#167 There is No Ultimate Reality - Carlo Rovelli

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Get all sides of every story and be better informed at https://ground.news/AlexOC - subscribe for 40% off unlimited access. Come to my North American tour this November: https://www.alexoconnor.com/p/tour.For early, ad-free access to videos, and to support the channel, subscribe to my Substack. Carlo Rovelli, an Italian theoretical physicist, is known mainly for his contributions to research in the field of quantum gravity. He is a found of loop quantum gravity, and writes extensively on the physics and philosophy of time, quantum mechanics, and ultimate reality.Get On the Equality of All Things: Lessons on Physics and Philosophy. Timestamps: 0:00 - Tour 0:28 - The Ongoing Revolution in Science 3:59 - Interpreting the Quantum World 17:22 - Can a Person Be in Superposition? 27:23 - Everything is Relative 32:01 - The Relational Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics 42:27 - Are Quantum Objects Actually There? 51:53 - Is There a Smallness Bias? 01:07:15 - Is Reality Grounded? 01:13:44 - Does Relativism Kill Morality? 01:22:42 - Buddhism and Quantum Mechanics Connect: My Website: https://www.alexoconnor.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskeptic Facebook: http://