Where Does the Quantum World End and Ours Begin?
Jonathan Halliwell
Hosted by Steven Strogatz, Janna Levin
Published Sep 17, 2026
47 min
Description
Theoretical physicist Jonathan Halliwell joins Steven Strogatz and Janna Levin to discuss how quantum decoherence helps explain the transition from wave-like quantum systems to the classical macroscopic world. The conversation covers quantum cosmology, decoherent histories, the measurement problem, macroscopic realism and why the quantum-to-classical transition does not require a conscious observer.