Billion Dollar Scam: Quantum Mysticism's Fake Physics

Описание: Why are so many self-help gurus obsessed with quantum physics? The answer involves a 1970s group of hippie physicists, Schrödinger's famous cat, the observer effect, The Secret, the Law of Attraction, my main man Deepak, plenty of pseudoscience, and a billion dollar cash grab.

Along the way we'll cover some genuinely weird (and very interesting) findings from quantum mechanics, why it's a perfect dance partner for bullshit, and why "who knows, maybe it's quantum" might be the most dangerous phrase in self-help.

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Chapters:
0:00 Quantum Mysticism
0:58 Wait, What's A Quantum?
3:27 A Brief History of Bullshit
8:31 From Quantum to Quackery
11:05 Letting the Cat Out of the Bag (quantum science)
17:08 The Secret and its Discontents
22:10 The Price of Magical Thinking

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