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Lawrence Krauss: Multiverse, Dark Energy, Living Forever
Episode 166
Published 3 years ago
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Lawrence Krauss discusses dark energy, the matter‑antimatter puzzle, and the significance of consciousness in the cosmos, while probing multiverse concepts and the frontiers of modern physics.
- 00:00:00 - Introduction
- 00:02:10 - Pushing modern physics beyond its frontier
- 00:03:00 - Writing and the art of asking questions
- 00:08:07 - Unearthing the roots of consciousness
- 00:12:00 - Origins of the universe & quantum fluctuations
- 00:20:13 - Infinite existence (Dyson's arguments)
- 00:27:08 - Graviton detection impossibility?
- 00:30:13 - Inflationary models and multiverses
- 00:35:05 - Neutrinos, leptogenesis, CP violation, and why we're here
- 00:46:46 - Infinities and renormalization (Feynman's "dippy process")
- 00:48:00 - Dark matter: particle or modified gravity?
- 00:51:58 - Higgs field as a Bose-Einstein condensate
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- The Greatest Story Ever Told So Far (Lawrence Krauss): https://amzn.to/46orPIh
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- The Black Cloud (Fred Hoyle): https://amzn.to/45qPxm3
- Podcast w/ Brian Keating on TOE: https://youtu.be/AzsZO3_WhDA
- Podcast w/ Edward Frenkel on TOE: https://youtu.be/n_oPMcvHbAc
- 00:00:00 - Introduction
- 00:02:10 - Pushing modern physics beyond its frontier
- 00:03:00 - Writing and the art of asking questions
- 00:08:07 - Unearthing the roots of consciousness
- 00:12:00 - Origins of the universe & quantum fluctuations
- 00:20:13 - Infinite existence (Dyson's arguments)
- 00:27:08 - Graviton detection impossibility?
- 00:30:13 - Inflationary models and multiverses
- 00:35:05 - Neutrinos, leptogenesis, CP violation, and why we're here
- 00:46:46 - Infinities and renormalization (Feynman's "dippy process")
- 00:48:00 - Dark matter: particle or modified gravity?
- 00:51:58 - Higgs field as a Bose-Einstein condensate
SPONSORS:
- Patreon: early access to ad‑free audio episodes! https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal
- Crypto: https://nowpayments.io/donation/TOE
- PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt
- Discord Invite: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs
- iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802
- Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP
- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e
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RESOURCES:
- Edge of Knowledge (Lawrence Krauss): https://amzn.to/3RTsxci
- Universe of Nothing (Lawrence Krauss): https://amzn.to/3S9RG2D
- The Greatest Story Ever Told So Far (Lawrence Krauss): https://amzn.to/46orPIh
- The Physics of Climate Change (Lawrence Krauss): https://amzn.to/46nlVqY
- The Black Cloud (Fred Hoyle): https://amzn.to/45qPxm3
- Podcast w/ Brian Keating on TOE: https://youtu.be/AzsZO3_WhDA
- Podcast w/ Edward Frenkel on TOE: https://youtu.be/n_oPMcvHbAc
Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal features long-form, technically detailed interviews with leading researchers in physics, mathematics, consciousness, and philosophy, exploring topics at the level of active research. For academics, graduate students, and anyone seeking depth beyond popular science.
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