Do Cause and Effect Really Exist? (Big Picture Ep. 2/5)

This video is about why there's no such thing as cause and effect at the level of fundamental particle physics, and how our everyday experience of cause and effect arises due to entropy, the large-scale arrow of time, and the leverage certain events have over others. This can explain not only the existence of causes and effects, but also memories, records and so on.

REFERENCES & ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Sean Carroll: The Big Picture

And twitter - @minutephysics

Minute Physics provides an energetic and entertaining view of old and new problems in physics -- all in a minute!

Created by Henry Reich

[Evija]

So the cat DID light the house on fire :D

[PaintFire_]

Forgive me if I'm wrong, but doesn't this video totally skip over quantum mechanics? Not every event in the future can be predicted by looking at what happened in the past.

[Triattt]

You know nothing about 42. Please do your research before making these ridiculous claims.

[Shangori]

so... the thing I got from this is...

cats are jerks

[matrixphijr]

So... the answer is "no, but yes, but not really, but absolutely, but it's not important"?

[markarchy]

Yeah, we shouldn't prosecute criminal because it's just the law of physic that cause it

[DieDude]

is it just me or is this a new voice
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[OberonTheGoat]

Minute Physics is playing semantic games to dish up cheap "mind-blow" feels.

[ShawnRavenfire]

I think this only shows that the integer 42 is, in fact, the cause of life, the universe, and everything.

[alldaySCIENCEofficial]

This video seems more minutephilosophical rather than minutephysical. 😂
Hit like if you agree.

[joshhall]

I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT ANY OF THIS MEANS BUT I LIKE THE VOICE AND THE CUTE LIL STICK FIGURES

[RunItsTheCat]

I learned nothing from this video except that I may be retarded.

[atmostud]

The Big Picture is an awesome book! It touches on every fundamental thing I've ever thought about! With a dose of philosophy of science thrown in. Henry and Sean is an exciting collaboration.

[SusanBoots]

Sooo, what exactly was the point of the video?

[RedsBoneStuff]

0:13 I love how the philosopher is just asking "Why?" xD

[ashkara]

42 because that's the answer to all these questions?

[daniellassander]

I love Sean Carroll for spreading actual science and so interesting information to the rest of us.

[dantheman]

Brilliant, as always.
This should be made into a course for primary schools. My 8 year old daughter finds this format pretty easy to digest with a little Q&A afterwards.

[RichardGrable]

But even physics can't explain why kids love the taste of cinnamon toast crunch...

[rolothomosky]

Not a fan of not having Henry narrate.