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Von Neumann's famous writing on this in his classic text on QM never really caught on (and when I first read it, it left me scratching my head for reasons like you mention, e.g., exactly what is consciousness), but it did catch on with his good friend Wigner. However, later in life, after von...

Highly recommended, but very math-heavy. Fine for math nerds like me, but others may not enjoy it as much as I did. Thanks Bill

I rather enjoy Sean's books. But Sean does not point out one important fact (I can link to an advanced paper on it, but at this level, I don't think it would be of any value, and I have posted it before) that QM is wrong - it is just an approximation to QFT that another poster mentioned. In...

Fair enough. I really should have said for: HS students at the pop-sci level. Of course, at that level, there is confusion between a human observer and what an observation is in QM (i.e., an interaction between quantum objects). I have no personal connection to the article, other than...

I found the following interesting: https://ctrk.klclick1.com/l/01KG5PPJ0FMG5PHBSE7YST7PXZ_12 I have no idea if you need a subscription to Scientific Amacan because I have one (not as big a fan as I once was, but its digital edirion is dirt cheap). If you do let me know and I may be able to see...

God, I hope so. My psychiatrist (I go for other reasons as well, due to depression associated with my autoimmune disease) has discussed ways to stay mentally acute. My GP always refers his patients (he retired a week ago at 78) over 70 to a psychiatrist at least once every 6 months. There...

With your math background, you can study Telagrand for sure. I know you did number theory, but all you need is standard upper undergraduate stuff like functional analysis and differential forms. I did an applied math degree all over the place - stats, plenty of computing, functional...

Sorry, don't know Folland. Someone else may be able to help. Looked it up though - it's devilishly expensive. If interested probably best to go to a university library. Even Telgagrand's book isn't cheap, but being Christmas, I splurged. Thanks Bill

Indeed Thanks Bill

Here, it's the same sequence, but what is done in 7, 8, 9, 10 is accelerated a bit, so it's done in 7, 8, 9. Like the US, not all schools offer it. Mostly it's what you call the 'good' HS's. Thanks Bill

We get US Fox News here, too. I know what you mean. I mostly watch for comic relief and say, "Pass the popcorn." Thanks Bill

I recently posted something that actually shocked me about the math standards at US High Schools. However, I came across a whole new approach that does a Bachelor's for free starting in year 11...

See: Out here in Aus, those interested in math do the equivalent of your Calculus BC in year 10 and 11. In year 12, they do 4 university subjects such as Differential Equations, Linear Algebra, Multivariable Calculus and Probability and Statistics. What is going on in the US? I know that...

I did not know much about Telagrand, but I decided to find out. It turns out he is not only a mathematician, but a very famous one with tons of videoes on his work on YouTube. When I got the book, I thought he was a mathematical physicist who had written a book on QFT for those with a more...

In QFT, point taken. Thanks Bill