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Neil deGrasse Tyson: Chaitin's Theorem, Ai, UFOs
Episode 154
Published 2 years, 8 months ago
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Neil deGrasse Tyson joins Curt to explore Chaitin's incompleteness theorem, the limits of AI, and the UFO debate, while weaving philosophy and physics into a lively conversation. They also tackle the role of evidence in science and discuss upcoming cosmic threats.
- 00:00:00 - Introduction
- 00:02:52 - What Neil is working on
- 00:04:57 - What fundamental aspect of our universe will change?
- 00:06:27 - Nobel Prize, Bell's Inequality, and Locality
- 00:09:27 - Chaitin's Incompleteness Theorem
- 00:13:59 - The role of philosophy in physics
- 00:17:32 - Norton's Dome
- 00:29:24 - Carlo Rovelli, Lee Smolin, and John Baez on Philosophy
- 00:39:50 - The limitations of the scientific method
- 00:45:48 - Whistleblower David Grusch and UFO "testimony"
- 00:49:15 - The government is not as incompetent as people say
- 00:56:09 - Increscent evidence and extraordinary claims
- 00:57:44 - If Neil encountered an alien but didn't film it, what would he do?
- 01:06:18 - Analyses by Kevin Knuth, et al.'s on UAP radar
- 01:07:54 - Why not apply "where's the evidence" to String Theory and the social "sciences"?
- 01:13:32 - How Neil prepares for interviews and speeches
- 01:25:10 - Straw man vs. the Strongest man (Neil disparagers the UFO topic)
- 01:31:05 - Curt suggests Neil may have a biased set...
- 01:37:35 - Debunking that Aristotle thought heavier bodies fall faster
- 01:41:19 - Neil doesn't have "beliefs"
- 01:46:09 - Impending asteroids colliding with Earth
- 01:48:42 - Curt proposes a bet on the UAP topic to Neil...
- 01:57:03 - Closing thoughts
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RESOURCES:
- YouTube link: https://youtu.be/HhWWlJFwTqs
- Neil deGrasse Tyson's NEW book - Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization: https://amzn.to/3QaXBn5
- Norton's Dome: https://sites.pitt.edu/~jdnorton/Good...
- Richard Borcherd's video on Aristotle: https://youtu.be/MHTgCXdBohs
- Alex O'Connor's NDT podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukhmq...
- Kevin Knuth's UAP Analysis: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
- 00:00:00 - Introduction
- 00:02:52 - What Neil is working on
- 00:04:57 - What fundamental aspect of our universe will change?
- 00:06:27 - Nobel Prize, Bell's Inequality, and Locality
- 00:09:27 - Chaitin's Incompleteness Theorem
- 00:13:59 - The role of philosophy in physics
- 00:17:32 - Norton's Dome
- 00:29:24 - Carlo Rovelli, Lee Smolin, and John Baez on Philosophy
- 00:39:50 - The limitations of the scientific method
- 00:45:48 - Whistleblower David Grusch and UFO "testimony"
- 00:49:15 - The government is not as incompetent as people say
- 00:56:09 - Increscent evidence and extraordinary claims
- 00:57:44 - If Neil encountered an alien but didn't film it, what would he do?
- 01:06:18 - Analyses by Kevin Knuth, et al.'s on UAP radar
- 01:07:54 - Why not apply "where's the evidence" to String Theory and the social "sciences"?
- 01:13:32 - How Neil prepares for interviews and speeches
- 01:25:10 - Straw man vs. the Strongest man (Neil disparagers the UFO topic)
- 01:31:05 - Curt suggests Neil may have a biased set...
- 01:37:35 - Debunking that Aristotle thought heavier bodies fall faster
- 01:41:19 - Neil doesn't have "beliefs"
- 01:46:09 - Impending asteroids colliding with Earth
- 01:48:42 - Curt proposes a bet on the UAP topic to Neil...
- 01:57:03 - Closing thoughts
SPONSORS:
- Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal
- Crypto: https://tinyurl.com/cryptoTOE
- PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt
- Discord Invite: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs
- iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast...
- Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP
- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b9...
- Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeveryt...
- TOE Merch: https://tinyurl.com/TOEmerch
RESOURCES:
- YouTube link: https://youtu.be/HhWWlJFwTqs
- Neil deGrasse Tyson's NEW book - Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization: https://amzn.to/3QaXBn5
- Norton's Dome: https://sites.pitt.edu/~jdnorton/Good...
- Richard Borcherd's video on Aristotle: https://youtu.be/MHTgCXdBohs
- Alex O'Connor's NDT podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukhmq...
- Kevin Knuth's UAP Analysis: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
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