{"id":13999,"date":"2023-11-27T10:30:34","date_gmt":"2023-11-27T18:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/?p=13999"},"modified":"2023-11-27T10:37:36","modified_gmt":"2023-11-27T18:37:36","slug":"new-course-the-many-hidden-worlds-of-quantum-mechanics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2023\/11\/27\/new-course-the-many-hidden-worlds-of-quantum-mechanics\/","title":{"rendered":"New Course: The Many Hidden Worlds of Quantum Mechanics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wondrium.com\/the-many-hidden-worlds-of-quantum-mechanics\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"416\" height=\"234\" src=\"https:\/\/www.preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/10270.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/10270.jpg 416w, https:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/10270-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/10270-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 416px) 100vw, 416px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In past years I&#8217;ve done several courses for The Great Courses\/Wondrium (formerly The Teaching Company): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegreatcourses.com\/courses\/dark-matter-dark-energy-the-dark-side-of-the-universe\">Dark Matter and Dark Energy<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegreatcourses.com\/courses\/mysteries-of-modern-physics-time\">Mysteries of Modern Physics:Time<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegreatcourses.com\/courses\/dark-matter-dark-energy-the-dark-side-of-the-universe\">The Higgs Boson and Beyond<\/a>. Now I&#8217;m happy to announce a new one, <strong>The Many Hidden Worlds of Quantum Mechanics<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wondrium.com\/the-many-hidden-worlds-of-quantum-mechanics\">Wondrium<\/a> (streaming)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegreatcourses.com\/courses\/the-many-hidden-worlds-of-quantum-mechanics\">The Great Courses<\/a> (DVD)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is a series of 24 half-hour lectures, given by me with impressive video effects from the Wondrium folks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The content will be somewhat familiar if you&#8217;ve read my book <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.preposterousuniverse.com\/somethingdeeplyhidden\/\">Something Deeply Hidden<\/a><\/em> &#8212; the course follows a similar outline, with a few new additions and elaborations along the way. So it&#8217;s both a general introduction to quantum mechanics, and also an in-depth exploration of the Many Worlds approach in particular. It&#8217;s meant for absolutely everybody &#8212; essentially no equations this time! &#8212; but 24 lectures is plenty of time to go into depth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Check out this trailer:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" controls src=\"https:\/\/www.preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Trailer.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As I type this on Monday 27 November, I believe there is some kind of sale going on! So move quickly to get your quantum mechanics at unbelievably affordable prices.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In past years I&#8217;ve done several courses for The Great Courses\/Wondrium (formerly The Teaching Company): Dark Matter and Dark Energy, Mysteries of Modern Physics:Time, and The Higgs Boson and Beyond. Now I&#8217;m happy to announce a new one, The Many Hidden Worlds of Quantum Mechanics. 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