Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchPeter Woit: A New Path to Unification (The Forgotten Geometry)
Peter Woit, senior lecturer at Columbia and author of *Not Even Wrong*, critiques the failures of grand unified and string theories and argues that t…
1 year, 6 months ago
The Deepest Theories of Consciousness | The Consciousness Iceberg [Layer 3]
In this episode Curt Jaimungal explores Layer 3 of the Consciousness Iceberg, discussing Heidegger’s Dasein, the Attention Schema Theory, EM field to…
1 year, 7 months ago
The Slow Death of Scientific Innovation | Gregory Chaitin
In this episode Curt talks with pioneering mathematician Gregory Chaitin about the limits of mathematics, the generation of new ideas, and the histor…
1 year, 7 months ago
Proving Gravity Is Not Quantum | Ivette Fuentes
In this episode Curt talks with Ivette Fuentes about the challenges of proving that gravity is not a quantum phenomenon. They explore how quantum inf…
1 year, 7 months ago
The Woman Who Broke Gravity | Claudia de Rham
Claudia de Rham, a leading theoretical physicist at Imperial College, discusses her groundbreaking work on modifying gravity and its implications for…
1 year, 7 months ago
Karl Friston: The Most INTENSE Theory of Reality Explained
Karl Friston, a pioneering neuroscientist behind the free energy principle, joins Curt Jaimungal to discuss how this theory reshapes our understandin…
1 year, 7 months ago
Edward Frenkel: Revolutionary Math Proof No One Could Explain...Until Now
Edward Frenkel, a leading mathematician at UC Berkeley, explains the Langlands program, its ties to physics, and the search for a single unifying for…
1 year, 7 months ago
The Consciousness Iceberg [Layer 2]: The Hard Problem, Carl Jung, Nondualism, Buddhism
In this episode we explore Layer 2 of the Consciousness Iceberg, tackling the Hard Problem of consciousness alongside Carl Jung’s insights, non‑duali…
1 year, 7 months ago
Denis Noble: "GENES ARE NOT THE BLUEPRINT FOR LIFE"
Denis Noble argues that genes are not a blueprint for life, challenging gene‑centric and neo‑Darwinian views while highlighting the role of systems b…
1 year, 7 months ago
Sean Carroll: The Crisis in (Fundamental) Physics is Worse Than You Think...
Sean Carroll examines why the crisis in fundamental physics is deepening, from holographic ideas to the difficulty of funding unconventional research…
1 year, 7 months ago