Did 100 Years of Physics Just Shift? | Chiara Marletto

In today's episode, Chiara Marletto and Professor Vlatko Vedral explore a groundbreaking experiment that could reveal the quantum nature of gravity, potentially challenging Einstein's classical theory of general relativity. New Substack! Follow my personal writings and EARLY ACCESS episodes here: https://curtjaimungal.substack.com SPONSOR (THE ECONOMIST): As a listener of TOE you can get a special 20% off discount to The Economist and all it has to offer! Visit https://www.economist.com/toe LINKS MENTIONED: - Chiara Marletto’s website: https://www.chiaramarletto.com/ - Vlatko Vedral’s website: https://www.vlatkovedral.com/ - Constructor Theory website: https://www.constructortheory.org/ - Learn more & support Chiara and Vlatko’s projects: https://wolfsonquantumhub.squarespace.com/ - Chiara’s last appearance on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40CB12cj_aM - Chiara and Vlatko’s paper on Quantum-information methods: https://arxiv.org/html/2410.07262v1 - Jonathan Oppenheim on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKOd8imBa2s - Roger Penrose on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGm505TFMbU - Chiara and Vlatko’s additional papers: https://www.physics.ox.ac.uk/our-people/marletto/publications?page=3 - The Dark History of Anti-Gravity (TOE): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBA3RUxkZdc - Ai wins big at the Nobels (Economist article): https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2024/10/10/ai-wins-big-at-the-nobels TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Introduction: Potential Falsification of General Relativity 04:50 - The Quantum Gravity Conundrum 09:30 - Gravitationally Induced Entanglement (GIE) Explained 14:10 - Challenges in Testing Quantum Gravity with Current Technology 19:00 - Unifying Quantum Mechanics and General Relativity 23:45 - Constructor Theory’s Contribution to Quantum Gravity 28:30 - Designing the GIE Experiment: Micro Crystals and Superposition 33:15 - Technological Hurdles in Implementing GIE 38:00 - Comparing GIE with Previous Experiments (Bose, Sugato) 42:50 - Feasibility Studies and Experimental Setup Insights 47:35 - Funding Fundamental Physics: Challenges and Strategies 52:20 - AI’s Nobel Prize Controversy and Its Impact on Physics 57:10 - Public Awareness and the Current State of Fundamental Physics 1:02:00 - Future Directions in Quantum Gravity and Constructor Theory 1:07:45 - Advice for Researchers: Bridging Theory and Experiment 1:13:30 - Guidance for Young Physicists: Following Passion Over Trends TOE'S TOP LINKS: - Support TOE on Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal (early access to ad-free audio episodes!) - Listen to TOE on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e - Become a YouTube Member Here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdWIQh9DGG6uhJk8eyIFl1w/join - Join TOE's Newsletter 'TOEmail' at https://www.curtjaimungal.org Other Links: - Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt - Discord Invite: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs - iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802 - Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverything #science #sciencepodcast #physics #theoreticalphysics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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