The conversation
Quantum mechanics, music and the strange foundations of reality — from room-temperature quantum systems to a physics-based approach to music theory.
In this episode, you’ll learn
- How Jesse fell in love with physics by working hands-on in a lab and learning quantum mechanics through building
- Why he sees many-worlds as a compelling interpretation of quantum mechanics and what that means for reality
- What makes scalable room-temperature quantum technology so hard, and why new platforms still matter
- How music, phase transitions, and human cognition overlap in ways most people never consider
- Why Jesse is skeptical that current LLMs are the right path to AGI, despite rapid progress
Meet the guests
Jesse Berezovsky is professor of physics at Case Western Reserve University. He received his PhD from UC Santa Barbara in 2007, then worked as a researcher at Harvard.
