://blog.wolfram.com/ Follow Stephen Wolfram's life, interests, and what makes him tick on his blog: https://writings.stephenwolfram.com/

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