Is emergent quantum mechanics grounded in classical physics? - Science Weekly podcast

Does strange quantum behaviour emerge from run-of-the-mill classical physics? If so, what does this tell us about the fundamental nature of reality?

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The 20th century was a golden one for science. Big bang cosmology, the unravelling of the genetic code of life, and of course Einstein's general theory of relativity. But it also saw the birth of quantum mechanics - a description of the world on a subatomic level - and unlike many of the other great achievements of the century, the weird world of quantum physics remains as mysterious today as it was a century ago. But what if strange quantum behaviour emerged from familiar, classical physics? How would this alter our view of the quantum world? And, more importantly, what would it tell us about the fundamental nature of reality?