Eric Cavalcanti
@ericcavalcanti
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Experimental metaphysicist. Associate professor in quantum physics. Past ARC Future Fellow. Papai of two.
Gold Coast, Queensland
Joined June 2009
Our 2020 paper on the Wigner's friend paradox was co-awarded the 2023 Ehrenfest Best Paper Award! "These theorems provide new challenges for the interpretation of quantum theory, forcing us to make some hard choices in our conception of quantum reality". https://t.co/RBOEYrqSUG
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Congratulations to the Brazilian Supreme Court for having the courage to convict an ex-president who conspired to cling to power. May this serve as an example for the remaining democracies in the world. https://t.co/3dp57fh5Nd
theguardian.com
Former president sought to ‘annihilate’ country’s democracy after losing 2022 election
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Excerpts from an interview I gave to the ABC were aired last Saturday on Radio National, celebrating 100 years of quantum mechanics. Also available on the Science Show podcast: https://t.co/wenO8Tnc9v
abc.net.au
There was a famous debate. And truly weird ideas about how the universe works at a subatomic level. Shelby Traynor traces the history of quantum mechanics.
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ABC News marking 100 years since Werner Heisenberg's fateful visit to Helgoland (with some citations from yours truly): https://t.co/vTmfp1SlT9
abc.net.au
When a German physicist returned from a health retreat 100 years ago, his ideas sparked a debate about reality, and gave rise to quantum mechanics — the "spooky" science of the very small.
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Ok I think it’s time everyone who voted for Trump admit that we made a fucking mess
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🚨 BREAKING: Trump just got what he wanted, the IRS is moving to strip Harvard of its tax-exempt status, days after he demanded it. Let’s be clear: this isn’t about taxes. This is about power. Harvard refused to gut its diversity programs, hand over admissions data, and let
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This battle over Abrego Garcia is simple. It doesn't matter that he was here illegally. It doesn't matter if he's a gang member or if he's a wife beater (both of which are disputed). It doesn't matter if you think he deserves to be deported or to be in prison. / thread
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Jerk.
Nature abhors third-order differential equations.
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“Our dreams and our hopes need not control our results, and […] it may be our best plan to start by criticising our most cherished beliefs. This may seem to some a perverse plan, but it will not seem so to those who want to find the truth and are not afraid of it”. - Karl Popper
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All you who ever put an electronic copy of your signature on a document: the fascists are coming.
Joe Biden’s pardons have all been rendered null and void. The autopen signed them. He did not.
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“I love Canada, but the United States can't subsidize a country for $200 billion a year. You have to run your own country”. It is interesting that the President of the United States is economically illiterate and innumerate. Always a good sign.
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To be fair, I think we have the human training data to blame for this more than the AI itself. 🤣
AI is plotting hacks?! OpenAI just found that advanced AI models openly suggest "Let's hack" & cheat in their thought process. 🤯 6 wild examples:
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AI is plotting hacks?! OpenAI just found that advanced AI models openly suggest "Let's hack" & cheat in their thought process. 🤯 6 wild examples:
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Trump berates Zelensky, the leader of a democratic country courageously fighting Russian imperialism, while he allies himself with Putin, a dictator who started the bloodiest European war in 80 years. Sorry, President Trump. We believe in democracy, not authoritarianism.
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Did I just accidentally click through to an obscure corner of X or has Nazi propaganda — by which I literally mean swastikas and Hitler fan-videos — somehow just become socially acceptable?
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Some experiences happen that are not remembered. Some experiences are remembered that never happened.
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Explaining #Bell’s theorem for the first time, going through the argument step by step, explaining the implications for the role of randomness in #quantummechanics - and then seeing the astounded faces of the students - is always a special moment.
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The world’s richest man @elonmusk is promoting the far right in Europe. Don’t buy a @Tesla. Location: Tesla Gigafactory, Berlin. (In collaboration with @politicalbeauty)
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Uncovered the root of all my problems in therapy today: fear of ontological commitment.
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