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The Physics of Fine-Tuning

Fine-Tuning Discussion

Simon Friederich, Natalja Deng, and Erik Curiel participate in a roundtable discussion addressing questions around probability, fine-tuning, and arguments for a multiverse or deity.
The Physics of Fine-Tuning

Evidence in the Multiverse

Erik Curiel and Simon Friederich hash out the problems we encounter when we look for evidence of a multiverse.
The Physics of Fine-Tuning

The Hard Fact of Life in Big Physics City

How similar is the fine-tuning of our universe to probabilistic reasoning we use and understand? Simon Friederich and Erik Curiel go through a series of examples.
The Physics of Fine-Tuning

Dark Energy and the Multiverse

In the third part of their discussion, Joe Silk and John Peacock consider approaches to dark energy. Should we accept the multiverse, or wait for a theory of quantum gravity?
The Physics of Fine-Tuning

Testability, Physics, and the Multiverse

In the third part of their discussion, Mario Livio and Joe Silk ask: could our theories exceed our ability to test them? Have they already? This discussion was conducted at Trinity College, Oxford, on February 12, 2016.
The Physics of Fine-Tuning

Fundamental constants and biology

George Ellis of the University of Cape Town shows how we can use a space of possibilities to assess the fragility of life. This talk was part of the Consolidation of Fine-Tuning Project's first workshop, "Life in the Universe", on November 3, 2015.
The Physics of Fine-Tuning

Assessing Fine-Tuning in Physics: How Many? How Fine? How Come?

Bernard Carr of Queen Mary University of London looks at sources of fine tuning in physics and their possible explanations. This talk was part of the Consolidation of Fine-Tuning Project's first workshop, "Life in the Universe", on November 3, 2015.
The Emergent Multiverse

The Arrow of Time

In the fourth lecture, Harvey Brown asks why real-world events always proceed in the direction of increasing entropy, even though the laws of physics don’t require it.
The Emergent Multiverse

The Probability Puzzle

In the third lecture, David Wallace asks how we make sense of probability in the Many-Worlds theory.
The Emergent Multiverse

The Life of Psi: More on the Superposition Principle

In the second lecture, Harvey Brown discusses in more depth the superposition principle of quantum mechanics.
The Emergent Multiverse

The Plurality of Worlds

In this first lecture, David Wallace examines the justification for interpreting the superposition states as multiplicities.
Big Questions - with Oxford Sparks

"Hidden Worlds" Part 1 - Parallel Worlds

Dr David Wallace discusses the concept of the multiverse – a physical reality that contains lots of universes, each of which inhabited by different versions of ourselves.

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