1 00:00:04,460 --> 00:00:02,690 lists but the question about the 2 00:00:07,490 --> 00:00:04,470 fluctuation in the background radiation 3 00:00:09,440 --> 00:00:07,500 is the current explanation for why that 4 00:00:10,910 --> 00:00:09,450 galaxies over there yes yes right and 5 00:00:13,700 --> 00:00:10,920 this one's over here and there was a 6 00:00:16,430 --> 00:00:13,710 literal conversion experience in 1990 7 00:00:18,320 --> 00:00:16,440 when the Cobie data was presented at 8 00:00:29,450 --> 00:00:18,330 that meeting in Florida and they all of 9 00:00:37,880 --> 00:00:33,740 as you stated randomness is an 10 00:00:42,319 --> 00:00:37,890 assumption that most scientists just 11 00:00:44,479 --> 00:00:42,329 take for granted and get you and a few 12 00:00:47,750 --> 00:00:44,489 others including myself seriously 13 00:00:50,149 --> 00:00:47,760 question that assumption how is it that 14 00:00:52,130 --> 00:00:50,159 you have come to that conclusion if you 15 00:00:54,560 --> 00:00:52,140 can tell us briefly and what 16 00:00:56,750 --> 00:00:54,570 significance does that have for the 17 00:01:02,139 --> 00:00:56,760 evolution of the framework that you're 18 00:01:08,690 --> 00:01:05,299 well first of all quantum randomness has 19 00:01:12,919 --> 00:01:08,700 been the most controversial kind of 20 00:01:14,419 --> 00:01:12,929 thing contained in the quantum 21 00:01:15,770 --> 00:01:14,429 measurement problem since the beginning 22 00:01:18,529 --> 00:01:15,780 even the founders didn't like it very 23 00:01:23,090 --> 00:01:18,539 much and yet it works so so very well 24 00:01:27,680 --> 00:01:23,100 but I was I guess first started thinking 25 00:01:28,969 --> 00:01:27,690 about this by some physicists the one 26 00:01:30,770 --> 00:01:28,979 that comes to mind it might not have 27 00:01:33,080 --> 00:01:30,780 been the first that I read but anyway 28 00:01:36,980 --> 00:01:33,090 surf and adame Nicholas surf and Chris 29 00:01:40,840 --> 00:01:36,990 Adami at Caltech wrote a paper about 30 00:01:43,609 --> 00:01:40,850 this that's been widely ignored and 31 00:01:47,240 --> 00:01:43,619 there are some other justifications for 32 00:01:49,490 --> 00:01:47,250 it in purely quantum theory terms so 33 00:01:52,370 --> 00:01:49,500 that got me started then I started to 34 00:01:54,709 --> 00:01:52,380 think about it more and look at the 35 00:01:56,569 --> 00:01:54,719 evidence from sigh for backwards 36 00:01:59,359 --> 00:01:56,579 causation and for backwards causation 37 00:02:01,279 --> 00:01:59,369 this suddenly solves the problem so it 38 00:02:03,260 --> 00:02:01,289 clicked together for me and the more I 39 00:02:05,270 --> 00:02:03,270 look the more I see evidence that things 40 00:02:08,240 --> 00:02:05,280 are symmetrical in time preparation 41 00:02:10,370 --> 00:02:08,250 measurement exactly symmetrical if you 42 00:02:15,199 --> 00:02:10,380 think about that for a while and I think 43 00:02:17,180 --> 00:02:15,209 you have a lot of things clear up okay 44 00:02:19,280 --> 00:02:17,190 unfortunately we're out of time for