Book · 2020 · Science
Something Deeply Hidden
Quantum Worlds and the Emergence of Spacetime
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You wrote the book Something Deeply Hidden on the Mysteries of Quantum Mechanics and a new book coming out soon.
Lex Fridman · Lex Fridman Podcast · Apr 2024 Listen at 1:11:25 What they say about it
- Discusses quantum mechanics book“book on quantum mechanics”3
The best things said about it
Sean Carroll actually you will know wrote a good book on this thing's called Something Deeply Hidden.
He has an upcoming book on quantum mechanics that you can pre-order now called Something Deeply Hidden.
Lex Fridman Lex Fridman Podcast · Jul 2019 So tell us about your last book Something Deeply Hidden, why'd you write it?
Chris Williamson Modern Wisdom · Dec 2019 If you read your latest book on quantum mechanics Something Deeply Hidden would take a long time for him to think that any of this was making any sense.
Lex Fridman Lex Fridman Podcast · Nov 2019 Where and when it comes up
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Why people recommend it
Something Deeply Hidden by Sean Carroll is an exploration of quantum mechanics, focusing heavily on the controversial many-worlds interpretation and the fundamental nature of reality. Brian Cox mentioned the book on StarTalk Radio while discussing cutting-edge concepts like emergent spacetime with listeners. On the Lex Fridman Podcast, Lex Fridman frequently referenced the book during discussions with the author, noting its depth and pondering how historical figures like Isaac Newton would react to its complex scientific propositions. Chris Williamson also hosted Carroll on Modern Wisdom to discuss the motivation behind writing the book, prompting the author to explain the intricacies of quantum theory and why he chose to challenge orthodox interpretations. Williamson enthusiastically recommended that his audience purchase the book, providing direct links in the show notes for listeners eager to dive deeper into modern physics. Across these podcast appearances, hosts and the author used the book as a foundation to unpack the mind-bending realities of quantum mechanics, wave functions, and the bizarre nature of the physical universe.
Every mention
Lex Fridman he has an upcoming book on quantum mechanics that you can pre-order now called something deeply hidden 3
Discussed
“You wrote the book "Something Deeply Hidden on the Mysteries of Quantum Mechanics" and a new book coming out soon, part of that, "Biggest Ideas in the Universe" series we mentioned called "Quanta and Fields."”
Discussed
“if you read your latest book on quantum mechanics something deeply hidden would take a long time for him to think that any of this was making any sense”
Recommended
“he has an upcoming book on quantum mechanics that you can pre-order now called something deeply hidden”
Chris Williamson I recommend buying my book solution linked in the show notes below ladies and gentlemen follow it through this 2
Discussed
“so tell us about your last book something deeply hidden why'd you write it”
Recommended
“I recommend buying my book solution linked in the show notes below ladies and gentlemen follow it through this”
Brian Cox what we're looking at is something called emergent spacetime which is very cutting-edge sean carroll actual… 1
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“what we're looking at is something called emergent spacetime which is very cutting-edge sean carroll actually you will know wrote a good book on this thing's called something deeply hidden sean called a physicist at cal tech i think he's uh he's moved recently”
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“And this is literally the chapter I wrote for my book, Something Deeply Hidden, which is all about quantum mechanics.”
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“in fact this is more or less the straightforward prediction of the equations that we've been lovingly describing here and I wrote a whole other book my previous book was called something deeply hidden describing and defending exactly that point of view”
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“tell the story in my book you know I do a bunch of different things some fine ocean foundations of quantum mechanics some gravity and particle physics and stuff like that”
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“this time we focus on quantum mechanics and the many-worlds interpretation that he details elegantly in his new book titled something deeply hidden I own and enjoy both the ebook and audiobook versions of it”
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“so over the weekend I got in your book whoo yes yes it's great I mean I really appreciate someone like you who's trying to break down quantum mechanics and quantum physics for someone like me it's very hard to follow and there was a lot of backing up and trying it again”
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“yeah I tell the story in the book like he wrote a bunch of influential papers as a graduate student”
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“so Einstein is one of the secret heroes of the book because he has this reputation as someone who just couldn't quite accept quantum mechanics the title something deeply hidden is a quote from Einstein”
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“so Einstein is one of the secret heroes of the book because he has this reputation as someone who just couldn't quite accept quantum mechanics the title something deeply hidden is a quote from Einstein when he was talking about when he was a kid and he had a compass”
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“you know I have a chapter in the book which my editor resisted at first but then he let me get away with it which is a dialogue between a young philosopher and her father who was a physicist”
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“there's also what I try to squelch in the book one of the misunderstandings about quantum mechanics is the idea of quantum fluctuations”
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“and that was in fact I think that you got a copy of my book that didn't have any figures in it right didn't you get the”
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“the I'll tell you that the motivation was when I wrote my previous book the big picture it was a sprawling book so it's not only physics but also philosophy and neuroscience”
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“this is the book that I'm writing right now that's gonna be out a year from now called something deeply hidden it'll be about quantum mechanics”
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“that's good it's not well so the title of the book is something deeply hidden this is a phrase from Einstein and the ideas that there is something real that we can get a handle on”
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“Well so the title of the book is something deeply hidden This is a phrase from Einstein and the ideas that there is something real that we can get a handle on It's just different than what we see”