Sam Kuypers is a physicist and researcher at the Conjecture Institute, working at the intersection of quantum theory, epistemology, and AI alignment. His work explores the deep structure of knowledge, the philosophy of time, and how models of understanding evolve, follow Sam on Twitter
We talk about quantum information, how theories evolve, the failures of conventional education, and why clarity in epistemology matters more than ever. Topics are outlined in the timestamps below.
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Timestamps
00:00 – Intro
02:25 – How science builds explanations vs just data
04:51 – Why quantum theory still confuses people
07:17 – Absurdity in textbook interpretations of collapse
09:43 – Why time and causality remain misunderstood
12:09 – Openness of the future and causality in physics
14:35 – The arrow of time and symmetric equations
17:01 – What realism really means in science
19:27 – Quantum theory as deeply explanatory
21:53 – Quantum entanglement and the problem of locality
24:18 – Probability, measurement, and subjective views
26:44 – Why alternate versions of reality can’t interact
29:10 – Education as guessing, criticizing, and learning
31:36 – Genuine knowledge vs passive absorption
34:02 – ChatGPT and the future of learning
36:28 – Unschooling and child-led epistemology
38:54 – Reviving forgotten epistemological frameworks
41:20 – Why the best theories aren’t widely accepted
43:46 – Epistemological mistakes and the mission at Conjecture
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