Podcasts about biggest ideas

So many of us are curious about the stuff of space and time and the forces that bind us all together. Author and physicist Sean Caroll wants to encourage that curiosity, and believes physics can be accessible to everyone. Carroll is the Homewood Professor of Natural Philosophy, a joint appointment between physics and philosophy at Johns Hopkins University and fractal faculty at the Santa Fe Institute. He has focused his research on cosmology, field theory, and gravitation, looking at topics such as dark matter and dark energy, modified gravity, topological defects, extra dimensions, and violations of fundamental symmetries. He has shifted his focus to foundational questions, both in quantum mechanics—origin of probability, emergence of space and time—and statistical mechanics—entropy and the arrow of time, emergence and causation, dynamics of complexity, all while bringing a more philosophical dimension to this work. Carroll is the author of several books, including, “The Biggest Ideas in the Universe: Space, Time, and Motion,” “Something Deeply Hidden: Quantum Worlds and the Emergence of Spacetime,” and its second volume, “Quanta and Fields: The Biggest Ideas in the Universe.” He hosts the “Mindscape” podcast, featuring conversations with accomplished guests on new ideas in science, philosophy, culture, and the arts. Carroll was named a Guggenheim Fellow in 2015. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ready for an adventure into the “bare stuff of reality”? Join us for a special online program when theoretical physicist Sean Carroll returns to the Club on the occasion of the publication of his new book Quanta and Fields, the second book of his internationally acclaimed series The Biggest Ideas in the Universe. Quantum field theory is how modern physics describes nature at its most profound level. Starting with the basics of quantum mechanics itself, Carroll explains measurement and entanglement before explaining how the world is really made of fields. Why is matter solid? Why is there antimatter? Where do the sizes of atoms come from? And why are the predictions of quantum field theory so spectacularly successful? Carroll explains fundamental ideas like spin, symmetry, Feynman diagrams, and the Higgs mechanism are explained. Sean Carroll is creating a new approach to sharing physics with a broad audience, one that goes beyond analogies to show how physicists really think. He cuts to the bare mathematical essence of our most profound theories, explaining every step in a uniquely accessible way. In association with Wonderfest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sean Carroll is creating a profoundly new approach to sharing physics with a broad audience, one that goes beyond analogies to show how physicists really think. He cuts to the bare mathematical essence of our most profound theories, explaining every step in a uniquely accessible way. Quantum field theory is how modern physics describes nature at its most profound level. Starting with the basics of quantum mechanics itself, Sean Carroll explains measurement and entanglement before explaining how the world is really made of fields. You will finally understand why matter is solid, why there is antimatter, where the sizes of atoms come from, and why the predictions of quantum field theory are so spectacularly successful. Fundamental ideas like spin, symmetry, Feynman diagrams, and the Higgs mechanism are explained for real, not just through amusing stories. Beyond Newton, beyond Einstein, and all the intuitive notions that have guided homo sapiens for millennia, this book is a journey to a once unimaginable truth about what our universe is. Sean Carroll is Homewood Professor of Natural Philosophy at Johns Hopkins University, and Fractal Faculty at the Santa Fe Institute. He is host of the Mindscape podcast, and author of From Eternity to Here, The Particle at the End of the Universe, The Big Picture, and Something Deeply Hidden. He has been awarded prizes and fellowships by the National Science Foundation, NASA, the American Institute of Physics, the Royal Society of London, and many others. He lives in Baltimore with his wife, writer Jennifer Ouellette. His new book series, The Biggest Ideas in the Universe, includes one volume on Space, Time, and Motion, and this new volume on Quanta and Fields. Shermer and Carroll discuss: the measurement problem in physics • wave functions • entanglement • fields • interactions • scale • symmetry • gauge theory • phases • matter • atoms • time • double-slit experiment • superposition • directionality in nature • the multiverse • known unknowables • Is there a place for God in scientific epistemology?

Publication week! Say hello to Quanta and Fields, the second volume of the planned three-volume series The Biggest Ideas in the Universe. This volume covers quantum physics generally, but focuses especially on the wonders of quantum field theory. To celebrate, this solo podcast talks about some of the big ideas that make QFT so compelling: how quantized fields produce particles, how gauge symmetries lead to forces of nature, and how those forces can manifest in different phases, including Higgs and confinement.Blog post with transcript: https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2024/05/13/275-solo-quantum-fields-particles-forces-and-symmetries/Support Mindscape on Patreon.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Patreon: https://bit.ly/3v8OhY7 Sean Carroll is Homewood Professor of Natural Philosophy at Johns Hopkins University and fractal faculty at the Santa Fe Institute. He is also the host of Sean Carroll's Mindscape, a podcast about science, society, philosophy, culture, arts, and ideas. This is Sean's fourth appearance on the show. He appeared with David Albert of Columbia University on episode 106, which covers the Many-Worlds theory of quantum mechanics, Boltzmann Brains, and the fine-tuned universe. He was also on episode 118 with Slavoj Žižek on quantum physics, the multiverse, time travel, and a whole lot more, and then episode 200 with Daniel Dennett and Steven Pinker on AI, parapsychology, and consciousness. This episode is coming out in advance of Sean's next book, Quanta and Fields: The Biggest Ideas in the Universe (Penguin, 2024), which will be released on May 14, 2024. Sean and Robinson discuss many of the topics and themes of Quanta and Fields, including the books' namesake subjects, as well as more decides, like scientific realism, free will, the simulation hypothesis, and the end of physics. If you're interested in the foundations of physics—which you absolutely should be—then please check out the JBI, which is devoted to providing a home for research and education in this important area. Any donations are immensely helpful at this early stage in the institute's life. Sean's Website: https://www.preposterousuniverse.com Sean's Twitter: https://twitter.com/seanmcarroll Quanta and Fields (The Biggest Ideas in the Universe): https://a.co/d/gfMDLQo The John Bell Institute: https://www.johnbellinstitute.org OUTLINE 00:00 Introduction 5:00 The Biggest Ideas in the Universe 9:38 Do Physicists Understand Physics? 15:51 What Is the Role of Philosophers in Physics? 18:24 The Measurement Problem and Quantum Field Theory 20:24 Scientific Realism and the Standard Model of Particle Physics 25:11 What Is the Wave Function? 34:46 What Is Quantum Field Theory? 37:45 What Is the Fundamental Layer of Reality? 41:01 What Is the Standard Model of Particle Physics? 45:42 What Are the Fundamental Objects in the Standard Model of Particle Physics? 47:39 How Do We Test the Standard Model of Particle Physics? 49:38 What Are the Weaknesses of the Standard Model of Particle Physics? 54:41 Will We Ever Find a Theory of Everything? 56:19 Is String Theory the Final Theory of Physics? 58:14 String theory and the Fine-Tuning Problem 01:00:18 Is Quantum Gravity the End of Progress in Physics? 01:06:12 What is Philosophical Naturalism? 01:08:05 On Naturalized Epistemology 01:10:24 On the Philosophy of Mathematics 01:19:08 On Naturalizing Morality 01:22:33 The Myths of Quantum Entanglement 01:29:53 Is There Only One Electron? 01:34:09 Are Atoms Mostly Empty Space? 01:36:51 Are We Living in a Simulation? 01:39:58 Is Infinity a Problem for Quantum Mechanics?  01:41:59 The Mysteries of Quantum Mechanics Robinson's Website: http://robinsonerhardt.com Robinson Erhardt researches symbolic logic and the foundations of mathematics at Stanford University. Join him in conversations with philosophers, scientists, and everyone in-between.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/robinson-erhardt/support

“Forget about essences.” Philosopher Daniel Dennett on how modern-day philosophers should be more collaborative with scientists if they want to make revolutionary developments in their fields. Up next, Antifragility: How to use suffering to get stronger | Jonathan Haidt & more Philosophy and science haven't always gone hand-in-hand. Here's why that should change. Daniel Dennett, an Emeritus Professor from Tufts University and prolific author, provides an overview of his work at the intersection of philosophy and science. Many of today's philosophers are too isolated in their pursuits, he explains, as they dedicate their intellect purely to age-old philosophical ideas without considering the advancements of modern science. If our understanding of reality evolves with every new scientific breakthrough, shouldn't philosophical thought develop alongside it? In just 11 minutes, Dennett outlines the four eras he evolved through on his own journey as a philosopher: classical philosophy, evolutionary theory, memetic theory, and the intentional stance. Each stage added depth to his perspective and understanding, enriching his personal journey as a philosopher and his analysis of how philosophy, when used correctly, can help us comprehend human behavior. Dennett's key takeaway is a request for philosophers to reevaluate their methodologies, urging modern-day thinkers to embrace the insights offered by new scientific discoveries. By combining the existential and theoretical viewpoints of philosophers with the analytical and evidential perspective of scientists, we can begin to fully and accurately interpret the world around us. Maybe, with this type of collaboration, we can begin to answer the questions that started our intellectual pursuits in the first place, so many hundreds of years ago. ----------------------------------------------------- Go Deeper with Big Think: ►Become a Big Think Member Get exclusive access to full interviews, early access to new releases, Big Think merch and more ►Get Big Think+ for Business Guide, inspire and accelerate leaders at all levels of your company with the biggest minds in business -------------------------------------------------- About Daniel Dennett: Daniel C. Dennett is the Austin B. Fletcher Professor of Philosophy and director of the Center for Cognitive Studies at Tufts University. Dennett believes it's time to unmask the philosopher's art and make thought experimentation accessible to a wider audience. "How to Think Like a Philosopher," Dennett's five-part workshop, is a journey into the labyrinthine mind games played by Dennett and his colleagues. For the more utilitarian-minded, these are mental practices that will improve your ability to focus and think both rationally and creatively. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sean Carroll is a theoretical physicist who serves as a Homewood Professor of Natural Philosophy at Johns Hopkins University. Carroll strives to convey complicated physics concepts in accessible terms on his Mindscape podcast and in his popular books, including last year's The Biggest Ideas in the Universe: Space, Time, and Motion. He joins Preet to talk about the relationship between science and philosophy, how to comprehend quantum mechanics, and whether there are billions of similar universes operating alongside our own.  Plus, Special Counsel David Weiss's testimony in front of the House Judiciary Committee about the Hunter Biden prosecution and Trump's reported plan to use the Department of Justice for revenge if he retakes the presidency. Take the CAFE survey to help us plan for our future: bit.ly/3QBS5th   Don't miss the Insider bonus, where Preet and Carroll talk more about depictions of time travel in Hollywood films. To listen, become a member of CAFE Insider for $1 for the first month. Head to cafe.com/insider. For show notes and a transcript of the episode head to: cafe.com/stay-tuned/quantum-leap-with-sean-carroll/ Have a question for Preet? Ask @PreetBharara on Threads, or Twitter with the hashtag #AskPreet. Email us at staytuned@cafe.com, or call 669-247-7338 to leave a voicemail. Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sean Carroll is a quantum physicist, who has written several books explaining the complexity of his topic to general readers. Show notes: Sean Carroll (https://www.preposterousuniverse.com) Mindscape Podcast (https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/) Hijack (https://tv.apple.com/us/show/hijack/umc.cmc.1dg08zn0g3zx52hs8npoj5qe3) The Biggest Ideas in the Universe: Vol. 1: Space, Time, and Motion (https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/biggestideas/) Katie Mack: The End of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking) (https://www.astrokatie.com/book) Sarafina Nance: Starstruck: A Memoir of Astrophysics & Finding Light in the Dark (https://starafina.com/starstruck) Learn more about Scrivener (https://www.literatureandlatte.com/scrivener/overview), and check out the ebook Take Control of Scrivener (https://www.literatureandlatte.com/store). If you like the podcast, please follow it in Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/write-now-with-scrivener/id1568550068) or your favorite podcast app. Leave a rating or review, and tell your friends. And check out past episodes of Write Now with Scrivener (https://podcast.scrivenerapp.com).

Welcome to the September 2023 Ask Me Anything episode of Mindscape! These monthly excursions are funded by Patreon supporters (who are also the ones asking the questions). We take questions asked by Patreons, whittle them down to a more manageable number -- based primarily on whether I have anything interesting to say about them, not whether the questions themselves are good -- and sometimes group them together if they are about a similar topic. Enjoy!Blog post with questions and transcript: https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2023/09/04/ama-september-2023/And you can now pre-order The Biggest Ideas in the Universe Vol. 2: Quanta and Fields!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

What is time? Why do we have it? How come we're so bad at comprehending how it passes? Does time fly? If you're bored, does it slow down? Sean Carroll at Johns Hopkins University, author of "The Biggest Ideas in the Universe: Space, Time, and Motion," spends some time answering Mikes big questions.  And what about boredom and downtime? James Danckert, author of "Out of My Skull: The Psychology of Boredom," and Dr. Sandi Mann, author of "The Upside of Downtime," explain the two.  Got questions? Email Mike at ivegotquestions@audacy.com

Sean Carroll is a theoretical physicist and philosopher who specializes in quantum mechanics, cosmology, and the philosophy of science. He is the Homewood Professor of Natural Philosophy at Johns Hopkins University and an external professor at the Sante Fe Institute. Sean has contributed prolifically to the public understanding of science through a variety of mediums: as an author of several physics books including Something Deeply Hidden and The Biggest Ideas in the Universe, as a public speaker and debater on a wide variety of scientific and philosophical subjects, and also as a host of his podcast Mindscape which covers topics spanning science, society, philosophy, culture, and the arts. www.patreon.com/timothynguyen In this episode, we take a deep dive into The Many Worlds (Everettian) Interpretation of quantum mechanics. While there are many philosophical discussions of the Many Worlds Interpretation available, ours marries philosophy with the technical, mathematical details. As a bonus, the whole gamut of topics from philosophy and physics arise, including the nature of reality, emergence, Bohmian mechanics, Bell's Theorem, and more. We conclude with some analysis of Sean's speculative work on the concept of emergent spacetime, a viewpoint which naturally arises from Many Worlds. This video is most suitable for those with a basic technical understanding of quantum mechanics. Part I: Introduction 00:00:00 : Introduction 00:05:42 : Philosophy and science: more interdisciplinary work? 00:09:14 : How Sean got interested in Many Worlds (MW) 00:13:04 : Technical outline Part II: Quantum Mechanics in a Nutshell 00:14:58 : Textbook QM review 00:24:25 : The measurement problem 00:25:28 : Einstein: "God does not play dice" 00:27:49 : The reality problem Part III: Many Worlds 00:31:53 : How MW comes in 00:34:28 : EPR paradox (original formulation) 00:40:58 : Simpler to work with spin 00:42:03 : Spin entanglement 00:44:46 : Decoherence 00:49:16 : System, observer, environment clarification for decoherence 00:53:54 : Density matrix perspective (sketch) 00:56:21 : Deriving the Born rule 00:59:09 : Everett: right answer, wrong reason. The easy and hard part of Born's rule. 01:03:33 : Self-locating uncertainty: which world am I in? 01:04:59 : Two arguments for Born rule credences 01:11:28 : Observer-system split: pointer-state problem 01:13:11 : Schrodinger's cat and decoherence 01:18:21 : Consciousness and perception 01:21:12 : Emergence and MW 01:28:06 : Sorites Paradox and are there infinitely many worlds 01:32:50 : Bad objection to MW: "It's not falsifiable." Part IV: Additional Topics 01:35:13 : Bohmian mechanics 01:40:29 : Bell's Theorem. What the Nobel Prize committee got wrong 01:41:56 : David Deutsch on Bohmian mechanics 01:46:39 : Quantum mereology 01:49:09 : Path integral and double slit: virtual and distinct worlds Part V. Emergent Spacetime 01:55:05 : Setup 02:02:42 : Algebraic geometry / functional analysis perspective 02:04:54 : Relation to MW Part VI. Conclusion 02:07:16 : Distribution of QM beliefs 02:08:38 : Locality   Further reading: Hugh Everett. The Theory of the Universal Wave Function, 1956. Sean Carroll. Something Deeply Hidden, 2019. More Sean Carroll & Timothy Nguyen: Fragments of the IDW: Joe Rogan, Sam Harris, Eric Weinstein: https://youtu.be/jM2FQrRYyas Twitter: @iamtimnguyen Webpage: http://www.timothynguyen.org  

Waiting is the ultimate creative poison – but, let's face it, we're all guilty of stalling out on a big idea or two. Author Becky Blades gets it. Her book, Start More Than You Can Finish, offers simple strategies for moving from idea to action – and she's sharing those recs with Hardly Working. Tune in and learn what it takes to make things happen at work and in life.

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Town Square with Ernie Manouse airs at 3 p.m. CT. Tune in on 88.7FM, listen online or subscribe to the podcast. Join the discussion at 888-486-9677, questions@townsquaretalk.org or @townsquaretalk. Given how vast and endless our universe is, there is so much to learn and discover about how everything works, and because of this, there is so much we either don't know or don't understand. We talk with physicist, philosopher, and New York Times bestselling author, Sean Carroll, who will offer and explain various scientific topics such as black holes, dark matter, entropy and so much more regarding the universe and our place in it.  Many of the scientific topics and themes he will discuss can be found in his recently released book, The Biggest Ideas in the Universe: Space, Time, and Motion, which is available now wherever books are sold. To watch Sean Carroll's YouTube channel, click here.   Guest: Sean Carroll New York Times Bestselling Author Homewood Professor of Natural Philosophy at Johns Hopkins University Fractal Faculty at the Santa Fe Institute Town Square with Ernie Manouse is a gathering space for the community to come together and discuss the day's most important and pressing issues. We also offer a free podcast here, on iTunes, and other apps

This week we welcome back theoretical physicist and philosopher Sean Carroll to talk about how his most recent book, The Biggest Ideas in the Universe: Space, Time, and Motion, attempts to bridge the gap between how scientists talk about physics and how they usually go about explaining it to non-scientists. The goal is to help you understand what physicists are talking about—equations and all—without needing to know much more than some algebra.

Today on Cool Science Radio, John and Lynn's guests are:(0:50) Sean Carroll, a theoretical physicist at the California Institute of Technology, host of the popular Mindscape podcast and a best selling author. Sean's newest book is The Biggest Ideas in the Universe…Space, Time, and Motion.Then (25:36) Randell Munroe who is the The #1 New York Times bestselling author of What If? is back answering more of the weirdest questions you never thought to ask in his new book What if 2?

We look at this attempt to bring complex sciences concepts into the wider realm. The Biggest Ideas in the universe is written by Sean Carroll, see more about the book on their website here. The Biggest Ideas in the universe: space, time and motion reviewed The goals of this book are clearly sign posted in the title, and the author tackles these topics with a clear plan and a sense of purpose. We enjoyed reading it, and could definitely imagine sharing this book with various potential younger readers, to help them grasp some of the issues tackled in this book. On several occasions we found complex ideas well explained, with interesting examples used to exemplify the points the author was trying to make. There is great value in taking this approach as it brings more people into the conversation, and it raises awareness among experts in other fields, who may then be able to bring in insights and potentially even radical new breakthroughs based on their own particular domain expertise. We are living in exciting times for learning more about space, physics and the universe, especially as the newer telescopes come into service and start sharing more data and information about wider and wider parts of the universe. Sean Carroll's book is therefore topical and also accessible, which helps to inform, educate and inspire future potential scientists too. Well worth reading, and, or sharing with the younger aspiring scientists in the family. A good Christmas stocking filler too perhaps!? More about the book Knowledge is power. A landmark new series from a prize-winning scientist and communicator In this major trilogy, Sean Carroll opens up the world of physics and shows that you don't necessarily need a science degree to gain a deeper insight into the workings of the universe. Starting with the ideas that revolutionised our view of nature, Space, Time and Motion poses deep questions about the cosmos, guiding us through classical physics from Euclid and Galileo to Newton and Einstein. Carroll investigates how a twin could be seven years older than her brother, and demonstrates why it's easier than you might think for a drifting astronaut to get back to the safety of the space station. These are the laws of physics as you've never understood them before. More about the author Sean Carroll is Homewood Professor of natural philosophy at Johns Hopkins University. He won the Royal Society Winton Prize for his book on the search for the elusive Higgs boson, The Particle at the End of the Universe, and The Big Picture was an international bestseller. His most recent book is Something Deeply Hidden. He lives in Los Angeles. @seanmcarroll preposterousuniverse.com Happy publication day to The Biggest Ideas in the Universe: Space, Time, and Motion! Happy to do my part to change the world by inspiring everyone to scribble physics equations on napkins and envelopes. Sean Carroll (@seanmcarroll) September 20, 2022 I'm interested in how the world works at the deepest levels, which leads me to do research in physics and philosophy. My current interests include foundational questions in quantum mechanics, spacetime, statistical mechanics, complexity, and cosmology, with occasional dabblings elsewhere. My new book is The Biggest Ideas in the Universe: Space, Time, and Motion, where I introduce modern physics with all the details, in a way accessible to anyone. I host a podcast, Mindscape, where I interview smart people about all sorts of interesting ideas. My official title is Homewood Professor of Natural Philosophy at Johns Hopkins, and I am also Fractal Faculty at the Santa Fe Institute. I live in Baltimore with my wife, writer Jennifer Ouellette, and two cats, Ariel and Caliban. For some biographical background, I did an oral history interview for the American Institute of Physics. You can see the transcript or the audio version. I also wrote a personal narrative as part of applying for a Guggenheim fellowship. I've written a few books, both popular-...

We talk to the author of a new book about the biggest ideas in the universe. Then, we talk to a former city council president about the importance of local elections and how to keep partisanship from influencing non-partisan positions.

We learn more about pay transparency laws and what they mean for workers and employers. Then, we talk to the author of a new book about the biggest ideas in the universe.

S7 E43: In this episode, meet physicist Sean Carroll and journalist Maggie Haberman. Listen in to hear about their impactful new books, and what it was like for them to narrate their work in the audiobook studio. The Biggest Ideas in the Universe by Sean Carroll: www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/6955…universe/ Confidence Man by Maggie Haberman: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/668293/confidence-man/

The great screenwriter William Goldman once said of Hollywood, that “nobody knows anything.” I hope that we have learned by now that this does not apply to science. Random as knowledge sometimes might be, it is safe to say that the entire technological infrastructure of modern society, all of Silicon Valley, is built on top of the reliable functioning of the laws of mathematics and physics. The fundamental laws of physics which govern the workings of the cosmos are not some untethered abstract set of rules. They have a direct impact on how we live and on the very meaning of human existence. It has to. After all, it's the only way we can look out on the vastness of space and time, and ask ourselves what it's all about, and what's my place in it. That's where we need the insights of Sean Carroll. He is one of our most trusted explainers of some of the mind-boggling concepts of physics, that have for too long defined the most valuable building blocks of modern science. His most recent work is The Biggest Ideas in the Universe: Space, Time, and Motion. My conversation with Sean Carroll:

Biden Declares The COVID-19 Pandemic Over. Is It? During an interview with 60 minutes last weekend, President Joe Biden said “the pandemic is over.” “The pandemic is over. We still have a problem with covid, we're still doing a lot of work on it. But the pandemic is over. If you notice, no one is wearing masks. Everybody seems to be in pretty good shape, “ Biden said at the Detroit auto show. This comment has prompted some dismay from the public health community. The World Health Organization hasn't declared the pandemic over just yet. And the criteria to declare a pandemic over is nuanced and cannot be declared by the leader of a single country. Ira talks with Katherine Wu, staff writer at the Atlantic, about that and other top science stories of the week including a new ebola outbreak in Uganda, the latest ant census, and Perseverance's rock collection.  Diving Into The Biggest Ideas In The Universe Can mere mortals learn real physics, without all the analogies? Dr. Sean Carroll, Homewood Professor of Natural Philosophy at Johns Hopkins University and author of The Biggest Ideas in the Universe: Space, Time, and Motion, says yes—if you're willing to accept a bit of math. Carroll says that he dreams of a world in which ordinary people can have informed ideas on physics, and might argue about the latest black hole news as urgently as they might debate a sports team's performance in last night's game. His new book starts with some of the basics of motion that might be taught in an introductory physics class, then builds on them up through concepts like time and black holes. Carroll joins Ira to talk about the book, exploring where physics equations leave off and philosophical concepts begin, and the nebulous world in between. To read an excerpt of The Biggest Ideas In The Universe: Space, Time, and Motion, visit sciencefriday.com. Was Soylent Green Right About 2022? In the spring of 1973, the movie Soylent Green premiered. The film drops us into a New York City that's overcrowded, polluted, and dealing with the effects of a climate catastrophe. Only the city's elite can afford clean water and real foods, like strawberry jam. The rest of the population relies on a communal food supply called Soylent. There's Soylent Red, Soylent Yellow… and a new product: Soylent Green. The year the film takes place? 2022. And spoiler alert: Soylent Green is people. While the 2022 the film depicts is—thankfully—much darker than our current situation, the message still holds up. When the film premiered, Rachel Carson's Silent Spring and the Clean Air Act were very much in the country's consciousness. 50 years later, warmer temperatures, soil degradation, and social inequality are more relevant than ever. Joining Ira to talk about the importance of Soylent Green 50 years later is Sonia Epstein, associate curator of science and film at the Museum of the Moving Image in New York City. Also joining is soil scientist Jo Handelsman, director of the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery in Madison, Wisconsin.  Saturn's Rings Might Be Made From A Missing Moon Saturn's rings are one of the most stunning, iconic features of our solar system. But for a very long time, Saturn was a ring-less planet. Research suggests the rings are only about 100 million years old—younger than many dinosaurs. Because Saturn wasn't born with its rings, astronomers have been scratching their heads for decades wondering how the planet's accessories formed. A new study in the journal Science suggests a new idea about the rings' origins—and a missing moon may hold the answers. Co-author Dr. Burkhard Militzer, a planetary scientist and professor at UC Berkeley, joins Ira to talk about the surprising origins of Saturn's rings. Want to know more? Listen to this previous Science Friday episode about Saturn's formation.  Transcripts for each segment will be available the week after the show airs on sciencefriday.com. 

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How does physics impact our free will? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic Negin Farsad discuss quantum mechanics, parallel universes, and the theory of everything with theoretical physicist and author of The Biggest Ideas in the Universe, Sean Carroll. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can watch or listen to this entire episode commercial-free.Thanks to our Patrons aziz astrophysics, Scott Barnett, Christopher Saal, David Rhoades, and Jenna Biancavilla for supporting us this week.Photo Credit: Геральт - geralt / 21281 images on Pixabay site, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

Sean Carroll joins me to discuss his magnificent new book, The Biggest Ideas In the Universe. Sean is an American theoretical physicist and philosopher who specializes in quantum mechanics, gravity, and cosmology. He is the Homewood Professor of Natural Philosophy at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. He has been a contributor to the physics blog Cosmic Variance, and has published in scientific journals such as Nature as well as other publications, including The New York Times, Sky & Telescope and New Scientist. He is known for atheism, critique of theism and defense of naturalism. He has appeared on the History Channel's The Universe, Science Channel's Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman, Closer to Truth (broadcast on PBS), and Comedy Central's The Colbert Report. Carroll is the author of Spacetime And Geometry, a graduate-level textbook in general relativity, and has also recorded lectures for The Great Courses on cosmology, the physics of time and the Higgs boson. He is also the author of four other popular books: From Eternity to Here about the arrow of time, The Particle at the End of the Universe about the Higgs boson, The Big Picture: On the Origins of Life, Meaning, and the Universe Itself about ontology, and Something Deeply Hidden about the foundations of quantum mechanics. He began a podcast in 2018 called Mindscape, in which he interviews other experts and intellectuals coming from a variety of disciplines, including "[s]cience, society, philosophy, culture, arts and ideas" in general.He has also published a Youtube video series entitled "The Biggest Ideas in the Universe" which provides physics instruction at a popular-science level but with equations and a mathematical basis, rather than mere analogy. The series has become the basis of a new book series with the installment, "The Biggest Ideas in the Universe: Space, Time, and Motion". https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/ https://twitter.com/seanmcarroll Mindscape Podcast on Apple: https://bold.org/scholarships/mindscape/ Connect with me:

Sean Carroll is a renowned theoretical physicist, host of the hit science podcast Mindscape, and the New York Times bestselling author of “Something Deeply Hidden.” His new book, “The Biggest Ideas in the Universe” is a deep dive into physics that pulls back the veil of mystery from most complex ideas in the field.

Renowned theoretical physicist Sean Carroll joins the Morning Show with Nikki Medoro to discuss "The Biggest Ideas in the Universe" in layman's terms, telling us if we take our time and learn progressively, he can help us expand our minds and the world we live in. Also, Californians will soon have the option for human composting instead of burial or cremation...would you opt to be soil? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Renowned theoretical physicist Sean Carroll joins the Morning Show with Nikki Medoro to discuss "The Biggest Ideas in the Universe" in layman's terms, telling us if we take our time and learn progressively, he can help us expand our minds and the world we live in. Also, Californians will soon have the option for human composting instead of burial or cremation...would you opt to be soil? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

My little pandemic-lockdown contribution to the world was a series of videos called The Biggest Ideas in the Universe. The idea was to explain physics in a pedagogical way, concentrating on established ideas rather than speculations, with the twist that I tried to include and explain any equations that seemed useful, even though no prior mathematical knowledge was presumed. I'm in the process of writing a series of three books inspired by those videos, and the first one is coming out now: The Biggest Ideas In The Universe: Space, Time, and Motion. For this solo episode I go through one of the highlights from the book: explaining the mathematical and physical basis of Einstein's equation of general relativity, relating mass and energy to the curvature of spacetime. Hope it works!Support Mindscape on Patreon.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Sean Carroll is a quantum physicist, author, and podcast host. In this episode, we talk about the wonder of the universe, reducing anxiety by increasing your perspective, and misunderstandings of the multiverse. This episode is sponsored by Giving What We Can. Click to learn more.Coaching with Cory: I'm now offering One-to-One coaching to help you build a path to the next level.Please support the show by joining our Patreon Community.Sign up for my newsletter to receive new writing on Friday morning.My new meditation course Coming Home is now available. Now Is the Way is out now in paperback!  Use Astral for 15% off Binaural Beats, Guided Meditations, and my Meditation Course.Please rate The Astral Hustle on iTunes. ★★★★★ Connect with Cory:Home: http://www.cory-allen.comIG: https://www.instagram.com/heycoryallenTwitter: https://twitter.com/HeyCoryAllenFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeyCoryAllen© CORY ALLEN 2022

In this short and sweet episode, I talk about an important part of manifesting your most ambitious projects: sketching. Sketching is the process of gathering the raw material of your idea into its simplest most coherent form. The Sketch is the bridge between your play stage (experimentation) and your generate stage (making a bunch of stuff). Our sketches help other people understand the early stages of our ideas. I'll talk about the value of sketching and offer you some methods to try based on your practice. +++ There's still time to get our early bird discount for the fall program - Get on the list here to get the coaching program discount. Offer ends August 19th 2022. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/amightypractice/support

More than 35,000 people are living unhoused across the Bay Area – up 9 percent in the last three years, according to an annual count of folks living on the streets. In light of the release of those most recent statistics, we wanted to re-up an episode of Sold Out: Rethinking Housing in America that asks: what are your biggest ideas on how to solve the housing crisis? This episode first published on Apr 25, 2022

Blind spots are holding back many businesses today. Identifying these blind spots is not always an easy task. In this episode,  Adam Torres and Mike Maddock Mike Maddock, Founder & CEO of Flourish Forums and Maddock Douglas, Inc., explore what it takes to eliminate blind spots in business and how to benefit from a more collaborative approach that allows for differing opinions. Follow Adam on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/askadamtorres/ for up to date information on book releases and tour schedule.Apply to be interviewed by Adam on our podcast:https://missionmatters.lpages.co/podcastguest/Visit our website:https://missionmatters.com/

Blind spots are holding back many businesses today. Identifying these blind spots is not always an easy task. In this episode,  Adam Torres and Mike Maddock Mike Maddock, Founder & CEO of Flourish Forums and Maddock Douglas, Inc., explore what it takes to eliminate blind spots in business and how to benefit from a more collaborative approach that allows for differing opinions. Follow Adam on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/askadamtorres/ for up to date information on book releases and tour schedule.Apply to be interviewed by Adam on our podcast:https://missionmatters.lpages.co/podcastguest/Visit our website:https://missionmatters.com/

In this episode we review Cixin Liu's Hugo award winning Three Body Problem (the book that made him the first person from Asia to win the award), as well as the sequels. If you haven't read the first book yet, you should - it absolutely deserves all its acclaim, with a huge number of big tech ideas, an incredibly compelling character in Ye Wenjie, and even includes a section set during the Cultural Revolution in China to boot. Unfortunately, the sequels aren't as good - although the second book The Dark Forest does contain the single most disturbing solution to the Fermi Paradox we've ever read! As always, we also recommend and discuss some similar books if you liked Three Body and are looking for more great sci fi to read. This week we recommend the Foundation series by Isaac Asimov, Legends of the Galactic Heroes by Yoshiki Tanaka, Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky, and House of Suns by Alastair ReynoldsIf you'd prefer to watch the video version, you can watch it here.

Welcome, welcome to Part 2 of our year-end celebration gala! With no less than 28 different awards, this not so much a Yak as it is a Mammoth Marathon, as we try to conquer the highs and lows of Dramaland 2021 in the space of two wild hours. If you've listened to Part 1, you may already know that we thought this was going to be in 2 parts (big mistake!), but it ended up being 3 - so happy new year and we'll see you in Part 3! TIMESTAMPS 00:01:06 - The Most Hallyutastic Drama 00:09:37 - The Biggest Ideas, Bestestly Done 00:20:53 - The Title Most Lost in Translation 00:24:40 - Best Use of Covid 00:29:20 - Best Use of Music & Sound 00:38:13 - The Drama That Was Worth Every Minute 00:42:44 - The Justest Vigilante 00:45:55 - Most Worksmart Drama 00:55:41 - The Squishiest Drama 01:02:35 - I Will Go Down With This Ship 01:06:22 - Fantastic First Halves, Stupid Seconds 01:16:01 - We're Still Doing This, Dramaland? 01:21:31 - Drama With an Identity Crisis 01:23:28 - Most Bizarre Treatment of Disability 01:31:03 - Most Difficult to Finish (But We Did) 01:33:29 - Biggest Waste of Starpower 01:36:30 - Best Action Woman 01:39:06 - Best Person Pretending to Be Another Person 01:42:15 - 1 Actor, 2 Dramas: The Quickfire Round 01:47:30 - Busiest Bee Award 01:48:37 - !!SECRET AWARD!! 01:49:45 - Most Electric Adversarial Banmal 01:54:44 - Most Memorable Side Character 01:56:59 - Best 주인공 (Main Character) Face 01:58:17 - Most Manhwa Face 02:00:33 - Most Viral Moment 02:00:56 - Baby Who Grew the Most 02:02:53 - Unni Who Never Ages LINKS: Our Spotify playlist for https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7GQDgTD7x9KVBUFPV8TIrR?si=48bed91200e34f9f&nd=1 (Best OSTs of 2021) Paroma's video essay on My Roommate is a Gumiho: https://youtu.be/xjZSWDz5Zuo (Her Supernatural Boyfriend Is Toxic and Dangerous) Our https://dramasoverflowers.net/2022/01/09/122-2021-in-dramaland-year-end-yak-part-2-the-goguma-awards/ (Goguma Awards blog post) listing the winners DON'T MISS: https://dramasoverflowers.captivate.fm/episode/121 (Episode 121: Year End Yak Part 1 (Trends)) Episode 123: Year End Yak Part 3 (TBR 17 Jan '22) THANK YOU to our beloved patrons for another year of helping us light the lanterns to sail our ship! https://mailchi.mp/b0dea407c384/untitled-page (Grab your copy of our free 2021 K-drama Tracker) to see how many dramas you finished and dropped last year! https://mailchi.mp/da35d1e06207/dramas-over-flowers-newsletter (Join our newsletter for monthly updates) and podcast episode roundups! Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/dramasoverflow (@dramasoverflow) and Instagram https://www.instagram.com/dramasoverflowers_/ (@dramasoverflowers_). Email us at dramasoverflowers@gmail.com. We love emails! https://www.patreon.com/dramasoverflowers (Support us on Patreon) or by leaving a review on the podcast app of your choice, or simply by telling your friends. Dramas Over Flowers is part of the https://frolic.media/podcasts/ (Frolic Podcast Network). This episode was edited by Saya.

In this last episode of the year, Susan Ryan and Alex Spanko look back at some of the guests and ideas that stuck with the entire Green House Project team from the “Elevate Eldercare” podcast in 2021. From the importance of inclusion in eldercare settings to the need for collaborative and transformative change, the leaders who joined the podcast this past year brought bold visions for the future rooted in their diverse experiences working in the field. The end of the year often comes with an urge to look forward – but with new COVID variants ensuring that this pandemic will have no definitive end, it's more important than ever to look back at the lessons learned to inform the hard work ahead. Finally, this episode concludes with the voices that are so often unheard in discussions of long-term care reform: the frontline caregivers who work tirelessly to serve elders all year round.   Catch up on all our past podcasts at www.thegreenhouseproject.org/podcast Show notes/call to action: Learn more about The Green House Project: www.thegreenhouseproject.org

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Επικοινωνία hello@notatop10.fm @notatop10 @timaras @giorgos.dimop Boltzmann - Ehrenfest - Bridgman όλοι αυτοκτόνησαν The Tragic Fate of Physicist Paul Ehrenfest | by Paul Halpern | Starts With A Bang! Ludwig Boltzmann - Αυστριακός Φυσικός In 1877 he provided the current definition of entropy, S=kBln⁡Ω Στα 25 γινεται καθηγητης μαθηματικης φυσικης στο πανεπιστήμιο του Graz In 1903 founded the Austrian Mathematical Society. Ένας από τους φοιτητές του ήταν ο Paul Ehrenfest. Entropy 19th century, people realised that universe is not deterministic, we need to talk about probabilities of things We do not know why the universe started with low entropy! The Biggest Ideas in the Universe | 20. Entropy and Information

LEAVE YOUR MARK Podcast Notes Key Takeaways “Anybody can draw, what you want to have is a great idea” Donald Robertson’s GrandfatherGreat ideas always sound crazy and should be scary to pitchDonald’s principles to come with ideasKeep your childish instinctsBe pureDon’t try to please peopleDon’t bury the crazy (ideas)“Get out there! Set up a table, I don’t care if you’re doing makeup or hair, or even if you’re selling books” Donald RobertsonBe a warrior, not a worrierDon’t hide in your cave, worrying, get out there and leave your markGo after what you really wantRead the full notes @ podcastnotes.orgDonald Robertson, better known as @drawbertson, went from Art School failure to Fashion's favorite artist. Known as the Andy Warhol of Instagram, his impressive career spans decades of roles that anyone would dream of having. In his early Canadian days, he worked on a tiny brand that no one had ever heard of called M.A.C. He spent years as a creative director going through Hearst's revolving door and later on lunching with the big wigs in the infamous Conde Nast cafeteria. Throughout it all, Donald has maintained his childish instincts and willingness to do absolutely anything. And he is not shy about poking harmless fun at some of Fashion's biggest players. In this episode, you will learn how Donald ideates his big creative ideas, why if you feel good about presenting an idea, it's probably not big enough, and the reason you need to be comfortable selling yourself "lemonade stand" style no matter how successful you get. Donald shares his journey with contagious humor and humility, with lessons that anyone in any industry will learn from. This episode of Leave Your Mark is brought to you by WW, Weight Watchers reimagined. I've been a die-hard WW follower for over 20 years. I love food, and for me, happiness is having the flexibility to eat my favorite foods without restriction. WW is a scientifically proven program for personalized weight loss and wellness, and now with the new myWW+, it's the most holistic program ever. For me, total wellness is not just about what you eat, but how you feel. Everyday myWW+ gives me the tools to keep track of my food, water intake, sleep, activity, and mindset. I'm excited to share a special WW offer with you. To get started on your own wellness journey today, go to ww.com/leaveyourmark.

Donald Robertson, better known as @drawbertson, went from Art School failure to Fashion's favorite artist. Known as the Andy Warhol of Instagram, his impressive career spans decades of roles that anyone would dream of having. In his early Canadian days, he worked on a tiny brand that no one had ever heard of called M.A.C. He spent years as a creative director going through Hearst's revolving door and later on lunching with the big wigs in the infamous Conde Nast cafeteria. Throughout it all, Donald has maintained his childish instincts and willingness to do absolutely anything. And he is not shy about poking harmless fun at some of Fashion's biggest players. In this episode, you will learn how Donald ideates his big creative ideas, why if you feel good about presenting an idea, it's probably not big enough, and the reason you need to be comfortable selling yourself "lemonade stand" style no matter how successful you get. Donald shares his journey with contagious humor and humility, with lessons that anyone in any industry will learn from. *** This episode of Leave Your Mark is brought to you by WW, Weight Watchers reimagined. I've been a die-hard WW follower for over 20 years. I love food, and for me, happiness is having the flexibility to eat my favorite foods without restriction. WW is a scientifically proven program for personalized weight loss and wellness, and now with the new myWW+, it's the most holistic program ever. For me, total wellness is not just about what you eat, but how you feel. Everyday myWW+ gives me the tools to keep track of my food, water intake, sleep, activity, and mindset. I'm excited to share a special WW offer with you. To get started on your own wellness journey today, go to ww.com/leaveyourmark.

Syzygy Merch! Get it at the store.Help us make Syzygy even better! Tell your friends and give us a review, or show your support on Patreon: patreon.com/syzygypodSyzygy is produced by Chris Stewart and co-hosted by Dr Emily Brunsden from the Department of Physics at the University of York.On the web: syzygy.fm | Twitter: @syzygypodThings we talk about in this episode:Going to Mars:China’s missionUAE missionUSA missionBooks:Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy bookCosmic Revolutionary’s HandbookPods:AstronomycastLiftoffFilms:Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy movieHitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy radio seriesHitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy gameHitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy everything elseGalaxy Quest2001: A Space OdysseyThe DishHidden FiguresTV:Cosmos, Sagan editionCosmos, UpdatedSpace (Hyperspace), with Sam NeilSpace ForceOrbitYouTube:Emily’s drain-unblocking fave, post 10Dr Pimple Popper (warning: not for the squeamish!)Crash Course AstronomyDeep Sky VideosSean Carroll’s Biggest Ideas in the UniverseWeb & Apps:StellariumGaia SkyCats in Space Quoting ScientistsLunar Loo ChallengeAlso worth checking out:Star In A BoxRyugu TrekExoplanet Travel BureauIf the Moon Were 1 PixelAstro gear:Syzygy’s own merchEmily’s PinterestSTARtorialistGalaxy on GlassNASA valentinesFabric & quilting:Robert Kaufman Science FairStargazerAndover Colour Theory

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How can understanding the context of Jesus' life enrich ours? Pastor Robby Gallaty joins me to talk about it and his book, "The Forgotten Jesus: How Western Christians Should Follow an Eastern Rabbi." Plus: Deron Spoo, pastor of First Baptist Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, discusses the 40 biblical chapters that reveal the Bible's biggest ideas. His book is called: "The Good Book." That and more on Tuesday's JANET MEFFERD TODAY.

In this episode, we reflect on the biggest ideas and lessons learned from the past 12 months of interviewing the top names in crypto. I’m joined by Anthony "Pomp" Pompliano, co-founder at Morgan Creek Digital Assets. Hear Pomp & Clay discuss which companies might outperform Bitcoin, what we got wrong about crypto in 2018, and why debt hasn’t gotten as much attention as it should.In this episode we discuss: The equity opportunities that Pomp finds most interesting Anthony’s outlook on media companies The concept of bootstrapping a crypto nation-state The major categories of use cases for security tokenization How tokenization affects disclosure The spectrum between centralized and non-centralized What Anthony has learned from doing his podcast The best episode of the past 12 months of Flippening What Anthony thinks about Grin Bear markets Anthony’s thoughts on generalized mining Impact of the Bitcoin ETF Ecosystem funds Derivative platforms Whether Binance & BNB are overrated or underratedOur Sponsor - Nomics’s Cryptocurrency Market Data API The Nomics API offers squeaky clean and normalized primary source trade data offered through fast and modern endpoints. Instead of having to integrate with several exchange APIs of varying quality, you can get everything through one screaming fast fire hose. If you found that you or your developer have to spend too much time cleaning up and maintaining datasets, instead of identifying opportunities, or if you’re tired of interpolated data and want raw primary source trades delivered simply and consistently with top-notch support in SLAs, then check us out here.

Google, eBay, even the Web itself, in the beginning all of these things appeared as point products, interesting in their way, but small. Of course, they weren't. “There is this swallow-the-red-pill moment that happens,” Marc Andreessen says, “Where you realize something really, really big is going to happen.” Optimization -- the relentless improvement of everything -- is another one of those ideas. In this segment of the pod, Andreessen joins Optimizely CEO Dan Siroker during the company's annual conference Opticon for a conversation that covers a huge swath of what's most exciting in tech today: the spread of optimization tools, privacy trends, artificial intelligence, virtual reality, Bitcoin, and killer robots. All that, and why Donald Trump's hair could use some A/B testing. The views expressed here are those of the individual AH Capital Management, L.L.C. (“a16z”) personnel quoted and are not the views of a16z or its affiliates. Certain information contained in here has been obtained from third-party sources, including from portfolio companies of funds managed by a16z. While taken from sources believed to be reliable, a16z has not independently verified such information and makes no representations about the enduring accuracy of the information or its appropriateness for a given situation. This content is provided for informational purposes only, and should not be relied upon as legal, business, investment, or tax advice. You should consult your own advisers as to those matters. References to any securities or digital assets are for illustrative purposes only, and do not constitute an investment recommendation or offer to provide investment advisory services. Furthermore, this content is not directed at nor intended for use by any investors or prospective investors, and may not under any circumstances be relied upon when making a decision to invest in any fund managed by a16z. (An offering to invest in an a16z fund will be made only by the private placement memorandum, subscription agreement, and other relevant documentation of any such fund and should be read in their entirety.) Any investments or portfolio companies mentioned, referred to, or described are not representative of all investments in vehicles managed by a16z, and there can be no assurance that the investments will be profitable or that other investments made in the future will have similar characteristics or results. A list of investments made by funds managed by Andreessen Horowitz (excluding investments and certain publicly traded cryptocurrencies/ digital assets for which the issuer has not provided permission for a16z to disclose publicly) is available at https://a16z.com/investments/. Charts and graphs provided within are for informational purposes solely and should not be relied upon when making any investment decision. Past performance is not indicative of future results. The content speaks only as of the date indicated. Any projections, estimates, forecasts, targets, prospects, and/or opinions expressed in these materials are subject to change without notice and may differ or be contrary to opinions expressed by others. Please see https://a16z.com/disclosures for additional important information.

Combining quantum idea generation with Merwyn Technology's science of persuasion is like a turbo booster on idea generation and innovation. With Merwyn you know what a big idea with high chances for success looks like. When this perspective guides quantum idea generation, the results are almost always very high potential, big ideas.  

Krishnamurti was the spiritual bomb (technical description, of course J) in the 20th century. A no-nonsense, find-your-own-path kinda guy, his books are packed with wisdom. In this Note, we'll look at some of his Biggest Ideas—including the importance of dealing with problems quickly before the roots get strong, how reading about these Ideas but not *living* them is like a pretty flower with no scent and a lot of other great stuff.

Krishnamurti was the spiritual bomb (technical description, of course J) in the 20th century. A no-nonsense, find-your-own-path kinda guy, his books are packed with wisdom. In this Note, we'll look at some of his Biggest Ideas—including the importance of dealing with problems quickly before the roots get strong, how reading about these Ideas but not *living* them is like a pretty flower with no scent and a lot of other great stuff.

Anthony de Mello was a Jesuit priest who integrated Eastern and Western ideas into his teachings and in this Note, we'll explore some of his Biggest Ideas on how to live from a place of deep connection and awareness. We'll learn how to get over our fears and quit driving with our brakes on plus the importance of looking at life as a symphony with ever changing rhythms and music that's only enjoyable to the extent we don't try to hold on to any one note.

Anthony de Mello was a Jesuit priest who integrated Eastern and Western ideas into his teachings and in this Note, we'll explore some of his Biggest Ideas on how to live from a place of deep connection and awareness. We'll learn how to get over our fears and quit driving with our brakes on plus the importance of looking at life as a symphony with ever changing rhythms and music that's only enjoyable to the extent we don't try to hold on to any one note.