Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchYang-Hue Hi: The AI Math That Left Number Theorists Speechless
In this episode Professor Yang‑Hue Hi explores how AI is reshaping pure mathematics, from the murmuration conjecture to breakthroughs on the Riemann …
10 months, 1 week ago
Curt Jaimungal (Me): "Explain it to me like I'm five..." okie dokie
We examine the common claim that you must be able to explain a concept to a five‑year‑old to truly understand it, arguing that the idea can be mislea…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
David Kaiser: MIT Physicist - These Black Holes Are Older Than the Universe
MIT physicist and historian David Kaiser examines primordial black holes, exploring how they might explain dark matter and connect to cosmic inflatio…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Curt Jaimungal (Me): Demystifying Gödel's Theorem - What It Actually Says
Gödel’s incompleteness theorem is often misrepresented in popular science. In this episode we cut through the hype, correcting misconceptions from fi…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Ted Jacobson: The Physicist Who Proved Entropy = Gravity
In this episode physicist Ted Jacobson explains how Einstein’s equations can emerge from thermodynamic principles of the quantum vacuum, suggesting g…
10 months, 4 weeks ago
Julian Barbour: When Physics Gets Rid of Time and Quantum Theory
In this episode physicist Julian Barbour argues that time is an illusion and that quantum mechanics may be replaced by a theory based on relational r…
11 months ago
Curt Jaimungal (Me): The Geometric Unity Iceberg... Oh Boy.
In this three‑hour deep dive, Curt Jaimungal unpacks Eric Weinstein’s Geometric Unity, presenting graduate‑level mathematics alongside accessible exp…
11 months, 1 week ago
Neil Turok: The Most Astonishing Theory of Black Holes Ever Proposed
Neil Turok proposes a radical black‑hole theory in which the interior is a mirror reflecting an antimatter twin, eliminating information loss, multiv…
11 months, 1 week ago
Jennifer Nagel: Why Universal Skepticism Is Philosophy's Greatest Deception
Philosopher Jennifer Nagel argues that universal skepticism is philosophy’s greatest deception, claiming that doubt is an illusion and knowledge is a…
11 months, 1 week ago
Curt Jaimungal (Me): Debunking the “All Possible Paths” Myth - What Feynman Really Showed
Curt Jaimungal debunks the popular “all possible paths” myth, explaining what Feynman’s path integral actually demonstrates and why the misconception…
11 months, 2 weeks ago