Join scientists as they grab light from across the universe to prove quantum entanglement is real. #NOVAPBS Official Website: https://to.pbs.org/3vqiMpg Einstein called it “spooky action at a distance,” but today quantum entanglement is poised to revolutionize technology from computers to cryptography. Physicists have gradually become convinced that the phenomenon—two subatomic particles that mirror changes in each other instantaneously over any distance—is real. But a few doubts remain. NOVA follows a ground-breaking experiment in the Canary Islands to use quasars at opposite ends of the universe to once and for all settle remaining questions. (Premiered January 9, 2019) Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 03:52 Is Quantum Entanglement Real?: Canary Islands Experiment 08:10 The Beginnings of Quantum Mechanics 15:26 Quantum Mechanics Explained by Einstein, Podolsky and Rosen 22:39 Developments from Discovery of Quantum Theory 27:11 The First Quantum Entanglement Experiment 32:04 Quantum Computers Solving Real-World Problems 39:02 Loopholes of Quantum Entanglement 45:20 The Results of the Canary Islands Experiment 47:47 Quantum Entanglement in Modern Physics © 2022 WGBH Educational Foundation All rights reserved This program was produced by GBH, which is solely responsible for its content. This program is made possible by viewers like you. Support your local PBS station here: https://pbs.org/donate/ Enjoy full episodes of your favorite PBS shows anytime, anywhere with the free PBS App: https://to.pbs.org/2QbtzhR Stay up to date on the latest science discoveries, full episodes, articles, videos, and more by signing up for NOVA's newsletter here: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/newslet... FOLLOW US: NOVA YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/novaonline Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NOVApbs Twitter: https://twitter.com/novapbs Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/novapbs/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@novapbs PBS Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PBS/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/PBS/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/PBS/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/PBS/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pbs Shop: https://shop.pbs.org/ #einstein #quantumentanglement
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I don't miss a single pbs documentary. Whether it's American experience or secrets of the dead or Nova or front line. All of pbs is incredible. And people that don't know that, I feel sorry for them. PB S has been a part of my life since I was a little kid. And a truly is the best television on television
Quantum entanglement is true, my brain becomes entangled when thinking about the quantum.
Einstein once said, “I don’t want to BE right. I just want to know if I AM right.”
For my thesis project, I used genomics to physically clone a mouse gene. About 1-2 years afterwards, the mouse genome was sequenced. I realized that I had wasted time cloning this gene the hard way. I don't think quantum physicists should be too upset by being told that some of their work is a waste of time. We're all on the same team.
The bold thinking it took to even imagine the final experiment, using quasars as filter switches...and the technological ability to then execute it. I am beyond impressed.
The experiment with the two Quasars was the most fascinating thing I have ever seen. Gives me chills and excitement about the quantum world.
I love physics and astronomy. If I had had the mind for the math it is the profession I would have chosen. Although I do not comprehend it in any way like the physicists who founded quantum mechanics or those who performed this experiment, I do have a tremendous admiration for what they have done here. IMHO I believe this proves that there is clearly more to reality than what meets the eye. Perhaps we are just now beginning to get a glimpse into the universe beyond our own. Perhaps not other universes exactly, but other realities.
I LOVE science and quantum physics just blows my mind. I wish I had advanced mathematical understanding to really appreciate it.
Wonderful! Thanks Nova for making this amazing episode. These are some of the most difficult abstract concepts in all of science, yet somehow you made it understandable.
It seems this documentary was released sometime in January 2023. But, it has to be at least 5 years old. The Q-bit count for the quantum computer used in this video is 72. However, the IBM Osprey, which is IBM's newest quantum computer, has a Q-bit count of 433 and was released in 2021. As knowledge doubles approximately every 12 hours, and is shrinking as we live each day, the updated PBS documentary on this subject would be even more mind blowing.
I would vote for quantum entanglement. But … are these researchers certain the randomness was not lost by the interaction of the quasar photons with Earth's atmosphere, or with the Milky Way's magnetic field, or …?
Thanks to Gordon & Betty Moore and John Templeton Foundations for their major financial support for NOVA. I can't wait to show this to my kids. Absolutely fascinating watch.
I’m glad you guys made this video so that the layman could understand it. Lol. Otherwise I would have never enjoyed it this much. That was a great explanation of Quantum Entanglements.
The best thing about him every time they try to prove him wrong they prove him right. Priceless.
It always amazes me just how far we have come technologically in my life time alone, and all thanks to these men . Thank you for this great doc nova!
Now I know how dog feels when I talk to him
Quantum mechanics is a theory that is extremely accurate at predicting what happens without offering any explanation whatsoever as to how or why it happens.
I can't help but imagine what it would be like to go back in time and show Einstein this video.
Great episode. Glad it premiered on YouTube.
I didn’t understand Physics in high school, but all these talks about quantum entanglement makes me want to learn Physics at home🤔