Does Quantum Entanglement Allow for Faster-Than-Light Communication?

Quantum entanglement allows particles to affect one another faster than the speed of light. So does this mean we could one day build a device to exploit this and enable superluminal communication? A popular trope in sci-fi for sure, but today let’s look at the science. Presented by Prof David Kipping (Columbia). Special thanks to Prof. Ehud Altman (Berkeley), Prof Tim Byrnes (NYU) & Prof. Raquel Queiroz (Columbia) for fact checking our script. → Support our research program: → Get Stash here! THANK-YOU to our supporters D. Smith, M. Sloan, C. Bottaccini, D. Daughaday, A. Jones, S. Brownlee, N. Kildal, Z. Star, E. West, T. Zajonc, C. Wolfred, L. Skov, G. Benson, A. De Vaal, M. Elliott, B. Daniluk, M. Forbes, S. Vystoropskyi, S. Lee, Z. Danielson, C. Fitzgerald, C. Souter, M. Gillette, T. Jeffcoat, H. Jensen, J. Rockett, N. Fredrickson, D. Holland, E. Hanway, D. Murphree, S. Hannum, T. Donkin, K. Myers, A. Schoen, K. Dabrowski, J. Black, R. Ramezankhani, J. Armstrong, K. Weber, S. Marks, L. Robinson, F. Van Exter, S. Roulier, B. Smith, P. Masterson, R. Sievers, G. Canterbury, J. Kill, J. Cassese, J. Kruger, S. Way, P. Finch, S. Applegate, L. Watson, T. Wheeler, E. Zahnle, N. Gebben, J. Bergman, E. Dessoi, J. Alexander, C. Macdonald, M. Hedlund, P. Kaup, C. Hays, S. Krasner, W. Evans, D. Bansal, J. Curtin, J. Sturm, RAND Corp., I. Attard, M. Donovan, N. Corwin, M. Mangione, K. Howard, L. Deacon, G. Metts, G. Genova, R. Provost, B. Sigurjonsson, G. Fullwood, T. Mitchum, B. Walford, J. Boyd, J. Quayle, & N. De Haan. ::References:: ► Gisin (2014), “Quantum measurement of spins and magnets, and the classical limit of PR-boxes“, : ► Pawlowski et al. (2009), “Information causality as a physical principle“, Nature, 461, 1101: ► Einstein et al. (1935), “Can Quantum-Mechanical Description of Physical Reality Be Considered Complete?“, PhysRev, 47, 777: ► Salart et al. (208), “Testing spooky action at a distance“, Nature, 454, 861: ::Further video resources:: ► “Why You Can’t Use Quantum Mechanics to Communicate Faster Than Light?“ by Looking Glass Universe ► “The puzzling tension between faster-than-light communication and quantum mechanics“ by NYU Quantum Technology Lab: ::Music:: Music licensed by (SS) [], or via Creative Commons (CC) Attribution License (), or with permission from the artist ► Brad Hill - When Darkness is No Longer Dark (0:00) [] ► Chris Zabriskie - Cylinder Five (2:09) ► Falls - Life in Binary (5:09) ► Falls - Ripley (10:05) ► Chris Zabriskie - Cylinder Four (13:24) ► Brad Hill - There Is but One Good (16:10) [] ► Chris Zabriskie - The Sun Is Scheduled To Come Out Again Tomorrow (22:20) ► Brad Hill - At Sunrise (25:33) [] ► Indive - Trace Correction (28:11) ::Film/TV clips used:: ► Moonfall (Lionsgate) ► Passengers (Sony Pictures Releasing) ► Mankind: The Story of All of Us (History Channel) ► Foundation (Apple Inc.) ► Interstellar (Paramount Pictures) ► Contact (Warner Bros.) ► Arrival (Paramount Pictures) ► Back to the Future (Universal Pictures) ► Avatar (20th Century Fox) ► Mass Effect 2 (Bioware) ► The Matrix (Warner Bros.) ► Star Trek: The Next Generation (Paramount Television) ► Star Wars: the Last Jedi (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures) ► Genius (National Geographic) ► Star Trek (Paramount Television) ► Star Trek: The Motion Picture (Paramount Pictures) ::Chapters:: 00:00 The FTL Dream 02:10 Relativistic FTL? 03:41 Quantum FTL? 06:27 Quantum 101 09:01 FTL Action at Distance 10:33 How to Exploit? 12:23 Idea 1: Repeat Measurements 14:16 Idea 2: Double Slits 18:04 Idea 3: XY Switching 22:20 Where From Here? 28:11 Outro & Credits #Quantum #ftlfasterthanlight #CoolWorlds