Quantum Foundations Podcast
Episodes
A new theory of quantum & spacetime with Prof. Gerard Milburn
17 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What if quantum particles have no gravity? In this episode of the Quantum Foundations Podcast, Professor Gerard Milburn explains how this radical idea...
Deriving probability in quantum many-worlds with Dr Tony Short
19 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
If there really is a quantum reality for every possible outcome of a measurement, then where do measurement probabilities come from? Dr Tony Short at ...
Solving nonlocality with fractals, chaos & counterfactuals | Prof. Tim Palmer
05 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The notion of true quantum nonlocality is absurd. Prof Tim Palmer from the University of Oxford suggests that there is a hidden assumption in standard...
Testing quantum observers on quantum computers with Dr Will Zeng
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What if you could put an observer in superposition on a quantum computer? Dr Will Zeng suggests that this experiment could stretch standard quantum th...
Conservation laws with Dr Chiara Marletto
08 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Our most far-reaching principles of physics are not about what changes, but what stays the same: conservation laws. In this episode of the Quantum Fou...
Quantum, cryptography & metacomplexity with Oxford Computer Scientist Matthew Gray
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You’ve heard of cryptography. Perhaps quantum cryptography too. Maybe even post-quantum cryptography. But what about *quantum post-quantum cryptogra...
A quantum theory of time with Dr Simone Rijavec
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if time isn’t fundamental — but emerges from quantum mechanics itself? In this episode, Dr Simone Rijavec explains how a timeless quantum uni...
Quantum Information meets Cosmology with Dr Aditya Iyer
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From the Big Bang puzzles to testing if the early universe was quantum entangled — physicist Dr Aditya Iyer, from the University of Oxford, explains...
Constructor Theory of Information with Dr Chiara Marletto
05 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if we don't need quantum mechanics to express the key properties of quantum information? Join me for a deep-dive into the Constructor Theory of i...
Testing Quantum Gravity & Reality with Prof. Vlatko Vedral
28 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Quantum Foundations Podcast, I'm joined by Professor Vlatko Vedral from the University of Oxford. We discuss modern and histori...
QBism, Relational QM & Wigner's Friend with Dr Andrea Di Biagio
24 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I interview Dr Andrea Di Biagio, who is a postdoctoral research fellow at IQOQI Vienna. We discuss Andrea's journey through interpretations of quantum...
Everettian Quantum Theory with Dr Sam Kuypers
24 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I interview Dr Sam Kuypers, who is a postdoctoral research fellow at the Université de Montréal. We discuss the many-worlds interpretation of quantu...
Does quantum reality emerge from causation? Feat. Dr Nick Ormrod
24 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I interview Dr Nick Ormrod, who recently completed his DPhil at the University of Oxford and is now a post-doctoral research fellow at the Perimeter I...
Locality in Quantum Physics Explained with Dr Nicetu Tibau Vidal
24 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 1 of my new Quantum Foundations podcast! I interview Dr Nicetu Tibau Vidal, a Research Fellow at the University of Hong Kong. We di...