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Are observers central to physics, or are they more accurately framed as bystanders to and byproducts of phenomena that exist independently of consciousness? In this interview from the long-running series Closer to
Truth, Bernard Carr, an emeritus professor of mathematics and astronomy
at Queen Mary University of London, traverses the double-slit
experiment, the fine-tuning argument and more to explore what
significance, if any, first-person observation holds in the realm of fundamental physics. In his conversation with the US presenter Robert
Lawrence Kuhn, he doesnrCOt adopt a personal stance. Instead, he considers these persistent questions through a contemporary frame, assessing how discussions around them have evolved and where they stand among
physicists today...
https://aeon.co/videos/are-observers-fundamental-to-physics-or-simply-byproducts-of-it
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