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98 - An Improbable Quantum Ghost Story (Ft. David Kaplan)

Why This Universe? by Dan Hooper, Shalma Wegsman

Jan 19, 202641:21Science & Medicine

An unlikely change in the theory of quantum mechanics would lead to bizarre new conclusions. Our guest talks us through non-linear quantum mechanics, and how physicists like him are testing it. For ad-free episodes and e...

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98 - An Improbable Quantum Ghost Story (Ft. David Kaplan) is an episode from Why This Universe? by Dan Hooper, Shalma Wegsman. An unlikely change in the theory of quantum mechanics would lead to bizarre new conclusions. Our guest talks us t...

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Published Jan 19, 2026, 41:21 long, audio available.

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Published Jan 19, 2026 and 41:21 long