Quantum mechanics presents a complex and paradoxical picture, defying common sense. QBism offers a radical interpretation.
"QBism": The most radical interpretation of quantum mechanics ever
"Quantum Bayesianism" offers a radical interpretation of quantum physics, suggesting that quantum states are not objective realities.
bigthink.com
September 9, 2023 at 12:20 PM
Quantum mechanics presents a complex and paradoxical picture, defying common sense. QBism offers a radical interpretation.
I made a quantum foundations alignment chart — go forth and fight about it!
(also, "good" is not an endorsement)
(also, "good" is not an endorsement)
August 30, 2025 at 9:27 PM
I made a quantum foundations alignment chart — go forth and fight about it!
(also, "good" is not an endorsement)
(also, "good" is not an endorsement)
George Webster on QBism and Hegel
November 28, 2024 at 3:38 PM
George Webster on QBism and Hegel
量子状態の判断が人によって違っても、なぜ共通のボルン則に従うのでしょうか。WiltscheによるQBismと現象学の哲学的提案を専門家向けに読み解きます。確率の整合性と量子的制約を分け、ボルン則の具体形の導出は今後の課題として扱います。
https://note.com/hydezero/n/n0ddb7e549915
#量子論 #科学哲学
https://note.com/hydezero/n/n0ddb7e549915
#量子論 #科学哲学
September 28, 2026 at 11:41 AM
量子状態の判断が人によって違っても、なぜ共通のボルン則に従うのでしょうか。WiltscheによるQBismと現象学の哲学的提案を専門家向けに読み解きます。確率の整合性と量子的制約を分け、ボルン則の具体形の導出は今後の課題として扱います。
https://note.com/hydezero/n/n0ddb7e549915
#量子論 #科学哲学
https://note.com/hydezero/n/n0ddb7e549915
#量子論 #科学哲学
QBism and "it from bit" getting exposure in the recent issue of @newscientist.com:
#philosophy #philsci 🧪
#philosophy #philsci 🧪
In this week’s issue: The neuroscientist who wants us to be nicer to psychopaths, how to buy a robot butler and the radical quantum theory that existence is shaped by our interlocking perspectives.
Grab a copy in shops now or download our app for digital editions. www.newscientist.com/issue/3587/
Grab a copy in shops now or download our app for digital editions. www.newscientist.com/issue/3587/
March 25, 2026 at 1:14 PM
QBism and "it from bit" getting exposure in the recent issue of @newscientist.com:
#philosophy #philsci 🧪
#philosophy #philsci 🧪
You’ll want to collect these cards to outline how three major interpretations, Copenhagen, Many-Worlds, QBism, treat the obscured bits differently.
Quantum Role Playing Game (QRPG)
Poetry interprets the play.
Quantum Role Playing Game (QRPG)
Poetry interprets the play.
September 16, 2025 at 2:01 PM
You’ll want to collect these cards to outline how three major interpretations, Copenhagen, Many-Worlds, QBism, treat the obscured bits differently.
Quantum Role Playing Game (QRPG)
Poetry interprets the play.
Quantum Role Playing Game (QRPG)
Poetry interprets the play.
The best thing about it was not so much getting clear about QBism, though that was valuable, but the fact that scientists and science writers were in the same room on equal footing and genuinely keen to learn from one another. More of this please!
July 8, 2026 at 11:00 AM
The best thing about it was not so much getting clear about QBism, though that was valuable, but the fact that scientists and science writers were in the same room on equal footing and genuinely keen to learn from one another. More of this please!
Off to Denmark for a conference! 🇩🇰
I'll be talking about Hegel, phenomenology and QBism.
Looking forward to some great discussions!
I'll be talking about Hegel, phenomenology and QBism.
Looking forward to some great discussions!
April 27, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Off to Denmark for a conference! 🇩🇰
I'll be talking about Hegel, phenomenology and QBism.
Looking forward to some great discussions!
I'll be talking about Hegel, phenomenology and QBism.
Looking forward to some great discussions!
I was thinking "I hope this is going to get to QBism" - and then it does. And thereby offers a nice perspective on it. In a way, the question is all about how we think about the wavefunction.
aeon.co/essays/why-q...
aeon.co/essays/why-q...
Why quantum mechanics needs phenomenology | Aeon Essays
The role of the conscious observer has posed a stubborn problem for quantum measurement. Phenomenology offers a solution
aeon.co
September 19, 2025 at 4:52 PM
I was thinking "I hope this is going to get to QBism" - and then it does. And thereby offers a nice perspective on it. In a way, the question is all about how we think about the wavefunction.
aeon.co/essays/why-q...
aeon.co/essays/why-q...
Last week, UC Merced Philosophy hosted @haraldwiltsche.bsky.social for a super interesting talk on the relationship between phenomenology and QBism (Quantum Bayesianism) #philsci #philsky
Harald Wiltsche: "Two Dogmas of Phenomenology"
YouTube video by UC Merced Philosophy
www.youtube.com
March 10, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Last week, UC Merced Philosophy hosted @haraldwiltsche.bsky.social for a super interesting talk on the relationship between phenomenology and QBism (Quantum Bayesianism) #philsci #philsky
This is excellent. I prefer RQM to QBism, but this makes me see glimmers of a possible reconciliation. Lots to think about.
If you've been wondering how the Qbist interpretation of quantum mechanics and the enactive approach in cognitive science naturally complement each other, then this impressive paper by @amandagefter.bsky.social is for you. arxiv.org/abs/2411.042...
Enaction for QBists
This paper began as a set of notes introducing quantum physicists of the QBist persuasion to enactive theory. Unlike mainstream cognitive science, which views cognition as computations on internal rep...
arxiv.org
November 11, 2024 at 9:32 PM
This is excellent. I prefer RQM to QBism, but this makes me see glimmers of a possible reconciliation. Lots to think about.
QBism:
The simplest interpretation of quantum physics 🧪
bigthink.com/13-8/qbism-s...
Discover how Quantum Bayesianism challenges traditional quantum mechanics by focusing on the role of the observer in creating quantum reality.
The simplest interpretation of quantum physics 🧪
bigthink.com/13-8/qbism-s...
Discover how Quantum Bayesianism challenges traditional quantum mechanics by focusing on the role of the observer in creating quantum reality.
August 8, 2024 at 3:31 PM
QBism:
The simplest interpretation of quantum physics 🧪
bigthink.com/13-8/qbism-s...
Discover how Quantum Bayesianism challenges traditional quantum mechanics by focusing on the role of the observer in creating quantum reality.
The simplest interpretation of quantum physics 🧪
bigthink.com/13-8/qbism-s...
Discover how Quantum Bayesianism challenges traditional quantum mechanics by focusing on the role of the observer in creating quantum reality.
I've been invited to speak at the next annual conference of the Nordic Society for Phenomenology, at the University of Southern Denmark on 28-30 April.
I'll be presenting a paper on "Mutual Recognition in the Philosophy of Physics: Hegel, phenomenology, QBism".
Looking forward to it!!!
I'll be presenting a paper on "Mutual Recognition in the Philosophy of Physics: Hegel, phenomenology, QBism".
Looking forward to it!!!
February 3, 2025 at 9:31 AM
I've been invited to speak at the next annual conference of the Nordic Society for Phenomenology, at the University of Southern Denmark on 28-30 April.
I'll be presenting a paper on "Mutual Recognition in the Philosophy of Physics: Hegel, phenomenology, QBism".
Looking forward to it!!!
I'll be presenting a paper on "Mutual Recognition in the Philosophy of Physics: Hegel, phenomenology, QBism".
Looking forward to it!!!
春コミ 一賭千金 新刊サンプル
「Qbism」
A5/20ページ/400円/フルカラー
西アトリウムツ62a
サークル名 おみずおいしい
謎解きイラスト本です
「Qbism」
A5/20ページ/400円/フルカラー
西アトリウムツ62a
サークル名 おみずおいしい
謎解きイラスト本です
March 15, 2026 at 1:58 PM
春コミ 一賭千金 新刊サンプル
「Qbism」
A5/20ページ/400円/フルカラー
西アトリウムツ62a
サークル名 おみずおいしい
謎解きイラスト本です
「Qbism」
A5/20ページ/400円/フルカラー
西アトリウムツ62a
サークル名 おみずおいしい
謎解きイラスト本です
In her recent book on quantum mechanics, Emily Adlam claims I’m an advocate of QBism (I’m not), while in another book I’m reviewing, the author claims I endorse the many-worlds interpretation (I do not). Is this one of those cases where I can claim I must be doing something right?!
#philsci
#physics
#philsci
#physics
February 8, 2026 at 8:45 AM
‘QBism’: quantum mechanics is not a description of objective reality – it reveals a world of genuine free will
theconversation.com/qbism-quantu...
theconversation.com/qbism-quantu...
‘QBism’: quantum mechanics is not a description of objective reality – it reveals a world of genuine free will
According to a school of thought known as QBism, quantum mechanics is a guide to action.
theconversation.com
May 21, 2025 at 2:10 PM
‘QBism’: quantum mechanics is not a description of objective reality – it reveals a world of genuine free will
theconversation.com/qbism-quantu...
theconversation.com/qbism-quantu...
7/ A provocative -- and controversial -- interpretation of quantum mechanics, known as QBism, might help tame thorny issues like the measurement problem and nonlocality. I wrote about it for FirstPrinciples:
www.firstprinciples.org/article/coul... #physics #philosophy
www.firstprinciples.org/article/coul... #physics #philosophy
What is QBism? Can it solve paradoxes of quantum mechanics?
By focusing on the role of the observer, QBism takes a new approach to quantum mechanics.
www.firstprinciples.org
December 28, 2024 at 5:01 PM
7/ A provocative -- and controversial -- interpretation of quantum mechanics, known as QBism, might help tame thorny issues like the measurement problem and nonlocality. I wrote about it for FirstPrinciples:
www.firstprinciples.org/article/coul... #physics #philosophy
www.firstprinciples.org/article/coul... #physics #philosophy
What happened this month to make everyone look for papers on QBism (but not download them)? philsci-archive.pitt.edu/14824/
September 23, 2025 at 11:56 PM
What happened this month to make everyone look for papers on QBism (but not download them)? philsci-archive.pitt.edu/14824/
A recent book in the philosophy of physics characterises me as an advocate of QBism (I’m not). So, inspired by this piece by John Scalzi, I asked a handful of AI systems ‘Is Steven French a QBist?’
Today in "Don't Trust AI to Tell You Facts": How several different "AI" programs messed up the simple fact of to whom I dedicated a book, and what that means for how much you should trust "AI" to tell you the truth about things (spoiler: not much at all):
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/12/13/a...
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/12/13/a...
“AI”: A Dedicated Fact-Failing Machine, or, Yet Another Reason Not to Trust It For Anything
I search my name on a regular basis, not only because I am an ego monster (although I try not to pretend that I’m not) but because it’s a good way for me to find reviews, end-of-the-yea…
whatever.scalzi.com
December 14, 2025 at 10:21 AM
A recent book in the philosophy of physics characterises me as an advocate of QBism (I’m not). So, inspired by this piece by John Scalzi, I asked a handful of AI systems ‘Is Steven French a QBist?’
QBism: The simplest interpretation of quantum physics bigthink.com/13-8/qbism-s...
QBism: The simplest interpretation of quantum physics
Learn how Quantum Bayesianism challenges traditional quantum mechanics by focusing on the role of the observer in creating quantum reality.
bigthink.com
May 28, 2024 at 9:03 AM
QBism: The simplest interpretation of quantum physics bigthink.com/13-8/qbism-s...
if you want to try it out (i had only ever released my changes), it's in qbism's quake2-colored-refsoft
Also. shout-out to Yamagi Quake2 for their own take on software colored lighting
Also. shout-out to Yamagi Quake2 for their own take on software colored lighting
GitHub - qbism/Quake2-colored-refsoft: ref_soft.dll for Quake2 with 8-bit colored lighting in context of Knightmare's Unofficial Q2 Patch
ref_soft.dll for Quake2 with 8-bit colored lighting in context of Knightmare's Unofficial Q2 Patch - qbism/Quake2-colored-refsoft
github.com
April 6, 2025 at 12:33 AM
if you want to try it out (i had only ever released my changes), it's in qbism's quake2-colored-refsoft
Also. shout-out to Yamagi Quake2 for their own take on software colored lighting
Also. shout-out to Yamagi Quake2 for their own take on software colored lighting
November 26, 2025 at 5:17 PM
読書会で枠をいただきましたので以下の発表をします
御酒飲太郎（a.k.a. 星原渚）
「Physicist → Magician ――主観・規範・跳躍」（仮）
七夕坂蓮子の物理学をQBism的観点から議論する胡乱な感じのやつです。宜しくお願い致します。
御酒飲太郎（a.k.a. 星原渚）
「Physicist → Magician ――主観・規範・跳躍」（仮）
七夕坂蓮子の物理学をQBism的観点から議論する胡乱な感じのやつです。宜しくお願い致します。
以前に川崎読書会に参加を検討されていた皆様、連絡等ありますので参加ご希望のかたはツイプラでの申し込みをお願いいたします。
[TwiPla] 第３回 京浜東方読書会
twipla.jp/events/705136
[TwiPla] 第３回 京浜東方読書会
twipla.jp/events/705136
第３回 京浜東方読書会 - TwiPla
またまた読書会とプレゼン発表会をやります。◆趣旨 東方pojectに関する同人誌や書籍を読んだり、原作について語りあったりして 楽しく盛り上がる会です。 主宰：銅折葉（@domioiha）／折葉坂三番
twipla.jp
December 12, 2025 at 10:36 AM
読書会で枠をいただきましたので以下の発表をします
御酒飲太郎（a.k.a. 星原渚）
「Physicist → Magician ――主観・規範・跳躍」（仮）
七夕坂蓮子の物理学をQBism的観点から議論する胡乱な感じのやつです。宜しくお願い致します。
御酒飲太郎（a.k.a. 星原渚）
「Physicist → Magician ――主観・規範・跳躍」（仮）
七夕坂蓮子の物理学をQBism的観点から議論する胡乱な感じのやつです。宜しくお願い致します。
Had fun doing philosophy in Denmark last week 🇩🇰
The Nordic Society for Phenomenology puts on a brilliant conference!!
And it was great to see so many talks on phenomenology and the sciences - especially physics!!
#philsky #philsci #phenomenology
The Nordic Society for Phenomenology puts on a brilliant conference!!
And it was great to see so many talks on phenomenology and the sciences - especially physics!!
#philsky #philsci #phenomenology
May 6, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Had fun doing philosophy in Denmark last week 🇩🇰
The Nordic Society for Phenomenology puts on a brilliant conference!!
And it was great to see so many talks on phenomenology and the sciences - especially physics!!
#philsky #philsci #phenomenology
The Nordic Society for Phenomenology puts on a brilliant conference!!
And it was great to see so many talks on phenomenology and the sciences - especially physics!!
#philsky #philsci #phenomenology
What if the famous paradoxes of quantum mechanics could all just... go away? I spoke with physicist Chris Fuchs -- and with his supporters and critics -- about a provocative interpretation of quantum mechanics known as QBism: #physics #philosophy
www.firstprinciples.org/article/coul...
www.firstprinciples.org/article/coul...
What is QBism? Can it solve paradoxes of quantum mechanics?
By focusing on the role of the observer, QBism takes a new approach to quantum mechanics.
www.firstprinciples.org
September 25, 2024 at 5:12 PM
What if the famous paradoxes of quantum mechanics could all just... go away? I spoke with physicist Chris Fuchs -- and with his supporters and critics -- about a provocative interpretation of quantum mechanics known as QBism: #physics #philosophy
www.firstprinciples.org/article/coul...
www.firstprinciples.org/article/coul...