Mithuna Yoganathan: Quantum Immortality and Self-Study in Physics

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Mithuna Yoganathan explains quantum immortality theory and reveals the Gottesman-Knill theorem's implications She also shares how she runs a 200k+ subscriber YouTube channel, learning strategies, and deep theoretical debates such as the Gottesman‑Knill theorem and the source of quantum speedup.- 00:00:00 - Introduction- 00:02:26 - What's it like running a 200k+ subscriber YouTube channel?- 00:02:56 - Using "explanation to others" as a self‑learning tool- 00:05:27 - How do you learn new physics / mathematics?- 00:06:22 - On feeling like math / physics isn't within your ability to grasp- 00:08:29 - Is math necessary for understanding physics- 00:09:23 - Daily schedule / routine- 00:12:50 - Dealing with people emailing theories- 00:15:28 - Fat‑shattering dimensions- 00:17:01 - What's the Pauli group's relation to the Clifford group?- 00:19:44 - How do you prove that a quantum algorithm is efficiently simulable classically- 00:22:58 - Gottesman‑Knill theorem (and its extension, proved by Mithuna)- 00:25:41 - What's responsible for the "speedup" in Quantum Computing?- 00:29:24 - Which of her thesis results is the most significant? (on quantum complexity and clean Qubits)- 00:37:27 - Magic state distillation- 00:38:34 - Gödel's incompleteness, with quantum logic- 00:40:41 - Halting problem- 00:41:10 - Quantum Computers vs Probabilistic Turing Machines- 00:42:17 - P = NP- 00:44:41 - Richard Borcherd's comments on Quantum Computers not being "better" than classical (generically)- 00:47:05 - Quantum Contextuality- 00:52:29 - Quantum decoherence and why it doesn't solve the measurement problem- 00:56:26 - On the Many Worlds Interpretation- 00:58:45 - Quantum Immortality- 01:03:19 - Is space / time discrete and what would the implications of this be for QC?- 01:04:42 - Wolfram's "principle of computational equivalence"- 01:05:32 - Bohemian Pilot wave theory- 01:09:28 - Are the laws of physics ultimately beautiful and simple?- 01:10:31 - Audience Q: Thoughts on QBism?SPONSORS:- Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal- PayPal: https://bit.ly/2EOR0M4- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt- iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802- Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e- Google Podcasts: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Id3k7k7mfzahfx2fjqmw3vufb44- Discord Invite Code (as of Mar 04 2021): dmGgQ2dRzS- Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverythingRESOURCES:- YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2ct0zv_M-I- Looking Glass Universe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFk__1iexL3T5gvGcMpeHNA- Link to Peter Gray video mentioned: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQLkKKERWsI Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal features long-form, technically detailed interviews with leading researchers in physics, mathematics, consciousness, and philosophy, exploring topics at the level of active research. For academics, graduate students, and anyone seeking depth beyond popular science. SPONSOR: I subscribe to The Economist for their science and tech coverage. As a TOE listener, get 35% off! No other podcast has this: https://economist.com/TOE FOLLOW: Substack | Spotify | YouTube | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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