Tim Maudlin discusses the Einstein–Podolsky–Rosen paper, Bell's response, and the potentially eerie truth these scientists were discovering at the heart of physics.

Do you agree with Bell's theorem?

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The most astonishing result in the history of physics, Bell's theorem, proves 'spooky action at a distance' that Einstein and most physicists reject for fear of embracing ideas that defy common sense. Join leading philosopher of physics, Tim Maudlin, as he makes the case for the importance of Bell's theorem and explores a result physics has been too afraid to confront.

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One of the world's foremost philosophers of physics, Tim Maudlin is Professor of Philosophy at NYU and Founder and Director of the John Bell Institute for the Foundations of Physics.

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00:00 Introduction
00:20 Entangled states
02:04 The product state
04:03 Perfect correlations
06:34 Einstein: quantum theory is incomplete
09:55 The counter-argument

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