Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchKarl Friston on the Perils of Investigations into Consciousness, Derealization, and the Free Energy Principle
Episode 78
In this episode Curt Jaimungal talks with neuroscientist Karl Friston about the Free Energy Principle, its implications for consciousness, derealizat…
4 years, 1 month ago
Nicolas Gisin on Free Will, Quantum Gravity, Superdeterminism, and Time NOT Being an Illusion
Episode 77
In this episode Curt Jaimungal interviews physicist Nicolas Gisin about free will, consciousness, and the nature of time, arguing that time is not an…
4 years, 1 month ago
Norman Wildberger on the Problem with Infinity, The Foundations of Mathematics, Finitism, and the Real Numbers
Episode 76
In this episode mathematician Norman Wildberger critiques the traditional concept of infinity and defends a finitist foundation for mathematics, argu…
4 years, 1 month ago
Donald Hoffman Λ Joscha Bach on Consciousness, Free Will, Gödel, and Computational Reality
Episode 75
In this episode Donald Hoffman and Joscha Bach explore consciousness, free will, Gödel’s incompleteness, and whether reality is computational. They d…
4 years, 1 month ago
George Knapp Λ Colm Kelleher on Skinwalker Ranch, Evidence for UFOs, and the Hitchhiker Effect
Episode 74
George Knapp and Colm Kelleher explore fresh revelations from Skinwalker Ranch, dissect the Hitchhiker Effect, and examine the most compelling UFO ev…
4 years, 1 month ago
David Wolpert on Free Will, The Limits of Science, No Free Lunch theorem, and Mathematical Universe
Episode 73
In this episode Curt Jaimungal talks with David Wolpert about free will, the limits of scientific knowledge, the No Free Lunch theorem, and the Mathe…
4 years, 2 months ago
Brian Keating Λ Lee Cronin on Life in the Universe, Assembly Theory, and the Meaning of Time
Episode 72
In this episode Brian Keating and Lee Cronin debate whether new laws of physics are needed to explain the origin of life, explore assembly theory, an…
4 years, 2 months ago
Linda Moulton Howe on Cattle Mutilation, Bigfoot, Richard Doty, Disinformation, and Arts Parts
Episode 71
In this episode Curt Jaimungal talks with Linda Moulton Howe about cattle mutilations, Bigfoot sightings, Richard Doty’s role in UFO disinformation, …
4 years, 2 months ago
Stephon Alexander on The Autodidactic Universe, String Theory, Matrix Models & Cherns-Simons Gravity
Episode 70
Stephon Alexander joins Curt to explore the Autodidactic Universe, matrix models versus string theory, and Chern‑Simons gravity, while debating evolu…
4 years, 2 months ago
Joscha Bach Λ John Vervaeke on Mind, Idealism, Consciousness, and Computation [Theolocution]
Episode 69
Joscha Bach and John Vervaeke explore the nature of mind, idealism, consciousness, and computation, debating the limits of science and the reality of…
4 years, 2 months ago