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In today's episode, Chiara Marletto and Professor Vlatko Vedral explore a groundbreaking experiment that could reveal the quantum nature of gravity, potentially challenging Einstein's classical theory of general relativity.

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LINKS MENTIONED:

- Chiara Marletto’s website: https://www.chiaramarletto.com/

- Vlatko Vedral’s website: https://www.vlatkovedral.com/

- Constructor Theory website: https://www.constructortheory.org/

- Learn more & support Chiara and Vlatko’s projects: https://wolfsonquantumhub.squarespace.com/

- Chiara’s last appearance on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40CB12cj_aM

- Chiara and Vlatko’s paper on Quantum-information methods: https://arxiv.org/html/2410.07262v1

- Jonathan Oppenheim on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKOd8imBa2s

- Roger Penrose on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGm505TFMbU

- Chiara and Vlatko’s additional papers: https://www.physics.ox.ac.uk/our-people/marletto/publications?page=3

- The Dark History of Anti-Gravity (TOE): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBA3RUxkZdc

- Ai wins big at the Nobels (Economist article): https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2024/10/10/ai-wins-big-at-the-nobels

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 - Introduction: Potential Falsification of General Relativity

04:50 - The Quantum Gravity Conundrum

09:30 - Gravitationally Induced Entanglement (GIE) Explained

14:10 - Challenges in Testing Quantum Gravity with Current Technology

19:00 - Unifying Quantum Mechanics and General Relativity

23:45 - Constructor Theory’s Contribution to Quantum Gravity

28:30 - Designing the GIE Experiment: Micro Crystals and Superposition

33:15 - Technological Hurdles in Implementing GIE

38:00 - Comparing GIE with Previous Experiments (Bose, Sugato)

42:50 - Feasibility Studies and Experimental Setup Insights

47:35 - Funding Fundamental Physics: Challenges and Strategies

52:20 - AI’s Nobel Prize Controversy and Its Impact on Physics

57:10 - Public Awareness and the Current State of Fundamental Physics

1:02:00 - Future Directions in Quantum Gravity and Constructor Theory

1:07:45 - Advice for Researchers: Bridging Theory and Experiment

1:13:30 - Guidance for Young Physicists: Following Passion Over Trends

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