{"id":239181,"date":"2026-06-17T19:14:39","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T00:14:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2026\/06\/is-quantum-information-more-fundamental-than-reality-vlatko-vedral"},"modified":"2026-06-17T19:14:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T00:14:39","slug":"is-quantum-information-more-fundamental-than-reality-vlatko-vedral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2026\/06\/is-quantum-information-more-fundamental-than-reality-vlatko-vedral","title":{"rendered":"Is Quantum Information More Fundamental Than Reality? | Vlatko Vedral"},"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\/odQDoR-0Rxo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope;\n   picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>What if quantum information is more fundamental than space, time, matter, or even quantum mechanics itself?<\/p>\n<p>Vlatko Vedral explores the implications of a Q-number-based reality for quantum gravity, pre-Big-Bang cosmology, the nature of time, and the possibility that quantum information lies beneath our deepest physical theories.<\/p>\n<p>1:25 Quantum Gravity and Q Numbers.<br \/> 4:30 Before the Big Bang.<br \/> 7:42 Time, the Block Universe, and Q Numbers.<br \/> 11:56 Quantum Mechanics at All Scales.<br \/> 14:01 The Next Revolution in Physics.<\/p>\n<p>Vlatko Vedral is a Serbian-born British physicist. He is best known for his contributions to quantum information theory, quantum mechanics, and quantum entanglement. He earned his Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees from Imperial College London, where he graduated with a PhD.<\/p>\n<p>More from Vlatko Vedral on Closer To Truth:<br \/> Closer To Truth: The Podcast: \u2022 Closer To Truth: The Podcast.<br \/> Closer To Truth contributors: <a href=\"https:\/\/closertotruth.com\/contributor\">https:\/\/closertotruth.com\/contributor<\/a>\u2026 to Closer To Truth: <img class=\"\" alt=\"\"> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/closertotruthtv\">@closertotruthtv<\/a> Join the Community: <\/p>\n<ul class=\"\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<li>Membership (5,000+ videos): <a href=\"https:\/\/closertotruth.com\/register\/\">https:\/\/closertotruth.com\/register\/<\/a> <\/li>\n<li>Audio Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/closertotruth.podbean.com\">https:\/\/closertotruth.podbean.com<\/a> <\/li>\n<li>Support the Show: <a href=\"https:\/\/closertotruth.com\/donate\/\">https:\/\/closertotruth.com\/donate\/<\/a> <\/li>\n<li>Official Merchandise: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bonfire.com\/store\/closert\">https:\/\/www.bonfire.com\/store\/closert<\/a>\u2026 <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> Follow Us: <\/p>\n<ul class=\"\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<li>Facebook: <img class=\"\" alt=\"\"> \/ closertotruthtv <\/li>\n<li>Instagram: <img class=\"\" alt=\"\"> \/ closertotruth <\/li>\n<li>X: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CloserToTruth\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/CloserToTruth<\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> Closer To Truth, hosted by Robert Lawrence Kuhn and directed by Peter Getzels, presents the world\u2019s greatest thinkers exploring humanity\u2019s deepest questions. Discover fundamental issues of existence. Engage new and diverse ways of thinking. Appreciate intense debates. Share your own opinions. Seek your own answers. #CloserToTruth #Cosmos #VlatkoVedral #QuantumInformation #QuantumGravity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What if quantum information is more fundamental than space, time, matter, or even quantum mechanics itself? 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