{"id":230,"date":"2020-02-17T17:00:05","date_gmt":"2020-02-17T17:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogschapman.wpenginepowered.com\/the-institute-for-quantum-studies\/2020\/02\/17\/hello-world\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T06:48:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T06:48:54","slug":"hello-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/the-institute-for-quantum-studies\/2020\/02\/17\/hello-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Quantum Cause and Effect"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Institute for Quantum Studies at Chapman University presents an online discussion between Dr. Rob Spekkens (Perimeter Institute) and Dr. Matthew Leifer (co-Director of the Institute for Quantum Studies at Chapman) on quantum causality.\u00a0 Robert Spekkens received his B.Sc. in physics and philosophy from McGill University and completed his M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Physics at the University of Toronto.\u00a0 He held a postdoctoral fellowship at Perimeter Institute and an International Royal Society Fellowship at the University of Cambridge.\u00a0 He has been a faculty member at Perimeter Institute since November 2008.\u00a0 His research is focused upon identifying the conceptual innovations that distinguish quantum theories from classical theories and investigating their significance for axiomatization, interpretation, and the implementation of various information-theoretic tasks.\u00a0 His recent work includes new approaches to understanding causality in quantum mechanics and beyond.\u00a0 The conversation will be broadcast live on YouTube at <a 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