{"id":228731,"date":"2026-01-10T21:04:42","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T03:04:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2026\/01\/the-many-worlds-of-the-quantum-multiverse"},"modified":"2026-01-10T21:04:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T03:04:42","slug":"the-many-worlds-of-the-quantum-multiverse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2026\/01\/the-many-worlds-of-the-quantum-multiverse","title":{"rendered":"The Many Worlds of the Quantum Multiverse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto; width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dzKWfw68M5U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope;\n   picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Decoherance which is why we are not aware of the universe splitting.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Is our universe a definitive single reality or is it merely one within an infinitely branching multiverse? Be sure to check out Physics Girl\u2019s Dianna Cowern for more awesome science \/ physicsgirl.<\/p>\n<p>Get your own Space Time t\u00adshirt at <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1QlzoBi\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/1QlzoBi<\/a>.<br \/> Tweet at us! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pbsspacetime\">@pbsspacetime<\/a>.<br \/> Facebook: <a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/pbsspacetime\">facebook.com\/pbsspacetime<\/a>.<br \/> Email us! pbsspacetime [at] gmail [dot] com.<br \/> Comment on Reddit: \/ pbsspacetime.<br \/> Support us on Patreon! \/ pbsspacetime.<\/p>\n<p>Help translate our videos! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/timedtext_cs_p\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/timedtext_cs_p<\/a>\u2026 Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics tells us that observation collapses a probability wave into a single definitive outcome, but this isn\u2019t the only interpretation of quantum mechanics. The many worlds theory proposes that the wavefunction never actually collapses. The observer simply follows one of those many possible paths into their present reality while all the other paths continue on independent of the observer. Each of these paths branches off into an entirely different reality. In this episode Matt discusses the details of the many worlds theory and why it\u2019s not so far-fetched to think that our reality is simply one of an infinite number of realities existing within space time. Links to sources: The Quantum Experiment that Broke Reality <img alt=\"\" class=\"\"> \u2022 The Quantum Experiment that Broke Reality\u2026 Hugh Everett\u2019s Ph.D. Dissertation <a href=\"http:\/\/www-tc.pbs.org\/wgbh\/nova\/manyw\">http:\/\/www-tc.pbs.org\/wgbh\/nova\/manyw<\/a>\u2026 Crazy Pool Vortex <img alt=\"\" class=\"\"> \u2022 Crazy pool vortex Previous Episode <img alt=\"\" class=\"\"> \u2022 The First Humans on Mars Written and hosted by Matt O\u2019Dowd Produced by Rusty Ward Made by Kornhaber Brown <a href=\"http:\/\/(<a href='http:\/\/www.kornhaberbrown.com' rel='nofollow'>www.kornhaberbrown.com<\/a>\">(<a href='http:\/\/www.kornhaberbrown.com' rel='nofollow'>www.kornhaberbrown.com<\/a><\/a>) <\/p>\n<p>The Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics tells us that observation collapses a probability wave into a single definitive outcome, but this isn\u2019t the only interpretation of quantum mechanics. The many worlds theory proposes that the wavefunction never actually collapses. The observer simply follows one of those many possible paths into their present reality while all the other paths continue on independent of the observer. Each of these paths branches off into an entirely different reality. In this episode Matt discusses the details of the many worlds theory and why it\u2019s not so far-fetched to think that our reality is simply one of an infinite number of realities existing within space time.<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2026\/01\/the-many-worlds-of-the-quantum-multiverse\">Continue reading \u201cThe Many Worlds of the Quantum Multiverse\u201d | &gt;<\/a><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Decoherance which is why we are not aware of the universe splitting. Is our universe a definitive single reality or is it merely one within an infinitely branching multiverse? Be sure to check out Physics Girl\u2019s Dianna Cowern for more awesome science \/ physicsgirl. Get your own Space Time t\u00adshirt at http:\/\/bit.ly\/1QlzoBi. Tweet at us! 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