Arjun Khemani Podcast

#9 – Chiara Marletto: Knowledge, Constraints and Good Explanations

22 Nov 2022

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Chiara is a quantum physicist and research fellow at Wolfson College, University of Oxford. Her research interests are at the foundations of physics. Together with David Deutsch she is the pioneer of constructor theory, a new mode of scientific explanation which expresses physical laws in terms of counterfactuals, i.e. what can and cannot happen.She is the author of The Science of Can and Can’t subtitled “A Physicist’s Journey Through the Land of Counterfactuals” which is all about constructor theory and its implications.We talk about Chiara’s lovely childhood that led to her developing an interest in fundamental physics, people being a force of nature, knowledge, instrumentalism, reductionism, information having physical properties, updates on constructor theory, productive constraints and more!Listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.TIMESTAMPS1:40 - Chiara’s childhood and why she came to do what she does today11:44 - Man, a force in nature & what makes knowledge resilient21:45 - In an information-less universe / why information and knowledge are physical (not abstract) entities26:00 - Explanatory and non-explanatory knowledge28:45 - How constructor theory has been received by the physics community so far33:28 - Bad philosophy / instrumentalism and reductionism45:17 - Constraints are good!51:50 - Why Chiara isn’t on Twitter + closing remarksLINKS* https://constructortheory.org* https://www.chiaramarletto.comSupport the podcast using this link: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/arjunkhemaniARJUN’S LINKSTwitter: https://twitter.com/arjunkhemaniBlog: https://arjunkhemani.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.arjunkhemani.com

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#9 – Chiara Marletto: Knowledge, Constraints and Good Explanations

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3ª PARTE | 17 DIC 2025 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

13:00H | 21 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

12:00H | 21 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

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13:00H | 20 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

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