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QMB Prototype Demo

QMB Prototype Demo — Lately, I've been having too much fun, working on quantum randomness generators. One of my goals is to build a minimalist device for producing a quantum binary outcome. I've designed one simple and cost-effective circuit ...

Quantum Multiverse Bifurcator Installation

Quantum Multiverse Bifurcator Installation — For the past few months, I've been working on a series of interconnected projects and thought experiments centered around the concept of the quantum multiverse, a theoretical interpretation of quantum mechanics that implies that many ...

Quantum Coin Flip Device

Quantum Coin Flip Device — Over the past few months, I've been working on building tools to connect human decisions with the outcomes of quantum measurements. The goal is to allow people to let their decisions be chosen using the ...

Quantum Multiverse Bifurcator

Quantum Multiverse Bifurcator — Update: by some mind-blowing coincidence the theme of next year's Burning Man happens to be the Multiverse! Note that what follows was all written before the theme was announced. My partner and I went to ...

Sub-Identity Suicide

Sub-Identity Suicide — Epistemic status: In this post, I attempt to describe a thought experiment that allowed me to overcome chronic depression and existential doubts. This is a metaphysical proposition and may not be amenable to a determination ...

Theseus and the Cell (a PhD dissertation story)

Theseus and the Cell (a PhD dissertation story) — Epistemic status: High confidence in technical validity of model, low confidence in biological applications. The main reason I haven't been very active on this blog for the past year is that I've been finishing up ...