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Is The Future Predetermined By Quantum Mechanics?

PBS Space Time · Season 2020 · Episode 34
Einstein’s special theory of relativity combines space and time into one dynamic, unified entity - spacetime. But if time is connected to space, could the universe be anything but deterministic? And does that mean that the future is predestined?

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Season
2020
Episode
34
Air Date
20/Oct/2020
Air Time
12:00
Runtime
17 min

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Einstein’s special theory of relativity combines space and time into one dynamic, unified entity - spacetime. But if time is connected to space, could the universe be anything but deterministic? And does that mean that the future is predestined?

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