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The Observer Strikes Back

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The Physics of Fine-Tuning
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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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The Physics of Fine-Tuning
People
Jim Hartle
Bernard Carr
Keywords
fine-tuning
quantum mechanics
Physics
science
philosophy of science
philosophy of physics
cosmology
observers
anthropic principle
Department: Department of Physics
Date Added: 06/12/2016
Duration: 00:20:19

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