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Brian Greene: String Theory, Faster Than Light, and Death
Episode 127
Published 3 years, 2 months ago
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Brian Greene explores the frontiers of string theory, the possibility of faster‑than‑light travel, and the nature of death and the afterlife. He also delves into wormholes, consciousness, and the holographic principle, weaving physics with philosophy.
- 00:00:00 - Introduction
- 00:02:50 - Faster than light travel
- 00:12:10 - Traversable wormholes
- 00:18:45 - Death and fear
- 00:20:40 - Demons of pursuing science and psychedelics
- 00:27:57 - Finding meaning in disconnectedness
- 00:32:35 - The Hard Problem of Consciousness
- 00:37:38 - Gödel, Dyson, and the relevance of a TOE
- 00:40:35 - Time is not fundamental
- 00:45:35 - The Holographic Principle
- 00:49:20 - Google's wormholes and ER = EPR
- 00:54:18 - Geometric Unity, Wolfram, and E8
- 00:58:00 - Curt's upcoming physics paper
- 01:08:09 - Advice for aspiring physicists
- 01:14:50 - Ed Witten is terrifying
- 01:19:15 - Carlo Rovelli, Lee Smolin, and emergent time
- 01:22:02 - Simulation Theory, Swampland, and Geometric Algebra
- 01:32:50 - Responding to Eric Weinstein - Bias in String Theory
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- 00:00:00 - Introduction
- 00:02:50 - Faster than light travel
- 00:12:10 - Traversable wormholes
- 00:18:45 - Death and fear
- 00:20:40 - Demons of pursuing science and psychedelics
- 00:27:57 - Finding meaning in disconnectedness
- 00:32:35 - The Hard Problem of Consciousness
- 00:37:38 - Gödel, Dyson, and the relevance of a TOE
- 00:40:35 - Time is not fundamental
- 00:45:35 - The Holographic Principle
- 00:49:20 - Google's wormholes and ER = EPR
- 00:54:18 - Geometric Unity, Wolfram, and E8
- 00:58:00 - Curt's upcoming physics paper
- 01:08:09 - Advice for aspiring physicists
- 01:14:50 - Ed Witten is terrifying
- 01:19:15 - Carlo Rovelli, Lee Smolin, and emergent time
- 01:22:02 - Simulation Theory, Swampland, and Geometric Algebra
- 01:32:50 - Responding to Eric Weinstein - Bias in String Theory
SPONSORS:
- Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/TOE for 20% off
- TOE Website (early access to episodes): https://theoriesofeverything.org/
- 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...
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- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b9...
- Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeveryt...
RESOURCES:
- Brian Greene Toronto Talk: https://roythomsonhall.mhrth.com/tick...
- World Science Festival: https://cdn.worldsciencefestival.com/
- IAI Interview Brian Greene and Eric Weinstein: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0B1D...
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