New Probability Axioms Could Fix Cosmology's Multiverse (Partially) - Sylvia Wenmackers

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*Index to Key Parts of the Talk* [0:00:00] Shaun's intro [0:02:17] Sylvia's overview [0:03:49] Two takeaways from this talk [0:06:36] The motivation and reason for timing of this work [0:09:54] Two probabilistic questions [0:10:22] 1. Probability of inflation [0:11:03] 2. Predictability problem [0:14:27] Infinite phase space [0:16:01] Probability formalisms [0:19:20] Paradox: fair infinite lottery [0:20:56] Standard probability theory [0:23:07] Paradox: fair lottery on N [0:26:40] Finitely additive probability [0:33:00] Non-Archimedean probability [0:41:10] Non-normal quasi-probability [0:45:27] Infinite lottery logic (ILL) [0:47:53] Implications for inflation theory? [1:02:05] Where to next? [1:08:27] What current work in cosmology is particularly underappreciated by the community?

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I just finished reading "Uniform probability in cosmology" - it's an excellent paper! About to listen to this interview.

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Hope you like it 🙂