Laplace's Demon

Concept

A hypothetical intellect that could know all the forces that move nature and the positions of all things in the universe, able to calculate past and future states.

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Videos Mentioning Laplace's Demon

Sean Carroll: Quantum Mechanics and the Many-Worlds Interpretation | Lex Fridman Podcast #47

Sean Carroll: Quantum Mechanics and the Many-Worlds Interpretation | Lex Fridman Podcast #47

Lex Fridman

A hypothetical intellect that could know all the forces that move nature and the positions of all things in the universe, able to calculate past and future states.