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Episode 3 | What If We Have No Free Will?

Season 1 Episode 3

Using a tank of ping pong balls, David demonstrates why we don’t need to worry.

What if we have no free will? What if we are just systems that move from one state to another in a predictable fashion? Using a tank of ping pong balls, David demonstrates why we don’t need to worry.

AIR DATE 10/28/15

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