Do we have to accept Quantum weirdness? De Broglie Bohm Pilot Wave Theory explained @LookingGlassUniverse

Uploaded August 2017 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

An explanation and the pros and cons of Pilot Wave Theory aka Bohmian mechanics.

Links to videos referenced:
Veritasium's video: youtu.be/WIyTZDHuarQ
My old Bohmian mechanics video: youtu.be/rbRVnC92sMs
Contextuality: youtu.be/Qz4CHI_W-TA
Entanglement and the EPR paradox: youtu.be/Xzmp7byh77E

Also see:
PBS spacetime's excellent video: youtu.be/RlXdsyctD50
This amazing video about 'surreal paths' in Bohmian mechanics (this channel is also very worth checking out): youtu.be/CCW93koLNYY

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$I dont know why light slows down in water Supported by Screen Australia and Youtube through the Skip Ahead initiative. Links to the other videos mentioned: Part 1 of this story: https://youtu.be/yP1kKN3ghOU 3Blue1Browns explanation of Feynmans proof: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTzGBJPuJwM Experiment: If you’d like to try the experiment I did at home then you’ll need a phone with Lidar or you can get a laser meter quite cheaply at a hardware store. If you use an iphone, the app I found most reliable for the measurement was this one: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/lidar-measuring/id1535032210 Code: The 3D simulation is here: https://github.com/mithuna-y/speed_of_light_in_a_medium/tree/main/multiple_layers References: The Feynman lectures- “Ch 31: On the origin of refractive index” and “Ch 48: Beats”$