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A PBS Space Time episode introducing de Broglie-Bohm pilot wave theory, an interpretation of quantum mechanics that avoids much of the strangeness of the mainstream views. It is aimed at curious lay viewers.
“Here's another great video from PBS Spacetime on this topic” (HN, 2016)
Here's another great video from PBS Spacetime on this topic [this video] This channel and Sixty Symbols are awesome for insight into physics/quantum mechanics without the math.
If you're interested in this sort of thing as a lay person (as I am), I would recommend the PBS Space Time YouTube channel. Be sure to stick around for the end of each video, as he often calls out comments on earlier videos that contain corrections or clarifications (in many cases, from _very_ highly qualified physicists and other subject matter experts). Here's their recent episode on pilot wave theory: [this video]
PBS Space Time episode on pilot wave theory for lay people.
These PBS Spacetime episodes should help: The Speed of Light is NOT About Light - [link] Is Quantum Tunneling Faster than Light? - [link] The Quantum Experiment that Broke Reality - [this video] Pilot Wave Theory and Quantum Realism - [this video] The Future of Gravitational Waves - [link]
Part of a list of helpful PBS Space Time episodes.
> Hidden variable theories don't satisfy the bell equation. No, local hidden variable theories don't [1]. De Broglie–Bohm pilot wave theory [2] is a non-local hidden variable theory. [1]. [link] [2]. [link] [3]. [this video]
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