Forty years on: from frogs to man

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What is an observer? In the fifth and final part of their discussion, Jim Hartle and Bernard Carr discuss the nature of observers.

Should we think of all complex structures as observers, or is there something else--such as consciousness--that makes a system an observer? This discussion was conducted at the Denys Wilkinson Building, Oxford, on October 18, 2016.

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Department: Department of Physics

Date Added: 06/12/2016

Duration: 00:20:19

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No Boundaries for Quantum Cosmology

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Where is the observer in the universe? In the fourth part of their discussion, Jim Hartle and Bernard Carr discuss Jim Hartle’s no-boundary proposal.

They explain how the proposal accounts for the quantum state of the universe as a whole, and how we find observers like us in a wholly quantum world. This discussion was conducted at the Denys Wilkinson Building, Oxford, on October 18, 2016.

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Department: Department of Physics

Date Added: 06/12/2016

Duration: 00:17:28

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Physics and Philosophy

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What are the limits of physics? In the third part of their discussion, Bernard Carr and Jim Hartle talk about the point at which physics ends and philosophy begins.

Their conversation touches on the connection between physics, mathematics, and evidence. This discussion was conducted in the Denys Wilkinson Building, Oxford, on October 18, 2016.

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Department: Department of Physics

Date Added: 06/12/2016

Duration: 00:18:24

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The Quantum and Cosmological Scales

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How do we combine our theory of the very small with our theory of the largest scales of the universe? In the second part of their discussion, Jim Hartle and Bernard Carr hash out the connections between cosmology and quantum mechanics.

They also discuss how the probabilities of quantum mechanics can be applied to the universe on its largest scales. This discussion was conducted in the Denys Wilkinson Building, Oxford, on October 18, 2016.

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Department: Department of Physics

Date Added: 06/12/2016

Duration: 00:28:08

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What Fine Tunings Are There?

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Is the universe fine-tuned for life? In the first part of their discussion, Bernard Carr and Jim Hartle discuss how physical theories might contain unexplained assumptions that are necessary for the existence of life.

Their discussion touches on the nature of anthropic reasoning and the possibility of the multiverse. This discussion was conducted in the Denys Wilkinson Building, Oxford, on October 18, 2016.

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Department: Department of Physics

Date Added: 06/12/2016

Duration: 00:19:41

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Statistics, the BBC and impartiality

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Jil Matheson, former UK national statistician and leader of BBC Trust Review gives a talk for The Business and Practice of Journalism Seminar Series. With an introduction by Denise Lievesley.

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Department: Department of Politics and International Relations (DPIR)

Date Added: 05/12/2016

Duration: 00:38:17

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Catastrophic Success: President Erdogan of Turkey and the opposition media

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Kerim Balci, editor in chief, Turkish Review gives a talk for the The Business and Practice of Journalism Seminar Series. With an introduction by Richard Sambrook.

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