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An Interview with Jeremy Butterfield: At the Crossroads Between Physics and Philosophy

In a recent interview, Jeremy Butterfield, a prominent philosopher of science, shared his analysis of the evolution of this discipline over the decades. Butterfield highlighted the emergence of the philosophy of physics, thanks notably to revolutionary developments such as Bell’s theorem. This theorem, formulated in the 1960s by physicist John Bell, marked a major turning …

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Homodyne a DJ Quantum art show

The art show ‘Homodyne’ premiered on the 30th of June, 2023. The performance results from an interdisciplinary collaboration and explores how quantum entanglement and emergent properties of space and time affect the ontology of bodies in performance art.

Time-delocalised variables violating causal inequalities

A piece accessible to a broader public on collaborative work between Julian Wechs and Ognyan Oreshkov  (Université libre de Bruxelles) and Cyril Branciard (CNRS) has been posted on several different portals. Read it at the following links phys.org, eurekalert, alphagalileo, ULB press A team of researchers from the Université libre de Bruxelles and the French …

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Chris Smeenk Joins QISS. Expanded Visiting Philosophers Program.

We are happy to welcome Chris Smeenk to the consortium. Chris is the director of the Rotman Institute of Philosophy and professor of philosophy at Western University. In partnership with the Rotman Institute of Philosophy the current QISS visiting program aimed at philosophers will be significantly expanded, with the aim to train a new generation of philosophers of …

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What is Real? A discussion on Quantum Physics and Buddhist philosophy

https://youtu.be/sPSMTNjwHZw Title: What is real? Nagarjuna’s Middle Way. A discussion on Quantum physics and Buddhist philosophy with Barry Kerzin and Carlo Rovelli.  Time and date: 29 of October 2021, 4pm CEST (10am EDT) How to join: Please register for the zoom session using this link https://oeaw-ac-at.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_u6p9Fpi1SJ6A7z4aXRQs1Q . The registration confirmation email will contain the zoom link and password. Abstract: Two interlocutors with a common fascination …

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