James Hartle - Physics of the Observer

Register for free at CTT.com for subscriber-only exclusives: https://bit.ly/3He94Ns Does the concept of observation have deep relevance in fundamental physics? What about in quantum physics where some kind of observation seems to be needed to transform “wave function” probabilities into actual events? What’s an “observation” anyway? What does it take to be an “observer”? Must it have some kind of sentience? Watch more interviews on quantum theory: https://bit.ly/3skVMtE Support the show with Closer To Truth merchandise: https://bit.ly/3P2ogje James B. Hartle was Research Professor and Professor of Physics Emeritus at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Get free access to Closer to Truth's library of 5,000 videos: http://bit.ly/376lkKN Closer To Truth, hosted by Robert Lawrence Kuhn and directed by Peter Getzels, presents the world’s greatest thinkers exploring humanity’s deepest questions. Discover fundamental issues of existence. Engage new and diverse ways of thinking. Appreciate intense debates. Share your own opinions. Seek your own answers.