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Register for our upcoming online conference When: June 17th Advances in Physics Attendees are welcome to ask questions, and all those who register are free to come and go as they please. The event will be recorded and posted on YouTube. conjectureinstitute.org/even…
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The Reality of Infinity ~Conjecture Institute Fellow @PaulRRobichaud with Ambassador @ToKTeacher
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Free Will and Determinism Compatibilism is the position that free will and determinism are compatible. Freedom lies in acting according to one's reasons and values, even in a causally determined world. ~Conjecture Institute Advisor @yudapearl
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Look forward to giving an online talk about my work on communication across quantum multiverse branches for the Conjecture Institute’s Advances in Physics event next Wednesday!
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To be human is to run on reasons. To be a dog is to go through the motions. It is particularly perverse to tell a kid that the reason isn't interesting. ~Conjecture Institute Cofounder @astupple
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Age Reversal Research and AI AI cannot tell you on its own whether a treatment actually makes someone younger. A cell can look younger on a test without working any better or being any safer. The results still have to hold up in cells, then animals, then people. What AI mainly buys you is speed. It lets researchers test more ideas and learn from each one faster. ~Conjecture Institute Fellow @arjunkhemani
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Read Conjecture Institute Fellow @arjunkhemani's entire essay The First Human Test of Reversing a Cell's Age x.com/arjunkhemani/status/20…

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If my three-year-old wants to climb on something that's dangerous, my job is to help them climb onto something in a way that's not dangerous. My creative mind can start working on figuring out a way for the child to engage with whatever it is he is interested in while ensuring his safety. It doesn't involve me 'controlling' him. ~Conjecture Institute Cofounder @astupple w/ @allisondman & Beatrice Erkers of @foresightinst
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Our Current Understanding of Quantum Theory 1. We understand the theory in great detail - well enough to make practical use of it. 2. Controversy rages about whether or not we have satisfying explanations about what quantum theory actually says about the world (Everettian quantum theory is still a minority viewpoint). 3. We don't understand how to reconcile quantum theory and gravity. ~Conjecture Institute Fellow @maria__violaris with @Juliusmoorman
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Our Next Conference: Advances in Physics When: Wednesday, June 17th Where: Zoom (registration link below) Summary of Conjecture Institute Senior Scientist Vlatko Vedral's talk: Portals to a New Reality Vlatko will present a number of key thought experiments that test the foundations of physics, as well as the applicability of quantum physics in the macroscopic domain.
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That we hold systemic biases doesn't mean that we're closed to argument or are irrational. It just means that if we're economizing on time, then it's good to have something to work with. ~Conjecture Institute Fellow @Ray_S_Percival
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The basic logic of Darwinian evolution applies to far more than just life. ~Conjecture Institute Fellow @dela3499
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The Romance of Science Scientific endeavor is about a willingness to seek understanding in a universe that doesn't obviously care about us. ~Conjecture Institute Fellow @Sam_kuyp at @conconeurope
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