Robert Williams

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Most physicists today ignore the entire debate and deal with quantum mechanics as a tool that makes predictions and that one shouldn’t overthink. This “shut up and calculate” attitude is the pragmatic way to go about it. It has led to great progress, so it shouldn’t be laughed off. However, many researchers who work in the foundations of physics feel that ignoring the problems of quantum mechanics is a mistake because we’d learn more from resolving them.
Existential Physics: A Scientist's Guide to Life's Biggest Questions
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