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Vad var det egentligen som hände när en av de mest offentliga ryska krigsmotståndarna i Sverige, Daria Rudneva, blev ett allvarligt säkerhetshot? Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radio Play. Konflikts reportrar får av en slump reda på att den ryska fredsaktivisten och forskaren Daria Rudneva ska utvisas och förbjuds återvända till Sverige och hela Schengenområdet under 20 års tid. Hon är en av grundarna av den svenska antikrigsorganisationen Ryssar mot kriget, men hon uteslöts därifrån i maj 2022.Reportrarna ger sig in i ett gråzonsland, där frågorna är många men svaren svåra, ibland nästintill omöjliga, för journalister att slå fast. Resan tar reportrarna från de ryska fredsaktivisterna, in i Stockholms universitetsvärld och ända upp i den globala forskareliten, i de absoluta frontlinjerna av den mänskliga kunskapen. Vem och vad kan vara en säkerhetsrisk i Sverige idag? Medverkande: Daria Rudneva, fredsaktivist och forskare, Thors Hans Hansson, professor emeritus i teoretisk fysik, tidigare medlem i Nobelkommittén, Sergey Prokhorov, rysk regimkritiker och en av grundarna av Ryssar mot Kriget, Karina Shyrokykh, docent vid Stockholms Universitet, Jonathan Feldman, docent vid Stockholms Universitet, Frank Wilczek, amerikansk professor i teoretisk fysik och nobelpristagare, Galina Arapova, rysk advokat, Marina, medlem i organisationen Ryssar mot kriget som greps och förhördes när hon åkte tillbaka till Ryssland, Fredrik Hallström, operativ chef på SäpoProgramledare: Fernando Ariasfernando.arias@sr.seReportrar: Daniel Öhman och Anja Sahlbergdaniel.ohman@sr.se anja.sahlberg@sr.seTekniker: Jakob LalérProducent: Anja Sahlberg
Dr. Frank Wilczek is the newly announced recipient of the 2022 Templeton Prize, which, valued at over $1.4 million, is one of the world's largest annual individual awards. Dr. Wilczek is celebrated for his investigations into the fundamental laws of nature that have transformed our understanding of the forces that govern our universe. In this video, Dr. Wilczek explores the question, ‘does the world embody beautiful ideas?' through science and humankind's relationship to (and love for) symmetry. "We can look at the record of what people have found beautiful, what they were hoping for in their understanding of the world with what the remarkable understanding of the world we've achieved in recent years looks like. And we can therefore frame a meaningful discussion and a meaningful question, a meaningful meditation, on the issue.” The Templeton Prize was established by the late global investor and philanthropist Sir John Templeton. It is given to honor those who harness the power of the sciences to explore the deepest questions of the universe and humankind's place and purpose within it. -------------------------------------------------------------- About Frank Wilczek: Frank Wilczek is an American theoretical physicist, mathematician and a Nobel laureate. He is currently the Herman Feshbach Professor of Physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Wilczek, along with David Gross and H. David Politzer, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2004 for their discovery of asymptotic freedom in the theory of the strong interaction. He is on the Scientific Advisory Board for the Future of Life Institute. His new book is titled A Beautiful Question: Finding Nature's Deep Design. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- About The Well Do we inhabit a multiverse? Do we have free will? What is love? Is evolution directional? There are no simple answers to life's biggest questions, and that's why they're the questions occupying the world's brightest minds. So what do they think? How is the power of science advancing understanding? How are philosophers and theologians tackling these fascinating questions? Let's dive into The Well. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nobel Prize winning physicist Frank Wilczek reflects on Einstein's greatest contribution. Nobel Prize-winning physicist Frank Wilczek is considered by many to be Albert Einstein's successor. He studied Einstein's discoveries, expanded upon Einstein's ideas, and, for several years, even lived in the same house Einstein used to. Wilczek's dedication led to even more advancements in humanity's understanding of our world, particularly his work on symmetry in the laws of physics. Thanks to Einstein, scientists were introduced to the concept of symmetry amid theories of general relativity and the fundamental laws of physics. Though he hadn't explicitly articulated the role of symmetry in our universe, he did set up a framework that future scientists could expand upon. Here, Wilczek explains the steps taken to understand symmetry as a key component to physics, and how these steps ultimately contributed to his own career as a physicist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ❍ About The Well ❍ Do we inhabit a multiverse? Do we have free will? What is love? Is evolution directional? There are no simple answers to life's biggest questions, and that's why they're the questions occupying the world's brightest minds. So what do they think? How is the power of science advancing understanding? How are philosophers and theologians tackling these fascinating questions? Let's dive into The Well
I have had the privilege of working closely with Frank Wilczek for over 40 years, on and off, and we have written perhaps a dozen scientific papers together over that time. Our collaborations together were always a source of joy, and often of wonder, and I am pleased to say that a number of them had significant impact on our fields of study. While I have had the privilege of working with many talented scientists during my career, Frank is unique. He is one of the most broadly read, deep, and creative scientists I have known. To first approximation, he has read everything in science, and one of the characteristics of our own collaborations that has been so much fun is entering an entirely new field of study and learning how much is known about it, and how that knowledge might be used in new contexts. Frank is likely the most significant theoretical physicist of my generation, and along with Ed Witten, perhaps the intellectually most gifted. That he won the Nobel Prize for work performed as a graduate student with David Gross to develop the theory of one of the four known forces in nature is notable, but it just scratches the surface of his interests and accomplishments. While Frank and I have appeared onstage together on numerous occasions, I was waiting for the opportunity to sit down with him for an extended period to discuss his life in science, and the areas of study that reflect the most significant developments of recent times, and the outstanding challenges in our field. It was a pleasure to be able to do so for this podcast. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did, and that it inspires your interest in the world around us. As always, an ad-free video version of this podcast is also available to paid Critical Mass subscribers. Your subscriptions support the non-profit Origins Project Foundation, which produces the podcast. The audio version is available free on the Critical Mass site and on all podcast sites, and the video version will also be available on the Origins Project Youtube channel as well. Get full access to Critical Mass at lawrencekrauss.substack.com/subscribe
Maureen's new book is about the extraordinary new sensory research for St. Martin's Press. FEARFULLY AND WONDERFULLY MADE: THE ASTONISHING NEW SCIENCE OF THE SENSES has been named a "must-read" by Malcolm Gladwell and his team at the Next Big Idea Club. In 2016, scientists proved that humans could see light at the level of a single photon. We are living in historic times when humans may look at the very fabric of the universe in a laboratory setting. Around the world, other recent discoveries about the senses are just as astounding. It turns out we can hear amplitudes smaller than an atom, smell a trillion scents, have a set of taste buds that can discern molecules of fresh water, and can feel through the sense of touch the difference of a single molecule. Fearfully and Wonderfully Made takes readers through their own bodies, delving into the molecular and even the quantum, and tells the story of our magnificent sensorium and what it means for the next wave of human potential. From the laboratories to the ordinary homes where these breakthroughs are taking place, the book explores our current sensory Renaissance and shows readers how they, themselves, can heighten their own senses and experience the miraculous. Maureen is the coauthor of STRUCK BY GENIUS: HOW A BRAIN INJURY MADE ME A MATHEMATICAL MARVEL with savant Jason Padgett. Maureen has written for the New York Times, National Geographic, ESPN the magazine, Vogue, Glamour, Psychology Today, the Daily Beast and many other venues. My nature photos and videography have also been featured in National Geographic. Her writing has been optioned for dramatization eight times. Maureen has several forms of synesthesia, including the profound empathy of mirror touch and in 2013 tested positive for the genetic basis for tetrachromacy, or the presence of a fourth cone class for color perception in my eyes. I have subsequently tested positive for functionality through Arizona State University by a team led by Kristopher Jake Patten, Ph.D. and including Nobel Prize-winning physicist Frank Wilczek. Vogue called Maureen the "Girl with Kaleidoscope Eyes" in a feature in 2014. I'm very honored to have collaborated with MAC Cosmetics as the inspiration for and color consultant on a line of super-pigmented lipstick called Liptensity. Reports about Maureen have appeared in the New Yorker, New York Magazine, NPR, Allure, French Vogue, Teen Vogue, Glamour, Elle, Cosmopolitan, NYLON, Refinery29, Women's Wear Daily, TEDWeekends and many other publications. She is an alumna of the inaugural Norman Mailer Writers Colony. _______________________________________ Be sure to subscribe to this channel so you don't miss a show! Visit our website and join the X! www.unxnetwork.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/unx-news-podcast-with-margie-kay--5231151/support.
Is reality real? These neuroscientists don't think so, with Richard Dawkins, Heather Heying, Donald Hoffman & more Is there an external reality? Is reality objective? Is the information your senses are feeding you an accurate depiction of reality? Most neuroscientists, biologists, and scientific leaders believe that we only understand a sliver of what is real. Although we assume our senses are telling us the truth, they're actually fabricated to us. Considering senses are unique from person to person, and through our unique senses we can only intemperate a fraction of what is real, there is no all-encompassing perspective one can have. Because of this, we need to take our perceptions seriously, but not literally. Multiple perspectives have to be taken, as each will have some sort of truth lies within them. Seeing partial truth in multiple perspectives is fundamental to navigating the world and making informed decisions. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHAPTERS: 0:00 Beau Lotto on how we perceive our external reality. 0:32 Alva Noë on how our reality projects into our nervous system. 1:20 Donald Hoffman on if our senses are telling us the truth. 2:58 Frank Wilczek on how we perceive color and sound. 4:41 Daniel Schmachtenberger on perception, choice making, and navigating reality. 6:01 Heather Heying on how to figure out what is true in reality. 6:28 Richard Dawkins on objective reality vs. science -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Time seems linear to us: We remember the past, experience the present and predict the future, moving consecutively from one moment to the next. But why is it that way, and could time ultimately be a kind of illusion? In this episode, the Nobel Prize-winning physicist Frank Wilczek speaks with host Steven Strogatz about the many “arrows” of time and why most of them seem irreversible, the essence of what a clock is, how Einstein changed our definition of time, and the unexpected connection between time and our notions of what dark matter might be.
Think about the last time you were struck by a gorgeous painting in a museum, or heard a song that brought you to tears. All of us know what it's like to be stopped in our tracks by a beautiful sight. But scientists are still puzzling over why this is the case. What's the point of beauty? Why is it seemingly so important to us? This week on the show, neuroscientist Anjan Chatterjee explains the function of beauty in our daily lives. Then, Nobel laureate Frank Wilczek describes how beauty served a purpose in some of the biggest scientific breakthroughs of our time.In case you missed it, make sure to listen to the last installment of our Healing 2.0 series, The Power of Apologies. Plus, if you're looking for a holiday gift for the Hidden Brain fan in your life, be sure to check out our online shop for mugs, t-shirts, and more!
This Nobel Prize winner is on a mission to uncover anything that might violate the principle of time reversal symmetry.
This Nobel Prize winner is on a mission to uncover anything that might violate the principle of time reversal symmetry.
A Nobel Prize winner is convinced axions clean up the mystery of dark matter, the missing 85 per cent of the universe.
A Nobel Prize winner is convinced axions clean up the mystery of dark matter, the missing 85 per cent of the universe.
In this episode of Stories of Impact, we're listening to a session from the Templeton World Charity Foundation's Global Scientific Conference on Human Flourishing, which took place last fall. The conference aimed to showcase the latest and most meaningful scientific advances in understanding how humans flourish across cultures and alongside innovative new tools and strategies. Today's session is a remarkable discussion on the human need for beauty and purpose in order to flourish, featuring a presentation by Dr. Dacher Keltner, musician ELEW discussing his approach to his art and performing for us on piano, and a panel with Dr. Frank Wilczek and Dr. Katherine Cotter, moderated by Dr. Philip Ball. Read the transcript of this episode Subscribe to Stories of Impact wherever you listen to podcasts Find us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube Share your comments, questions and suggestions at info@storiesofimpact.org Supported by Templeton World Charity Foundation
Frank Wilczek tells the story of how, as a graduate student, he and his research partner accidentally created microorganisms that ate metal.
The Nobel Prize winning physicist talks about the mysteries of the universe and everything from acne to string theory.
Vad består allting av egentligen? Vetenskap handlar om att se vad som pågår bakom kulisserna, och fysikpristagaren Frank Wilczeks bok ”Fundamentalt” är ett backstage-pass till verkligheten så som den ser ut egentligen – från materiens inre till yttre rymden. Utifrån sin bok berättar Wilczek om fysikens mysterier – och om hur oväntat det är att vi faktiskt kan förstå hur världen fungerar. . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Frank Wilczek, Nobel Prize winning physicist and professor at MIT, talking about his work in the area of mathematical physics, and the impact it's had on modern day computer science.
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Lexman interviews Nobel Prize-winning physicist Frank Wilczek about the dangers of blackjack addiction and the monopolization of the gaming industry.
Lexman chats to Nobel Prize-winning physicist Frank Wilczek about the unusual properties of astilbe, the rare flower that can fold its petals to protect itself from the weather.
The Lexman Artificial Podcast is back with a look at recriminators, the latest in artificial intelligence! Frank Wilczek, one of the world's foremost theoretical physicists, joins us to talk about the nature of consciousness, what happens when we activate them, and the dangers of dieldrin.
In this episode Conal Elliott gives a more concrete presentation on what is Denotational Design is and how to use it in practice. It is a continuation of episode #17, in which we had an in-depth philosophical conversation to explain why he believes that Denotational Design is a superior form of reasoning in the realm of computer science. We also continue a discussion raised by Dan Ghica on the last episode on the need for Operational Semantics and the role of elegance in reasoning and design. Along the way we also address the questions sent by the listeners in these last episodes. Links Conal's website Play/work with Conal Conal's twitter: @conal The simple essence of automatic differentiation Compiling to categories Generic parallel functional programming Denotational design with type class morphisms Quotes "A theory appears beautiful or elegant [...] when it's simple; in other words when it can be expressed very concisely in terms of mathematics that we've already learned for some other reasons." - Murray Gell-Mann, Beauty and Elegance in Physics. "In Galileo's time, professors of philosophy and theology—the subjects were inseparable—produced grand discourses on the nature of reality, the structure of the universe, and the way the world works, all based on sophisticated metaphysical arguments. Meanwhile, Galileo measured how fast balls roll down inclined planes. How mundane! But the learned discourses, while grand, were vague. Galileo's investigations were clear and precise. The old metaphysics never progressed, while Galileo's work bore abundant, and at length spectacular, fruit. Galileo too cared about the big questions, but he realized that getting genuine answers requires patience and humility before the facts." - Frank Wilczek, (The Lightness of Being: Mass, Ether, and the Unification of Forces) "We must make here a clear distinction between belief and faith, because, in general practice, belief has come to mean a state of mind which is almost the opposite of faith. Belief, as I use the word here, is the insistence that the truth is what one would ‘lief' or wish it to be. The believer will open his mind to the truth on the condition that it fits in with his preconceived ideas and wishes. Faith, on the other hand, is an unreserved opening of the mind to the truth, whatever it may turn out to be. Faith has no preconceptions; it is a plunge into the unknown. Belief clings, but faith lets go. In this sense of the word, faith is the essential virtue of science, and likewise of any religion that is not self-deception." - Alan Watts (The Wisdom of Insecurity: A Message for an Age of Anxiety)
In this episode Conal Elliott gives a more concrete presentation on what is Denotational Design is and how to use it in practice. It is a continuation of episode #17, in which we had an in-depth philosophical conversation to explain why he believes that Denotational Design is a superior form of reasoning in the realm of computer science. We also continue a discussion raised by Dan Ghica on the last episode on the need for Operational Semantics and the role of elegance in reasoning and design. Along the way we also address the questions sent by the listeners in these last episodes. Links Conal's website Play/work with Conal Conal's twitter: @conal The simple essence of automatic differentiation Compiling to categories Generic parallel functional programming Denotational design with type class morphisms Quotes "A theory appears beautiful or elegant [...] when it's simple; in other words when it can be expressed very concisely in terms of mathematics that we've already learned for some other reasons." - Murray Gell-Mann, Beauty and Elegance in Physics. "In Galileo's time, professors of philosophy and theology—the subjects were inseparable—produced grand discourses on the nature of reality, the structure of the universe, and the way the world works, all based on sophisticated metaphysical arguments. Meanwhile, Galileo measured how fast balls roll down inclined planes. How mundane! But the learned discourses, while grand, were vague. Galileo's investigations were clear and precise. The old metaphysics never progressed, while Galileo's work bore abundant, and at length spectacular, fruit. Galileo too cared about the big questions, but he realized that getting genuine answers requires patience and humility before the facts." - Frank Wilczek, (The Lightness of Being: Mass, Ether, and the Unification of Forces) "We must make here a clear distinction between belief and faith, because, in general practice, belief has come to mean a state of mind which is almost the opposite of faith. Belief, as I use the word here, is the insistence that the truth is what one would ‘lief' or wish it to be. The believer will open his mind to the truth on the condition that it fits in with his preconceived ideas and wishes. Faith, on the other hand, is an unreserved opening of the mind to the truth, whatever it may turn out to be. Faith has no preconceptions; it is a plunge into the unknown. Belief clings, but faith lets go. In this sense of the word, faith is the essential virtue of science, and likewise of any religion that is not self-deception." - Alan Watts (The Wisdom of Insecurity: A Message for an Age of Anxiety)
In this episode Conal Elliott gives a more concrete presentation on what is Denotational Design is and how to use it in practice. It is a continuation of episode #17, in which we had an in-depth philosophical conversation to explain why he believes that Denotational Design is a superior form of reasoning in the realm of computer science. We also continue a discussion raised by Dan Ghica on the last episode on the need for Operational Semantics and the role of elegance in reasoning and design. Along the way we also address the questions sent by the listeners in these last episodes. Links Conal's website Conal's twitter: @conal The simple essence of automatic differentiation Compiling to categories Generic parallel functional programming Denotational design with type class morphisms Quotes “A theory appears beautiful or elegant […] when it's simple; in other words when it can be expressed very concisely in terms of mathematics that we've already learned for some other reasons.” - Murray Gell-Mann, Beauty and Elegance in Physics. “In Galileo's time, professors of philosophy and theology—the subjects were inseparable—produced grand discourses on the nature of reality, the structure of the universe, and the way the world works, all based on sophisticated metaphysical arguments. Meanwhile, Galileo measured how fast balls roll down inclined planes. How mundane! But the learned discourses, while grand, were vague. Galileo's investigations were clear and precise. The old metaphysics never progressed, while Galileo's work bore abundant, and at length spectacular, fruit. Galileo too cared about the big questions, but he realized that getting genuine answers requires patience and humility before the facts.” - Frank Wilczek, (The Lightness of Being: Mass, Ether, and the Unification of Forces) “We must make here a clear distinction between belief and faith, because, in general practice, belief has come to mean a state of mind which is almost the opposite of faith. Belief, as I use the word here, is the insistence that the truth is what one would ‘lief' or wish it to be. The believer will open his mind to the truth on the condition that it fits in with his preconceived ideas and wishes. Faith, on the other hand, is an unreserved opening of the mind to the truth, whatever it may turn out to be. Faith has no preconceptions; it is a plunge into the unknown. Belief clings, but faith lets go. In this sense of the word, faith is the essential virtue of science, and likewise of any religion that is not self-deception.” - Alan Watts (The Wisdom of Insecurity: A Message for an Age of Anxiety)
Frank Wilczek was a Nobel Prize-winning physicist who developed the theory of gauge symmetry. In this episode, Lexman interviews Frank about his remarkable life and achievements.
Lexman interviews Frank Wilczek about his latest book "Ploys: The Art of Taking Advantage of Human Nature". They discuss the various strategies used by animals and humans to get ahead, from clever tricks to sly subterfuge. Lexman and Wilczek also discuss the hazards of trichloroethylene, notably its effects on the environment.
Frank Wilczek, one of the world's greatest physicists and Nobel Laureates, shares his fascinating insight into what lies beneath the surface of the oceans.
Prêmio Templeton 2022: https://www.templeton.org/news/dr-frank-wilczek-receives-2022-templeton-prize Prêmio Nobel de Física 2004: https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/2004/press-release/ Biografia do Frank Wilczek no MIT: https://physics.mit.edu/faculty/frank-wilczek/ Site do Frank Wilczek e sua biografia: https://www.frankawilczek.com/about Notícia do The Washington Post sobre cristais do tempo: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/08/12/timecrystal-google/ Notícia sobre sobre cristais do tempo na Quanta Magazine: https://www.quantamagazine.org/first-time-crystal-built-using-googles-quantum-computer-20210730/ Acompanhe os artigos do CosmoTeo no Hora de Berear: https://bit.ly/cosmoteo Não deixe de acompanhar os vídeos do CosmoTeo no YouTube: https://bit.ly/canalcosmoteo Contato comigo pelo Instagram: @alexandre.fernandes.df Ou pelo linktree: https://linktr.ee/alexandre.fernandes.df --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexandre-fernandes-df/message
Dr. Frank Wilczek is a theoretical physicist who recently received the 2022 Templeton Prize, adding to his Nobel Prize and MacArthur fellowship. He spoke with ReligionUnplugged.com executive editor Paul Glader about his religious upbringing and how it positively affected his approach to science. He also talks about how and why he became disillusioned with the religious teachings he experienced in his youth.
An introduction to modern physics and to Richard Feynman at his witty and enthusiastic best, discussing gravitation, irreversibility, symmetry, and the nature of scientific discovery. Richard Feynman was one of the most famous and important physicists of the second half of the twentieth century. Awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1965, celebrated for his spirited and engaging lectures, and briefly a star on the evening news for his presence on the commission investigating the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger, Feynman is best known for his contributions to the field of quantum electrodynamics. The Character of Physical Law, drawn from Feynman's famous 1964 series of Messenger Lectures at Cornell, offers an introduction to modern physics—and to Feynman at his witty and enthusiastic best. In this classic book (originally published in 1967), Feynman offers an overview of selected physical laws and gathers their common features, arguing that the importance of a physical law is not “how clever we are to have found it out” but “how clever nature is to pay attention to it.” He discusses such topics as the interaction of mathematics and physics, the principle of conservation, the puzzle of symmetry, and the process of scientific discovery. A foreword by 2004 Physics Nobel laureate Frank Wilczek updates some of Feynman's observations—noting, however, “the need for these particular updates enhances rather than detracts from the book.” In The Character of Physical Law, Feynman chose to grapple with issues at the forefront of physics that seemed unresolved, important, and approachable.
In addition to original interviews, today's episode features excerpts from three interviews:On the Shoulders of Giants: Steven Weinberg and the Quest to Explain the World (2021), World Science FestivalPhysicist Steven Weinberg on His Search for a "Final Theory" (1993), Fresh AirThe Bill Moyers Interview: Steven Weinberg (1990), Bill MoyersOur theme music was composed by Charlie HarperOther music for today's show was produced by: Podington BearOn Monday, March 21, UT Austin is hosting a memorial lecture in honor of Steven Weinberg, featuring his fellow Nobel Laureate, MIT's Frank Wilczek. This event is free and open to the public, both in-person and virtually via Zoom. Find out more and register here.Donate to the Physics Theory Group, in memory of Steven WeinbergAbout Point of DiscoveryPoint of Discovery is a production of the University of Texas at Austin's College of Natural Sciences and is a part of the Texas Podcast Network. The opinions expressed in this podcast represent the views of the hosts, and not of The University of Texas at Austin. You can listen via Apple Podcasts, Spotify, RSS, Stitcher, Amazon Podcasts, or Google Podcasts. Questions or comments about this episode or our series in general? Email Marc Airhart.
On Monday, March 21, UT Austin is hosting a memorial lecture in honor of Steven Weinberg, featuring his fellow Nobel Laureate, MIT's Frank Wilczek. This event is free and open to the public, both in-person and virtually via Zoom. Find out more and register here.Donate to the Physics Theory Group, in memory of Steven WeinbergIn addition to original interviews, today's episode features excerpts from two videos:On the Shoulders of Giants: Steven Weinberg and the Quest to Explain the World (2021), World Science FestivalInterview with Professor Steven Weinberg (2001), Nobel Prize CommitteeOur theme music was composed by Charlie HarperOther music for today's show was produced by: Podington BearAbout Point of DiscoveryPoint of Discovery is a production of the University of Texas at Austin's College of Natural Sciences and is a part of the Texas Podcast Network. The opinions expressed in this podcast represent the views of the hosts, and not of The University of Texas at Austin. You can listen via Apple Podcasts, Spotify, RSS, Stitcher, Amazon Podcasts, or Google Podcasts. Questions or comments about this episode or our series in general? Email Marc Airhart.
I get it! The world tells you that meditation is about silence, no thoughts and that you must do it every morning in a prayer position; RULES AND REGULATIONS are what they are selling, period! As Buddha instructs, meditation is the way to become aware that you are The Quantum Observer and the power that brings. And as 2004 Nobel Prize recipient Frank Wilczek stated, "God plays a deep yet strictly rule-based game which looks like dice to us." So what does this mean? Listen in as I answer fellow Phoenix Pooja Panchal's question about mediation and Quantum Observation.
Physicist Frank Wilczek and Professor Janna Levin discuss Wilczek's book, “Fundamentals: Ten Keys to Reality.” Frank Wilczek jointly won The Nobel Prize in Physics in 2004, for his graduate work at Princeton with David Gross. He was among the earliest MacArthur Fellows and has won many awards both for his scientific work and his writing, which includes hundreds of articles in leading scientific journals. His “Wilczek's Universe” column appears regularly in the Wall Street Journal. Wilczek is the Herman Feshbach Professor of Physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Janna Levin is a Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Barnard College of Columbia University. A Guggenheim Fellow, Janna has contributed to an understanding of black holes, the cosmology of extra dimensions, and gravitational waves in the shape of spacetime. She is the presenter of NOVA's Black Hole Apocalypse special, aired on PBS. Levin's Black Hole Blues and Other Songs from Outer Space explains the discovery of the century: the sound of spacetime ringing from the collision of two black holes over a billion years ago. Physicist Frank Wilczek and Professor Janna Levin discuss Wilczek's book, “Fundamentals: Ten Keys to Reality.” Frank Wilczek jointly won The Nobel Prize in Physics in 2004, for his graduate work at Princeton with David Gross. He was among the earliest MacArthur Fellows and has won many awards both for his scientific work and his writing, which includes hundreds of articles in leading scientific journals. His “Wilczek's Universe” column appears regularly in the Wall Street Journal. Wilczek is the Herman Feshbach Professor of Physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Janna Levin is a Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Barnard College of Columbia University. A Guggenheim Fellow, Janna has contributed to an understanding of black holes, the cosmology of extra dimensions, and gravitational waves in the shape of spacetime. She is the presenter of NOVA's Black Hole Apocalypse special, aired on PBS. Levin's Black Hole Blues and Other Songs from Outer Space explains the discovery of the century: the sound of spacetime ringing from the collision of two black holes over a billion years ago.
When a Nobel Prize-winning physicist begins to speak of the universe as “a work of art,” don't we want to ask him whether the universe itself could be numbered among the sacred arts? And whether he thinks there might be an Artist? Frank Wilczek is brilliant and engaging, with a talent (and commitment) to making complex concepts understandable for the rest of us.
Fundamentals: Keys to Reality Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Frank Wilczek who is Professor of Physics at MIT and the 2004 Nobel Laureate in Physics. He is Known for the discovery of asymptotic freedom, the development of quantum chromodynamics, the invention of axions, and more. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo2wiIHPM35xPawotek2IDA/join --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/scientificsense/message
Sabine Hossenfelder has a PhD in physics and is presently a Research Fellow at the Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies (FIAS). Sabine works on physics beyond the standard model, phenomenological quantum gravity, and modifications of general relativity. Hossenfelder has also been researching since at least 2008 on how technology is changing researchers' ability to publicize, discuss, or publish their research, when she co-organized the Science in the 21st Century workshop. She has written more than 70 research articles, mostly dedicated to quantum gravity and physics beyond the standard model. In her channel "Science without the gobbledygook," Sabine talks straight about science: No hype, no spin, no tip-toeing around inconvenient truths. New video each Saturday. Hossenfelder's first book, Lost in Math: How Beauty Leads Physics Astray, released in June 2018. A review in Nature described it as "provocative", and Frank Wilczek recommended it as an "intensely personal and intellectually hard-edged" book. https://www.youtube.com/c/SabineHossenfelder Sabine blogs at backreaction.blogspot.com Audible is hands-down my favorite platform for consuming podcasts, fiction and nonfiction books! With an Audible membership, you can download titles and listen offline, anytime, anywhere. The Audible app is free and can be installed on all smartphones and tablets. You can listen across devices without losing your spot. Audible members don't have to worry about using their credits right away. You can keep your credits for up to a year—and use them to binge on a whole series if you'd like! And if you're not loving your selection, you can simply swap it for another.Start your free 30-day trial today: Audible.com/impossible or text “impossible” to 500-500 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:59 Is philosophy dangerous for physicists? 00:02:22 Is there more "hype" in physics than in other sciences? 00:04:23 What do you think of the optimism aimed at future experiments such as LISA? 00:07:42 How did you arrive at the conclusions you did on your most recent paper without knowing initial conditions? 00:11:30 What if James Cleark Maxwell could tweet? Would he have been discredited? 00:13:42 Why is there so much attention on UFOs ? Is it just bayesian inference? 00:16:00 What visual evidence counts as data? Especially where UFOs are concerned? 00:17:30 Can you reiterate your thoughts on the mulitiverse theory and its' relationship to dogma? 00:24:15 What do you think of string theories claims to explain so much with so little evidence, leaving it to others to measure initial and boundary conditions? 00:29:20 You're a critic of big experiments. Where do you think physics is going/should go? 00:35:40 How did you become a youtube science star? 59:50:00 What do you think of the doctrine of "fine-tuning" of the Universe?
Cartea laureatului Premiului Nobel pentru fizică din 2004, Frank Wilczek, este încercarea unui om de știință de excepție de a explica pe înțelesul tuturor cercetările pentru care e recunoscut și domeniul în care a lucrat toată cariera. Un volum scris și cu scopul de a răspunde unor întrebări primite de-a lungul timpului de la cunoscuți care nu aveau legătură cu studiul fizicii. La nivel fundamental, lumea fizică arată altfel decât ne spun simțurile și intuițiile cu ajutorul cărora ne descurcăm în viața de zi cu zi, iar pentru a o înțelege trebuie să ne naștem a doua oară și să învățăm felul în care funcționează universul la scară microscopică și la scară cosmică așa cum bebelușii învață să meargă și să vorbească. În această aventură a dezvățării și învățării ne călăuzește laureatul Nobel Frank Wilczek, unul dintre cei mai inventivi fizicieni contemporani, cu contribuții esențiale la descifrarea comportamentului particulelor elementare. Privit de la altitudinea sa intelectuală, peisajul lumii fizice se simplifică și capătă pregnanță. Wilczek discută zece principii generale pe baza cărora explică bogăția și complexitatea cosmosului, ne prezintă câte o temă din perspective diferite (abundența spațiului și a timpului, numărul mic de particule și de legi, materia, energia, evoluția cosmosului…), mereu fidel noțiunii de complementaritate, și face predicții legate de viitoarele descoperiri – toate acestea în termeni perfect accesibili cititorului fără pregătire științifică. Nu în ultimul rând, Fundamentele lumii fizice este cartea unui umanist care pledează deopotrivă pentru modestie și respect de sine în raportarea noastră la univers. „Aceasta e o carte despre lecțiile fundamentale pe care le putem învăța studiind lumea fizică. Am întâlnit mulți oameni curioși să afle mai mult despre lumea fizică și dornici să știe ce are de spus despre ea fizica modernă. Fie că e vorba de avocați, medici, artiști, studenți, profesori, părinți sau pur și simplu oameni curioși, cu toții sunt înzestrați cu inteligență, dar le lipsesc informațiile. Am încercat în această carte să prezint principalele teorii ale fizicii moderne într-un mod cât mai simplu, dar fără să fac rabat de la rigoare. Am scris-o avându-i în minte pe prietenii mei curioși și gândindu-mă la întrebările lor.“ — FRANK WILCZEK „Wilczek scrie cu o extraordinară simplitate și claritate, iar plăcerea cu care abordează subiectul e frapantă.“ — The New York Times Book Review Găsiți cartea în librării și online: https://www.libhumanitas.ro/fundamentele-lumii-fizice.html
Abby and Kellee are beginning to wrap up season two and find themselves recording in a rather silly mood. If you are looking for lightness, laughter, and vulnerability join Abby and Kellee as they explore what their careers would be if they weren't therapists. Of course, they tie in how this relates to our own security and connectedness to our therapist identity. Topics Touched on:Rick Hanson- Buddha's Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom: https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/buddhas-brain-the-practical-neuroscience-of-happiness-love-and-wisdom_daniel-j-siegel_rick-hanson/Frank Wilczek: https://physics.mit.edu/faculty/frank-wilczek/Dr. Dan Siegel- https://www.attachment-and-trauma-treatment-centre-for-healing.com/blogs/understanding-and-working-with-the-window-of-toleranceCoffee and Chat: Friend or Foe? Exploring Our Own Attachment Sh*t In The Therapy room:https://wholetherapistinstitute.com/store/Follow us: https://www.instagram.com/the_whole_therapist/https://www.facebook.com/TWTPodcasters/Visit our website:https://wholetherapistinstitute.com
Nobel prize-winning physicist, Dr. Frank Wilczek, is considered one of the world's most eminent theoretical physicists. Known for the development of quantum chromodynamics, and the invention of axions his book, Fundamentals: Ten Keys to Reality, is designed to let us all relish in the wonders of basic lessons learned from the study of our physical world. Plus, some very enlightening thoughts about God and Transcendence. Support the show (http://www.patreon.com/barrykibrick)
The Xapiens Podcast (XPC) Episode 3: Join Xapiens Co-Director Loyd Waites in a discussion with Nobel Laureate Frank Wilczek about his wide ranging work in particle physics and technology. Frank is a MIT professor of physics, Founding Director of T. D. Lee Institute and Chief Scientist at the Wilczek Quantum Center. You can find more information about his lab and current work here: https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbk84OU5PZ21BNUE5enhRbFd5cUZKOHNqTTlZQXxBQ3Jtc0ttMTFZRE8zdk9mU2p6U2FkY1NLVEpvdGFwQllzNFc1cGFQa1FUaHl4MVBNYUdCQ0ZXYWo5QS1kbHppcVJsTXNrU0o0dXU4WFZ3N1BiSVo1TzV4eEpzWGhkcDNXcFZpaWxUdVBaeVNhendxVUVPVFFnaw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fphysics.mit.edu%2Ffaculty%2Ffrank-wilczek%2F (https://physics.mit.edu/faculty/frank...)
Carlo Rovelli, the globally celebrated physicist and bestselling storyteller of science, talks to Niki Seth-Smith about the history - and sheer wonder - of quantum theory. How did a feverish young man named Werner Heisenberg, working alone on the North Sea island of Helgoland in 1925, develop a radical insight that would shake the world of physics? What's its legacy for how we think about the nature of reality and perception itself? And how does the ‘relational' interpretation of quantum mechanics transform the way that we might see not only the physical world, but our relationships and politics, too? A fascinating conversation about collaboration and mentorship, our attachment to truth and certainty, and the humbling power of science.Podcast listeners can get a year's subscription to New Humanist magazine for just £13.50. Head to newhumanist.org.uk/subscribe and enter the code WITHREASON Hosts: Niki Seth-Smith and Samira Shackle Exec producer: Alice BlochSound engineer: David CracklesArtwork: Christopher Wahl (photograph), Ed Dingli (artwork)Music: DanosongsFurther reading: 'Helgoland' (2021), Carlo Rovelli 'There Are Places in the World Where Rules Are Less Important Than Kindness' (2020), Carlo Rovelli 'The Order of Time', (2018), Carlo Rovelli'Reality Is Not What It Seems: The Journey to Quantum Gravity' (2016) Carlo Rovelli'Seven Brief Lessons on Physics' (2015), Carlo Rovelli'‘‘The beauty in physics is the kind of beauty that people have embodied in art''A Q&A with Frank Wilczek (2015) by Daniel Trilling, New Humanist magazine.
Frank Wilczek is a physics professor at MIT, Arizona State University, and Stockholm University. He won the 2004 Nobel Prize in Physics, along with David Gross and H. David Politzer, “for the discovery of asymptotic freedom in the theory of the strong interaction.” The work, which revolutionized quantum physics, was conducted thirty-one years prior, when Wilczek was a graduate student at Princeton. He has been awarded a MacArthur Fellowship and is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He has writ- ten multiple books, including A Beautiful Question: Finding Nature's Deep Design and Fundamentals: Ten Keys to Reality. We tend to respect things in other people that we either can't see in ourselves or see in ourselves but don't live up to. This is probably why I so admire Frank Wilczek's endurance and forbearance. Those qualities are incredibly rare in a scientist and are ones I struggle with personally. He had this almost stoic patience, to wait thirty-one years for recognition, knowing all the while that he would likely win the Nobel Prize, but not receiving it. He exhibited incredible grit and resiliency. And he never lost his cheerfulness! Throughout those years, he committed to the process, dedicated himself to his craft, and kept showing up, understanding that the award is not the final arbiter of success or even satisfaction. I've learned more from him about patience and determination even than I have about the inner workings of protons and quarks. Available on Amazon: Think Like a Nobel Prize Winner About Professor Brian Keating: https://www.youtube.com/drbriankeating Podcast in iTunes https://simonsobservatory.org/ https://briankeating.com/ https://bkeating.physics.ucsd.edu/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/drbriankeating/
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In this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris speaks with Frank Wilczek about the fundamental nature of reality. They discuss the difference between science and non-science, the role of intuition in science, the nature of time, the prospect that possibility is an illusion, the current limits of quantum mechanics, the uncertainty principle, space-time as a substance, the “unreasonable effectiveness” of mathematics in science, the possibility that we might be living in a simulation, the fundamental building blocks of matter, the structure of atoms, the four fundamental forces, wave-particle duality, the electromagnetic spectrum, the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics, the implications of infinite space-time, dark energy and dark matter, and other topics. Frank Wilczek won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2004 for work he did as a graduate student. He was among the earliest MacArthur fellows, and has won many awards both for his scientific work and his writing. He is the author of A Beautiful Question, The Lightness of Being, Fantastic Realities, Longing for the Harmonies, Fundamentals: Ten Keys to Reality, and hundreds of articles in leading scientific journals. His “Wilczek’s Universe” column appears regularly in the Wall Street Journal. Wilczek is the Herman Feshbach Professor of Physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, founding director of the T. D. Lee Institute and chief scientist at the Wilczek Quantum Center in Shanghai, China, and a distinguished professor at Arizona State University and Stockholm University. Website: https://www.frankawilczek.com/ Twitter: @FrankWilczek Episodes that have been re-released as part of the Best of Making Sense series may have been edited for relevance since their original airing.
Glenn is a longtime church and community member that is pioneering a fresh expression of church in a local strip mall. In this weeks episode Glenn shares about how she became involved in the Fresh Expressions movement, why she thinks its important, and what God has shown her in the process of starting a fresh expression. Contact; glennhparis@gmail.com Reading; Welcome to Dinner, Church by Verlon Fosner; Contextual Intelligence by Michael Beck and Leonard Sweet; 10 Keys to Reality by Frank Wilczek
COSMOS - What do scientists mean when they call the laws and regularities of nature "beautiful"? On the largest supra-cosmic scales, and on the smallest sub-atomic scales, why do scientists use "beauty" to assess their theories? Featuring Peter Atkins, Roger Penrose, Stephon Alexander, Fotini Markopoulou, Frank Wilczek, and Freeman Dyson.