A panel discussion on "What is an Observer?" at FQXi's 5th International Conference with James Hartle, Adrian Kent, Susanne Still, David Wolpert, David Wallace, Alan Guth, and Adam Brown.
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Keywords: What is an Observer, Panel Discussion, Guth, Still, Brown.