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AaS! 188: What is the Meaning of Quantum Mechanics? (Part 6: Einstein’s Revenge)

38 min • 15 november 2022

Part 6! What were Einstein’s objections to quantum mechanics? Why was he so bothered by non-locality? What is the EPR paradox? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman!

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