Quantum Foundations Podcast

Subquantum physics: nonlocality, pilot-waves & breaking the Born rule with Prof Antony Valentini

Quantum theory appears to allow some kind of connection between entangled particles, but not enough to send messages. Antony Valentini argues this is a conspiracy: there

A new theory of quantum & spacetime with Prof. Gerard Milburn

What if quantum particles have no gravity? In this episode of the Quantum Foundations Podcast, Professor Gerard Milburn explains how this radical idea could solve open pr

Deriving probability in quantum many-worlds with Dr Tony Short

If there really is a quantum reality for every possible outcome of a measurement, then where do measurement probabilities come from? Dr Tony Short at the University of Br

Solving nonlocality with fractals, chaos & counterfactuals | Prof. Tim Palmer

The notion of true quantum nonlocality is absurd. Prof Tim Palmer from the University of Oxford suggests that there is a hidden assumption in standard quantum mechanics,

Testing quantum observers on quantum computers with Dr Will Zeng

What if you could put an observer in superposition on a quantum computer? Dr Will Zeng suggests that this experiment could stretch standard quantum theory so far that it

Conservation laws with Dr Chiara Marletto

Our most far-reaching principles of physics are not about what changes, but what stays the same: conservation laws. In this episode of the Quantum Foundations Podcast, Dr

Quantum, cryptography & metacomplexity with Oxford Computer Scientist Matthew Gray

You’ve heard of cryptography. Perhaps quantum cryptography too. Maybe even post-quantum cryptography. But what about *quantum post-quantum cryptography*?! When this came

A quantum theory of time with Dr Simone Rijavec

What if time isn’t fundamental — but emerges from quantum mechanics itself? In this episode, Dr Simone Rijavec explains how a timeless quantum universe can still give ris

Quantum Information meets Cosmology with Dr Aditya Iyer

From the Big Bang puzzles to testing if the early universe was quantum entangled — physicist Dr Aditya Iyer, from the University of Oxford, explains how quantum phenomena

Constructor Theory of Information with Dr Chiara Marletto

What if we don't need quantum mechanics to express the key properties of quantum information? Join me for a deep-dive into the Constructor Theory of information with Dr C

Testing Quantum Gravity & Reality with Prof. Vlatko Vedral

In this episode of the Quantum Foundations Podcast, I'm joined by Professor Vlatko Vedral from the University of Oxford. We discuss modern and historic experimental propo

QBism, Relational QM & Wigner's Friend with Dr Andrea Di Biagio

I interview Dr Andrea Di Biagio, who is a postdoctoral research fellow at IQOQI Vienna. We discuss Andrea's journey through interpretations of quantum theory, including Q

Everettian Quantum Theory with Dr Sam Kuypers

I interview Dr Sam Kuypers, who is a postdoctoral research fellow at the Université de Montréal. We discuss the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics, also know

Does quantum reality emerge from causation? Feat. Dr Nick Ormrod

I interview Dr Nick Ormrod, who recently completed his DPhil at the University of Oxford and is now a post-doctoral research fellow at the Perimeter Institute in Canada.

Locality in Quantum Physics Explained with Dr Nicetu Tibau Vidal

Welcome to Episode 1 of my new Quantum Foundations podcast! I interview Dr Nicetu Tibau Vidal, a Research Fellow at the University of Hong Kong. We discuss locality in qu