Schrödinger's cat
A famous thought experiment in quantum physics illustrating superposition, where a hypothetical cat in a sealed box is simultaneously both alive and dead until observed. It's used to explain the counter-intuitive nature of quantum states and the need for isolation.
Videos Mentioning Schrödinger's cat
Simon Benjamin on Architectures for Quantum Computing
Y Combinator
A famous thought experiment in quantum physics illustrating superposition, where a hypothetical cat in a sealed box is simultaneously both alive and dead until observed. It's used to explain the counter-intuitive nature of quantum states and the need for isolation.
Noam Chomsky: Language, Cognition, and Deep Learning | Lex Fridman Podcast #53
Lex Fridman
A thought experiment in quantum mechanics that illustrates the paradoxical nature of quantum superposition, which Chomsky uses to exemplify an unintelligible world.
Roger Penrose: Physics of Consciousness and the Infinite Universe | Lex Fridman Podcast #85
Lex Fridman
A thought experiment by Erwin Schrödinger illustrating the paradox of quantum superposition applied to macroscopic objects, highlighting the need for a theory of wave function collapse.