Podcast appearances and mentions of Roger Penrose

By most popular accounts, the universe started with a bang some 13.8 billion years ago. But what happened before the Big Bang? And how do we know it happened at all? Cosmologist Niayesh Afshordi and science communicator Phil Halper offer a tour of the peculiar possibilities: bouncing and cyclic universes, time loops, creations from nothing, multiverses, black hole births, string theories, and holograms. Incorporating insights from Afshordi's cutting-edge research and Halper's original interviews with scientists like Stephen Hawking, Roger Penrose, and Alan Guth, Afshordi and Halper compare these models for the origin of our origins, showing each theory's strengths and weaknesses and explaining new attempts to test these notions. But most of all, Afshordi and Halper show that this search is filled with wonder, discovery, and community—all essential for remembering a forgotten cosmic past. Niayesh Afshordi is professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Waterloo and associate faculty at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics in Ontario, Canada. His prize-winning research focuses on competing models for the early universe, dark energy, dark matter, black holes, holography, and gravitational waves. Phil Halper is a fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society and a science popularizer. He is the creator of the popular YouTube series Before the Big Bang, which has had several million views. His astronomy images have been featured in major media outlets including The Washington Post, the BBC, and The Guardian, and he has published several papers in peer-reviewed journals.

Från moln till Mozart, från kustlinjer till livets slut, återfinns fraktaler. Helena Granström funderar över verklighetens och konstens struktur. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radio Play. ESSÄ: Detta är en text där skribenten reflekterar över ett ämne eller ett verk. Åsikter som uttrycks är skribentens egna.När en matematiker försöker sig på att skämta kan det låta såhär:Vad står bokstaven B för i Benoit B Mandelbrot? Rätt svar: Benoit B Mandelbrot. Huruvida denna vits någonsin åstadkommer några skrattsalvor ska jag låta vara osagt, men den som förstår poängen har i alla fall också förstått vad som kännetecknar fraktalerna, de matematiska objekt som utforskades ingående av just denne Mandelbrot: att de innehåller delen som är helheten som innehåller delen som är helheten, och så vidare.Därav skämtets poäng: Namnet Benoit B Mandelbrot inneslutet i namnet Benoit B Mandelbrot inneslutet i namnet Benoit B Mandelbrot i all oändlighet.Man kan tänka på ett blomkålshuvud, eller ännu hellre på en romanesco: Bryt loss en bukett, och du kommer i denna bukett att få se det stora huvudet i mindre format. Bryt loss en mindre bukett av denna bukett, och så ännu en mindre från denna: Samma sak upprepar sig, med allt mindre kålhuvuden som fortsätter att spira från allt mindre kålhuvuden. En ovanligt hänförande fraktal kallad Mandelbrotmängden upptäcktes av Mandelbrot själv, och karakteriseras av att en förhållandevis enkel formel ger upphov till en närmast outtömlig komplexitet: ett outgrundligt överflödande universum alstrat av en simpel instruktion. Inför denna rikedom är det svårt att hålla fast vid tanken på att matematiken bara skulle vara något som människan har hittat på: ”Mandelbrotmängden är”, som matematikern Roger Penrose påpekat, ”inte något som det mänskliga sinnet har uppfunnit; den upptäcktes.” Precis på samma sätt som Mount Everest, finns den bara där.Men fraktalerna existerar alltså inte enbart i den rena matematikens sfär, utan i högsta grad i verkligheten: Vi kan finna dem i kustlinjer och floddeltan, ormbunkar och åskviggar, blodkärl och neuroner, galaxkluster och bergskedjor och moln. I var och en av dessa strukturer ser man helheten upprepa sig i de mindre delarna: Den som betraktar en del av en bergig kust kan inte utifrån dess form avgöra om det är en liten sträcka som de ser på nära håll, eller en längre på stort avstånd; och varje liten del av ett moln skulle, betraktad för sig själv, lika gärna kunna vara det stora molnet självt. Till och med vår arvsmassa är arrangerad enligt denna struktur, inpassad i den trånga cellkärnan genom identiska vikningar som sker i mindre och mindre skala. Naturen är, med andra ord, i högsta grad fraktal – och år 2016 kom ett antal polska kärnfysiker lite oväntat också fram till slutsatsen att detsamma gäller litteraturen.Det är en häpnadsväckande upptäckt, även om den kanske är lite mindre fruktbar än vad en författare skulle önska – för hur gärna jag än vill skulle jag inte kunna låta varje stycke i denna essä utgöra en miniatyr av helheten – och varje mening en miniatyr av varje stycke – och varje ord en miniatyr av varje mening. Även om det hade varit outsägligt elegant. Den amerikanska författaren Paul Auster har visserligen gjort gällande att den första meningen i hans roman Mr Vertigo innehåller essensen av hela verket – men den fraktala strukturen i kända verk av författare som Virginia Woolf och Robert Bolano låter sig avtäckas först genom ingående statistisk analys. De litteraturintresserade polska fysikerna genomförde till exempel en kartläggning av fördelningen av meningarnas längd i de romaner de studerade: Vad som framträdde var en form av idealt fraktalmönster, särskilt skönjbart i den typ av litteratur som brukar betecknas som medvetandeström. Mest fraktal av alla – till och med multifraktal, det vill säga innehållande fraktaler av fraktaler – lär James Joyces svårgenomträngliga Finnegan's Wake vara. När det gäller lyrik har en ambitiös forskare med en besläktad metod lyckats med konststycket att finna Cantormängden, en annan känd fraktal, i form av förekomsten av ordet know i en dikt av den amerikanske poeten Wallace Stevens. Och även i musiken är det möjligt att finna fraktala strukturer – föga förvånande till exempel hos en kompositör som Johann Sebastian Bach, i vars tredje cellosvit en musicerande matematiker lyckats identifiera ett påfallande exakt exempel på samma Cantormängd.Bevisar det att konstnärerna, tidigare än matematikerna, har förmått att uppfatta tillvarons inre struktur? Att dessa skapande människor på ett omedvetet vis har anat formen hos de kärl som fyller människokroppens lungvävnad, hos de kärl i vilka dess blod flödar och hos det nätverk av nervceller som överhuvudtaget gör aningar – omedvetna eller inte – möjliga. Kanske är det denna djupt liggande intuition som Mandelbrot själv också anspelar på när han konstaterar att barn inte undrar ”över temperaturen hos en gas eller kollisioner mellan atomer, utan över formerna hos träd, moln och blixtar.” Undrar de, för att de i dessa former identifierar något märkvärdigt bekant, något som lånar sin form också åt deras eget inre?Men å andra sidan skulle författarnas benägenhet att skriva fram fraktaler kunna ges en mer prosaisk förklaring än så, för också det mänskliga livets yttre ramar låter oss ju stifta bekantskap med det fraktala: Dygnet kan förstås som en miniatyr av året som i sin tur kan framstå som en miniatyr av det mänskliga livsförloppet. Men inte bara det: Möjligen, skriver matematikern Michael Frame i den märkliga lilla skriften The Geometry of Grief, kan även sorgen sägas uppvisa en självlikhet på olika skalor, eftersom varje sorg i sin tur består av många små delsorger, varje förlust av en mängd olika möjligheter eller tillfällen eller erfarenheter som för alltid gått förlorade. Inuti sorgen över en älskad människas bortgång, oövervinnerlig i sin väldighet, finns sorgen över att aldrig mer få hålla hennes hand, över att aldrig mer få höra hennes röst, över att aldrig mer få vända sig till henne med sina tankar. Och det faktum att de många små sorgerna liknar den stora sorgen i art om än inte i storlek gör det möjligt, fortsätter Frame sitt resonemang, att öva sig: Att lära sig ett sätt att tackla den väldiga, till synes ohanterliga sorgen, genom att prövande och försiktigt ta sig an de mindre sorgerna, en i sänder. Och betraktat med den fraktala geometrins blick framstår på sätt och vis hela livet så, som en repetition i liten skala för de stora skeenden som hela tiden – och samtidigt, bara långsammare – utspelar sig: varje glädje en liten replik av den större glädjen, varje misslyckande och varje närmande och varje känslosvall en replik av sina större motsvarigheter av vilka de också utgör en del. Och förstås – detta är väl den fraktala livsstrukturens dystraste sida – utgör var och en av tillvarons otaliga förluster en sorts miniatyr av den slutliga förlust som väntar oss alla, den av livet självt.Hur man ska gaska upp sig efter en sådan nedslående insikt är inte helt klart – men kanske kan åtminstone matematikerna ibland oss finna lättnad i ännu ett exempel på humor för de få:–Hur gick det för matematikern som blev gammal och sjuk, dog han? –Nejdå. Han förlorade bara några av sina funktioner. Helena Granströmförfattare med bakgrund inom fysik och matematik

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In this episode of Biographers in Conversation, Patchen Barss chats with Dr Gabriella Kelly-Davies about his choices while crafting The Impossible Man: Roger Penrose and the Cost of Genius, the biography of Nobel Prize-winning physicist Roger Penrose.      Here's what you'll discover in this episode:   Patchen Barss's painstaking research strategy   How Patchen grasped complicated information about quantum physics and mathematics   How he crafted erudite, poetic and propulsive narrative from seemingly incomprehensible scientific information and mathematical equations   How he balanced Roger Penrose's scientific, public, personal and inner lives to craft a kaleidoscopic portrait of an extraordinary human being   How he represented Roger's relationship difficulties truthfully and with sensitivity and dignity   How Patchen navigated the perils of writing about a 93-year-old living subject who has a strong autobiographical voice   Patchen's response to the question: ‘Who gets to be a genius, and who makes the sacrifices that allow an individual to be one?'  

Consciousness is one of the most fundamental aspects of our existence, but it remains barely understood, even defined. Across the world scholars of many disciplines - philosophy, science, social science, theology - are joined on a quest to understand this phenomenon.Tune into one of the more original and controversial thinkers at the forefront of consciousness research, Stuart Hameroff, as he presents his ideas. Hameroff is an anaesthesiologist who, alongside Roger Penrose, proposes that the source of consciousness is structural, produced from a certain shape in our brain. He expands on this, and much more (such as evolution), in this talk. Have a listen!To witness such topics discussed live buy tickets for our upcoming festival: https://howthelightgetsin.org/festivals/And visit our website for many more articles, videos, and podcasts like this one: https://iai.tv/You can find everything we referenced here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesAnd don't hesitate to email us at podcast@iai.tv with your thoughts or questions on the episode! Do you agree with Stuart Hameroff's approach? What are your doubts?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Bob Kurland's Slide LinksIn all protein functions, parts of the proteins bind loosely to other parts of the protein and thus form appropriate structures that are essential to their function. This is shown very nicely in this TED YouTube video, by Professor Ken Dill https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zm-3kovWpNQ Here is another nice YouTube video showing protein flexibility https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZ2aY5lxEGE Webinar TitleThe Anthropic Principle: “Are We Special?”--Did God make our “Goldilocks Universe” for man?Abstract The universe in which we live and came to be is not ordinary, but unusual. As the Church Lady in Saturday Night Live of old would say, “Now, isn't that special!” Or is it? Some scientists would agree with Roger Penrose – that if it weren't special, we wouldn't be here to remark on it. Many other scientists and philosophers would agree with Thomas Nagel that an explanation giving only the result is not an explanation. (And, of course, if it is special, then there is the implicit conclusion that this is so because of a Creating Intelligence, which we Catholics recognize as the Trinitarian God.) In my presentation I will discuss some of the so-called “anthropic coincidences” necessary for carbon-based life. Although some examples from cosmology and particle physics will be included, I'm going to focus on the wonderful parts of chemistry and molecular biology, processes that point to the hand of a Creating Intelligence. And of course the prophets of the Old Testament and saints of the early Church knew this all along, without the benefit of science. Dr. Robert Kurland, a convert to Catholicism in 1995, is a retired physicist who has applied magnetic resonance to problems of biological interest in his research (web search: “Kurland-McGarvey Equation”). Dr. Kurland is a graduate of Caltech (BS, 1951, “with honor”) and Harvard (PhD, 1956). His scientific career at Carnegie-Mellon, SUNY/AB, Cleveland Clinic, Geisinger Medical Center, has focused on biological applications of magnetic resonance, including MRI. Since his conversion to Catholicism, he has tried to spread the message that there's no war between Catholic teaching and science.Respondent: William M. Briggs, PhD Against the Anthropic Principle Dr. William M. Briggs, the Statistician to the Stars, has a background in statistics, philosophy, meteorology, and cryptography. Born in Detroit, he left the city when it was at its peak, which some might jokingly suggest led to its decline. Briggs holds a PhD in Mathematical Sciences and an MS in Atmospheric Physics, and has served in various roles including professor, consultant, and statistician. He is known for his work in probability and statistics, as well as his cultural commentary on various social and scientific issues.

In Episode 107, Patrick sits down with visionary inventor and serial entrepreneur James Tagg for a mind-expanding conversation on the frontiers of quantum computing and beyond. They dive into the mysteries of collapsible wave functions, explore the rise of quantum startups, and even discuss the possibility of biological computers that could one day mimic human thought.Could the future of computing blur the lines between machine intelligence and consciousness? Don't miss this fascinating discussion that bridges cutting-edge science with the entrepreneurial spirit driving quantum innovation.James Tagg is a serial entrepreneur and award-winning author. He was one of the original inventors of the touchscreen. He founded Truphone, the world's first global mobile operator, made the first mobile phone call over the Internet and developed the eSIM. He holds over 200 patents. He studied Physics and Computer Science at Manchester University, Design at Lancaster University and Engineering at Cambridge University. Founded the Penrose Institute with Roger Penrose and his first book, Are the Androids Dreaming Yet?, explores the limits of artificial intelligence and the differences between humans and computers.  He is a founder and Chief Architect of World Mobile and his new venture Valis, is developing a quantum biocomputer. 

The classical and quantum worlds are not as apart as we thought. Eva Miranda, a renowned researcher in symplectic and Poisson geometry, explains how “hidden” geometric structures can unite classical and quantum frameworks. Eva dives into integrable systems, Bohr–Sommerfeld leaves, and the art of geometric quantization, revealing a promising path to bridging longstanding gaps in theoretical physics. As a listener of TOE you can get a special 20% off discount to The Economist and all it has to offer! Visit https://www.economist.com/toe Links Mentioned: •⁠ ⁠Eva Miranda's website: https://web.mat.upc.edu/eva.miranda/nova/ •⁠ ⁠Roger Penrose on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGm505TFMbU •⁠ ⁠Curt's post on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7284265597671034880/ Timestamps: 00:00 – Introduction 06:12 – Classical vs. Quantum Mechanics 15:32 – Poisson Brackets & Symplectic Forms 24:14 – Integrable Systems 32:01 – Dirac's Dream & No‐Go Results 39:04 – Action‐Angle Coordinates 47:05 – Toric Manifolds & Polytopes 54:55 – Geometric Quantization Basics 1:03:46 – Bohr–Sommerfeld Leaves 1:12:03 – Handling Singularities 1:20:23 – Poisson Manifolds Beyond Symplectic 1:28:50 – Turing Completeness & Fluid Mechanics Tie‐In 1:35:06 – Topological QFT Overview 1:45:53 – Open Questions in Quantization 1:53:20 – Conclusion Join My New Substack (Personal Writings): https://curtjaimungal.substack.com Listen on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/SpotifyTOE Become a YouTube Member (Early Access Videos): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdWIQh9DGG6uhJk8eyIFl1w/join Support TOE on Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt Discord Invite: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs #science #physics #theoreticalphysics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

La gravitation est l'un des phénomènes fondamentaux qui régit l'Univers, mais elle reste aujourd'hui encore profondément mystérieuse. Si la physique contemporaine parvient un jour à percer ses secrets, ce sera l'une des plus grandes révolutions du savoir scientifique. Claudia de Rham dévoile ce que l'on sait aujourd'hui de ce phénomène et comment les plus grands esprits de la physique — de Newton et Einstein à Stephen Hawking, Andrea Ghez et Roger Penrose — l'ont conduite à pousser nos connaissances au-delà des limites et au-delà de l'Univers tel que nous le connaissons. Mais ce sont aussi les hauts et les bas de la recherche scientifique qui seront partagés et savoir saisir chaque défaite non comme un épilogue mais au contraire comme l'occasion d'investiguer la nature et de l'apprécier à un niveau plus profond encore. - Claudia de Rham, née en Suisse, est une physicienne théoricienne et professeure à l'Imperial College de Londres. Spécialisée en cosmologie, elle a marqué le domaine en 2010 avec sa théorie de la gravité massive. Elle a reçu en 2021 le prix Blavatnik pour ses contributions révolutionnaires à la physique. Formée à l'École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) et à Cambridge, Claudia de Rham est une figure incontournable, inspirant de nouvelles recherches sur la nature de l'univers. - Enregistré au Club 44 le 7 janvier 2025

When he was six years old, Roger Penrose discovered a sundial in a clearing near his house. Through that machine made of light, shadow, and time, Roger glimpsed a “world behind the world” of transcendently beautiful geometry. It spurred him on a journey to become one of the world's most influential mathematicians, philosophers, and physicists. Penrose would prove the limitations of general relativity, set a new agenda for theoretical physics, and astound colleagues and admirers with the elegance and beauty of his discoveries. However, as Patchen Barss documents in The Impossible Man: Roger Penrose and the Cost of Genius (Basic Books, 2024), success came at a price: He was attuned to the secrets of the universe, but struggled to connect with loved ones, especially the women who care for or worked with him. Both erudite and poetic, The Impossible Man draws on years of research and interviews, as well as previously unopened archives to present a moving portrait of Penrose the Nobel Prize-winning scientist and Roger the human being. It reveals not just the extraordinary life of Roger Penrose, but asks who gets to be a genius, and who makes the sacrifices that allow one man to be one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

When he was six years old, Roger Penrose discovered a sundial in a clearing near his house. Through that machine made of light, shadow, and time, Roger glimpsed a “world behind the world” of transcendently beautiful geometry. It spurred him on a journey to become one of the world's most influential mathematicians, philosophers, and physicists. Penrose would prove the limitations of general relativity, set a new agenda for theoretical physics, and astound colleagues and admirers with the elegance and beauty of his discoveries. However, as Patchen Barss documents in The Impossible Man: Roger Penrose and the Cost of Genius (Basic Books, 2024), success came at a price: He was attuned to the secrets of the universe, but struggled to connect with loved ones, especially the women who care for or worked with him. Both erudite and poetic, The Impossible Man draws on years of research and interviews, as well as previously unopened archives to present a moving portrait of Penrose the Nobel Prize-winning scientist and Roger the human being. It reveals not just the extraordinary life of Roger Penrose, but asks who gets to be a genius, and who makes the sacrifices that allow one man to be one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/biography

When he was six years old, Roger Penrose discovered a sundial in a clearing near his house. Through that machine made of light, shadow, and time, Roger glimpsed a “world behind the world” of transcendently beautiful geometry. It spurred him on a journey to become one of the world's most influential mathematicians, philosophers, and physicists. Penrose would prove the limitations of general relativity, set a new agenda for theoretical physics, and astound colleagues and admirers with the elegance and beauty of his discoveries. However, as Patchen Barss documents in The Impossible Man: Roger Penrose and the Cost of Genius (Basic Books, 2024), success came at a price: He was attuned to the secrets of the universe, but struggled to connect with loved ones, especially the women who care for or worked with him. Both erudite and poetic, The Impossible Man draws on years of research and interviews, as well as previously unopened archives to present a moving portrait of Penrose the Nobel Prize-winning scientist and Roger the human being. It reveals not just the extraordinary life of Roger Penrose, but asks who gets to be a genius, and who makes the sacrifices that allow one man to be one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/science

When he was six years old, Roger Penrose discovered a sundial in a clearing near his house. Through that machine made of light, shadow, and time, Roger glimpsed a “world behind the world” of transcendently beautiful geometry. It spurred him on a journey to become one of the world's most influential mathematicians, philosophers, and physicists. Penrose would prove the limitations of general relativity, set a new agenda for theoretical physics, and astound colleagues and admirers with the elegance and beauty of his discoveries. However, as Patchen Barss documents in The Impossible Man: Roger Penrose and the Cost of Genius (Basic Books, 2024), success came at a price: He was attuned to the secrets of the universe, but struggled to connect with loved ones, especially the women who care for or worked with him. Both erudite and poetic, The Impossible Man draws on years of research and interviews, as well as previously unopened archives to present a moving portrait of Penrose the Nobel Prize-winning scientist and Roger the human being. It reveals not just the extraordinary life of Roger Penrose, but asks who gets to be a genius, and who makes the sacrifices that allow one man to be one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When he was six years old, Roger Penrose discovered a sundial in a clearing near his house. Through that machine made of light, shadow, and time, Roger glimpsed a “world behind the world” of transcendently beautiful geometry. It spurred him on a journey to become one of the world's most influential mathematicians, philosophers, and physicists. Penrose would prove the limitations of general relativity, set a new agenda for theoretical physics, and astound colleagues and admirers with the elegance and beauty of his discoveries. However, as Patchen Barss documents in The Impossible Man: Roger Penrose and the Cost of Genius (Basic Books, 2024), success came at a price: He was attuned to the secrets of the universe, but struggled to connect with loved ones, especially the women who care for or worked with him. Both erudite and poetic, The Impossible Man draws on years of research and interviews, as well as previously unopened archives to present a moving portrait of Penrose the Nobel Prize-winning scientist and Roger the human being. It reveals not just the extraordinary life of Roger Penrose, but asks who gets to be a genius, and who makes the sacrifices that allow one man to be one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Happy New Year 2025! To celebrate, here is an encore of what proved to be the most popular episode of 2024. This rerun combines episodes 30 and 31 into one epic journey towards the frontiers of human understanding. My guest is Donald Hoffman. Our topics are consciousness, cosmos, and the meaning of life. Enjoy! Original show notes Laws of physics govern the world. They explain the movements of planets, oceans, and cells in our bodies. But can they ever explain the feelings and meanings of our mental lives? This problem, called the hard problem of consciousness, runs very deep. No satisfactory explanation exists. But many think that there must, in principle, be an explanation. A minority of thinkers disagree. According to these thinkers, we will never be able to explain mind in terms of matter. We will, instead, explain matter in terms of mind. I explored this position in some detail in episode 17. But hold on, you might say. Is this not contradicted by the success of natural sciences? How could a mind-first philosophy ever explain the success of particle physics? Or more generally, wouldn't any scientist laugh at the idea that mind is more fundamental than matter? No — not all of them laugh. Some take it very seriously. Donald Hoffman is one such scientist. Originally working with computer vision at MIT's famous Artificial Intelligence Lab, Hoffman started asking a simple question: What does it mean to "see" the world? His answer begins from a simple idea: perception simplifies the world – a lot. But what is the real world like? What is “there” before our perception simplifies the world? Nothing familiar, Hoffman claims. No matter. No objects. Not even a three-dimensional space. And no time. There is just consciousness. This is a wild idea. But it is a surprisingly precise idea. It is so precise, in fact, that Hoffman's team can derive basic findings in particle physics from their theory.  A fascinating conversation was guaranteed. I hope you enjoy it. If you do, consider becoming a supporter of On Humans on ⁠⁠Patreon.com/OnHumans⁠⁠.  MENTIONS Names: David Gross, Nima Arkani-Hamed, Edward Whitten, Nathan Seiberg, Andrew Strominger, Edwin Abbott, Nick Bostrom, Giulio Tononi, Keith Frankish, Daniel Dennett, Steven Pinker, Roger Penrose, Sean Carroll,  Swapan Chattopadhyay Terms (Physics and Maths): quantum fields, string theory, gluon, scattering amplitude, amplituhedron, decorated permutations, bosons, leptons, quarks, Planck scale, twistor theory, M-theory, multiverse, recurrent communicating classes, Cantor's hierarchy (relating to different sizes of infinity... If this sounds weird, stay tuned for full episode on infinity. It will come out in a month or two.) Terms (Philosophy and Psychology): Kant's phenomena and noumena, integrated information theory, global workspace theory, orchestrated objective reduction theory, attention schema theory Books: Case Against Reality by Hoffman, Enlightenment Now by Steven Pinker Articles etc.: For links to articles, courses, and more, see ⁠https://onhumans.substack.com/p/links-for-episode-30⁠

Você já deve ter ouvido falar sobre a importância da linguagem no pensamento. Essa é uma tese comum entre estudantes de humanas e filosofia. Aliás, é quase lógico pensar assim, pois, quando pensamos, a maioria de nós usa a linguagem para tal. Pensemos no enigma de Kaspar Hauser, o garoto que ficou isolado por um longo período e não conseguiu desenvolver a linguagem. Embora possamos abordar esse enigma sob a ótica da importância da linguagem como fator socializador, também podemos refletir sobre sua relevância para a construção da própria identidade. Afinal, perguntamos quem somos, de onde viemos e para onde vamos por meio da linguagem – e é através dela que buscamos respostas a essas questões. Mais do que isso, pensemos no próprio ato de pensar. Não estaríamos, o tempo todo, verbalizando frases em nossos pensamentos? O pensamento, afinal, seria uma atividade verbal? Em seu livro A Mente Nova do Imperador, Roger Penrose não descarta a importância da verbalização (especialmente no campo da filosofia), mas discorda da ideia de que é possível pensar apenas de forma verbal. A verbalização não é necessária para o pensamento. Leia mais aqui: https://tavernadolugarnenhum.com.br/filosofia/autores/roger-penrose/a-mente-nova-do-imperador/a-nao-verbalidade-do-pensamento/

As a listener of TOE you can get a special 20% off discount to The Economist and all it has to offer! Visit https://www.economist.com/toe In today's episode of Theories of Everything, Curt Jaimungal speaks with Matthew Segall, a professor at the California Institute of Integral Studies, on the evolution of philosophical thought, linking ancient teachings on consciousness to modern scientific perspectives. We delve into the limitations of contemporary views of reality, paralleling them with the Ptolemaic model, and explore how an awareness of mortality can enrich our understanding of existence. Matthew argues for a shift toward introspection and self-inquiry in a society grappling with existential challenges, emphasizing that confronting mortality can foster a deeper sense of meaning in our lives. New Substack! Follow my personal writings and EARLY ACCESS episodes here: https://curtjaimungal.substack.com LINKED MENTIONED: •⁠ ⁠Matthew's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Footnotes2Plato •⁠ ⁠Matthew's Diagram of Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Z1zY39EKbs •⁠ ⁠Matthew's talk with John Vervaeke: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15akhXGHwzo •⁠ ⁠Critique of Pure Reason (book): https://www.amazon.com/Critique-Pure-Reason-Penguin-Classics/dp/0140447474 •⁠ ⁠Critique of Judgement (book): https://www.amazon.com/Critique-Judgement-Immanuel-Kant/dp/1545245673/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= •⁠ ⁠The Phenomenology of Spirit (book): https://www.amazon.com/Georg-Wilhelm-Friedrich-Hegel-Phenomenology/dp/1108730086 •⁠ ⁠1919 Eclipse (paper): https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/epdf/10.1098/rsnr.2020.0040 •⁠ ⁠Einstein/Bergson debate (article): https://www.faena.com/aleph/einstein-vs-bergson-the-struggle-for-time •⁠ ⁠The Principle of Relativity (book): https://www.amazon.com/Principle-Relativity-Alfred-North-Whitehead/dp/1602062188 •⁠ ⁠John Vervaeke's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@johnvervaeke •⁠ ⁠John Vervaeke on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVj1KYGyesI •⁠ ⁠Philip Goff on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmaIBxkqcT4 •⁠ ⁠Sabine Hossenfelder on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3y-Z0pgupg •⁠ ⁠Donald Hoffman on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmieNQH7Q4w •⁠ ⁠Karl Friston on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uk4NZorRjCo •⁠ ⁠Iain McGilchrist on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9sBKCd2HD0 •⁠ ⁠Thomas Campbell on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kko-hVA-8IU •⁠ ⁠Noam Chomsky on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch? •⁠ ⁠v=3lcDT_-3v2k&list=PLZ7ikzmc6zlORiRfcaQe8ZdxKxF-e2BCY&index=3 •⁠ ⁠Michael Levin on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8iFtaltX-s&list=PLZ7ikzmc6zlN6E8KrxcYCWQIHg2tfkqvR&index=39 •⁠ ⁠Roger Penrose on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGm505TFMbU&list=PLZ7ikzmc6zlN6E8KrxcYCWQIHg2tfkqvR&index=16 •⁠ ⁠Neil Turok's lecture on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gwhqmPqRl4&list=PLZ7ikzmc6zlN6E8KrxcYCWQIHg2tfkqvR&index=35 •⁠ ⁠TOE's Consciousness Iceberg: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TR4cpn8m9i0&ab_channel=TheoriesofEverythingwithCurtJaimungal •⁠ ⁠TOE's String Theory Iceberg: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4PdPnQuwjY Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 1:35 The Roots of Process Philosophy 4:47 The Rise of Nominalism 8:26 The Evolution of Substance 11:02 Descartes and the Dualist Divide 21:34 Kant's Copernican Revolution 33:08 The Nature of Knowledge 37:42 Hegel's Dialectic Unfolds 46:18 Schelling's Panpsychism 56:50 Whitehead's Organic Realism 1:22:17 The Bifurcation of Nature 1:31:38 The Emergence of Consciousness 1:38:37 The Nature of Self-Organization 1:53:40 Perspectives on Actuality and Potentiality 2:11:35 The Role of God in Process Philosophy 2:23:55 The Human Experience and Self-Inquiry 2:40:34 Reflections on Mortality and Meaning 2:47:44 The Shift from Substance to Process 2:58:02 Embracing Interconnectedness and Consciousness 3:00:49 The Call for Inner Exploration #science #philosophy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Die allgemeine Relativitätstheorie von Albert Einstein gilt als Meilenstein der Physik, doch sie ist nicht ohne Lücken. Ein berühmtes Beispiel für diese Grenzen ist das Konzept der „Singularität“. Roger Penrose, Physik-Nobelpreisträger, zeigte, dass Singularitäten entstehen, wenn Materie unter ihrer eigenen Gravitation kollabiert. Stell dir vor: ein Punkt, unendlich dicht, unendlich gekrümmt – eine physikalische Absurdität. An Singularitäten scheitert unser Verständnis von Raum, Zeit und Materie. Sie werden buchstäblich ins Unendliche „zerquetscht“ und gleichzeitig ins Unendliche gedehnt, bis sie praktisch aufhören zu existieren. An diesem Punkt brechen alle bekannten Gesetze der Physik zusammen. Das klingt paradox, und genau das ist es. Die Gesetze der Physik, wie wir sie kennen, brechen dort vollständig zusammen. Was bedeutet das wenn wir das grob zusammenfassen müssten? Nun Unsere Fähigkeit, die Zukunft aus der Vergangenheit abzuleiten – ein Grundpfeiler der Wissenschaft – würde schlicht verschwinden. Die Wissenschaft – insbesondere die Physik – basiert auf einem Prinzip namens Determinismus. Dieses Prinzip besagt, dass der Zustand eines Systems zu einem bestimmten Zeitpunkt (z. B. die Position und Geschwindigkeit eines Objekts) die zukünftigen Zustände vollständig bestimmt, solange wir die zugrunde liegenden Gesetze der Physik kennen. Dies ermöglicht es uns, präzise Vorhersagen zu treffen, etwa über die Bewegung von Planeten oder das Verhalten von Teilchen. Doch an Singularitäten bricht dieses Prinzip zusammen. Der Grund ist, dass die physikalischen Gesetze, die normalerweise Raum, Zeit und Materie beschreiben, in einer Singularität nicht mehr anwendbar sind. Die Mathematik liefert „unendliche“ oder undefinierte Ergebnisse – wie etwa eine unendlich starke Krümmung der Raumzeit. Diese Werte sind physikalisch bedeutungslos. Das heißt, sie haben keinen Bezug zu unserer Realität. Wir können sie nicht begreifen, weil sie jenseits unseres Verständnisses und unserer Erfahrung liegen. LEGEN WIR ALSO LOS! Entropy Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/6rKLAIJtuDgejHv5gXsbd1 Good Night Stories (Geschichten zum Einschlafen): @goodnightstories8357 Hat dir das Video gefallen? Dann würde ich mich sehr über einen Daumen nach oben freuen! Es kostet euch nichts und lässt Youtube wissen, dass euch das Video gefällt! Und empfehlt es weiter, an genau so neugierige Entropies die hier noch nicht abonniert haben! Abonniere jetzt die Entropy, um keines der coolen & interessanten Episoden zu verpassen! Das unterstützt mich natürlich und hilft mir meinen Content zu verbessern und zu erweitern! Hier abonnieren: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5dBZm6ztKizdUnN7Puz3QQ?sub_confirmation=1 Zu meinen Social Media Links: https://linktr.ee/JourneyDE Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/xGtUAaAw98 Erfahre mehr (Quellen): https://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevLett.133.181501 https://theconversation.com/how-einsteins-general-theory-of-relativity-killed-off-common-sense-physics-50042

Thinking set freeIs the emphasis our modern society places on rationality well-placed? Does rationality help us think or should we be in tune with other ways of thinking/perceiving the world?Join our diverse panel of speakers as they discuss these questions: Stuart Hameroff, anesthesiologist known for the theory of consciousness he developed with Roger Penrose; Subrena Smith, philosopher and vocal critic of evolutionary explanations of behaviour; and Paul Bloom, professor of psychology and cognitive science (and staunch defender of rationality). To witness such debates live buy tickets for our upcoming festival: https://howthelightgetsin.org/festivals/And visit our website for many more articles, videos, and podcasts like this one: https://iai.tv/You can find everything we referenced here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesAnd don't hesitate to email us at podcast@iai.tv with your thoughts or questions!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode of Theories of Everything, Curt Jaimungal speaks with physicist Avshalom Elitzur, co-creator of the famous bomb-testing experiment, as he unveils a bold new vision of reality where spacetime emerges from quantum interactions in pure nothingness. Elitzur challenges conventional physics with ideas like negative mass particles and the continuous creation of spacetime, offering a fresh perspective on the nature of existence. SPONSOR (THE ECONOMIST): As a listener of TOE you can get a special 20% off discount to The Economist and all it has to offer! Visit https://www.economist.com/toe TOE'S TOP LINKS: - Support TOE on Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal (early access to ad-free audio episodes!) - Enjoy TOE on Spotify! https://tinyurl.com/SpotifyTOE - Become a YouTube Member Here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdWIQh9DGG6uhJk8eyIFl1w/join - Join TOE's Newsletter 'TOEmail' at https://www.curtjaimungal.org LINKED MENTIONED: - Avshalom's citations: https://scholar.google.co.il/citations?user=ZivyhegAAAAJ&hl=en - Leonard Susskind on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2p_Hlm6aCok - The Physicist and the Philosopher (book): https://www.amazon.com/Physicist-Philosopher-Einstein-Bergson-Understanding/dp/0691173176 - Roger Penrose on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGm505TFMbU&list=PLZ7ikzmc6zlN6E8KrxcYCWQIHg2tfkqvR&index=7 - Interpretations of quantum mechanics (paper): https://curtjaimungal.substack.com/p/the-interpretations-of-quantum-mechanics - Lee Smolin on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOKOodQXjhc - Quantum mechanical interaction-free measurements (paper): https://arxiv.org/pdf/hep-th/9305002 - Nonlocal Position Changes of a Photon Revealed by Quantum Routers (paper): https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-26018-y - Manolis Kellis on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g56lxZwnaqg - The Quark and the Jaguar (book): https://www.amazon.com/Quark-Jaguar-Adventures-Simple-Complex/dp/0805072535 Timestamps: 00:00 - Introduction 03:04 - Unifying Quantum Mechanics and Relativity 04:42 - Prof. Elitzur's Unconventional Path in Physics 07:02 - The Problem of Unifying Forces in Physics 10:06 - Time's Role in Relativity and Simplicity in Physics 13:34 - The Nature of Time and the Flow of Events 19:20 - Relativity of Simultaneity Explained 24:22 - Free Will and the Block Universe Debate 28:49 - Time Asymmetry in Physics 31:06 - The Universe's Expanding Time and Black Holes 35:39 - Einstein, Minkowski, and the Concept of Time 39:43 - Paradigm Shifts in Quantum Mechanics 43:00 - The Concept of Becoming in Physics 49:15 - Quantum Mechanics and Time Symmetry 55:43 - The Two-State Vector Formalism (TSVF) 01:06:15 - Non-Locality and Quantum Zigzag 01:12:50 - New Physics from TSVF: Negative Mass 01:23:00 - Implications of Negative Mass in Physics 01:32:00 - The Emerging New Paradigm in Physics 01:46:46 - Biology, mistakes, and innovation 01:48:01 - Spacetime emerging from nothing 01:50:03 - Wave functions creating spacetime 01:56:08 - Schrödinger's cat and spacetime 02:00:01 - Unifying quantum mechanics and gravity 02:11:05 - Advice for young physicists 02:16:29 - Support TOE Other Links: - Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt - Discord Invite: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs - iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802 - Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverything #science #sciencepodcast #physics #theoreticalphysics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this Crazy Wisdom episode, Stewart Alsop dives into a compelling conversation with guest Sterling Cooley, exploring Sterling's research and theories on the vagus nerve, ultrasound, and consciousness. Sterling introduces his Niemertin Vagus Nerve Origin Theory and the role of microtubules in consciousness. The two discuss scientific materialism, quantum mechanics, and xenon's potential to unlock new understanding in consciousness studies. This episode takes listeners through groundbreaking ideas on the connections between consciousness and cellular structures, and to learn more, visit Sterling's work at Ultraskool.com.Check out this GPT we trained on the conversation!Timestamps00:00 Introduction to the Crazy Wisdom Podcast00:39 Exploring the Vagus Nerve and Yoga01:22 Diving into Xenon and Consciousness06:29 Understanding Microtubules11:18 Quantum Mechanics and Microtubules22:34 The Role of Microtubules in Consciousness27:28 Astrobiology and the Origins of Life33:22 COVID-19 and Microtubules34:53 Introduction to Filopodia and COVID Mechanisms36:47 Exploring Consciousness in Microtubules37:49 Questioning the Neuronal Model of Consciousness40:27 The Role of Microtubules in Consciousness45:35 The Power of Intention and Healing50:42 Personal Experiences with Chronic Pain and Healing52:13 The Potential of Xenon in Healing01:04:21 Concluding Thoughts and ResourcesKey InsightsThe Vagus Nerve and Consciousness: Sterling Cooley introduces the "Niemertin Vagus Nerve Origin Theory," exploring the vagus nerve as a significant player in human consciousness. Through his research, he posits that the vagus nerve may have untapped potential to influence states of consciousness when stimulated by ultrasound, suggesting a direct pathway between physical body processes and awareness.Microtubules as a Model for Consciousness: Cooley discusses the Orchestrated Objective Reduction (ORCOR) theory, originally developed by Stuart Hameroff and Roger Penrose, which views microtubules as a potential site for consciousness within cells. This model contrasts sharply with the traditional neuronal view, arguing that consciousness could be emerging from sub-cellular structures, rather than solely from synaptic interactions.Xenon's Unexplored Role in Consciousness and Pain Relief: Throughout the conversation, Cooley explains his interest in xenon gas for its unusual effects on consciousness and physical pain. Known for its anesthetic properties, xenon interacts with microtubules in ways that could reveal more about how consciousness works at a cellular level. He shares personal experiences with xenon as profoundly healing and consciousness-expanding, a combination he believes could be used in new therapeutic models.Gratitude Meditation and HRV Enhancement: Cooley recounts how a form of gratitude-based meditation has been shown to significantly raise Heart Rate Variability (HRV), a key indicator of autonomic nervous system balance. By coupling gratitude with anesthetics like ketamine, individuals may enter states of heightened well-being and healing, providing a bridge between subjective states and measurable physiological effects.The Potential of Conscious Intention for Healing: Cooley suggests that if consciousness operates through microtubules, then conscious intention may have a tangible effect on physical healing. He speculates that specific mindsets, especially gratitude, could interact with bodily processes at a fundamental level. This view ties into long-standing yet often-dismissed ideas around the mind-body connection and its implications for health.Quantum Mechanics and Cellular Intelligence: Discussing the quantum behavior of microtubules, Cooley points out their ability to interface with quantum-level processes. This quantum component, according to ORCOR, is where consciousness may arise and could allow cells to possess a form of “intelligence” or agency. This insight proposes a model of cellular life as potentially sentient, challenging conventional biological views.The Commercial and Academic Resistance to New Theories of Consciousness: Finally, Cooley critiques the scientific community's resistance to non-traditional models of consciousness, attributing it to entrenched financial and academic interests. He suggests that the popular synaptic model persists due to its alignment with pharmacological approaches, which are lucrative but may overlook more holistic explanations of consciousness and agency.

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Dr. Henriques joins the Parallax Podcast again to talk about Alchemy, Roger Penrose, political biases and his new book, 'UTOK - The Unified Theory of Knowledge' https://www.amazon.com/UTOK-Unified-K... Visit his website here: https://www.unifiedtheoryofknowledge.... Homepage: https://www.parallax-media.com/ Academy: https://www.parallax-media.com/2024-c... Substack: https://parallax.substack.com/ Parallax Network: https://parallax-media-network.mn.co/...

This episode is sponsored by Netsuite by Oracle, the number one cloud financial system, streamlining accounting, financial management, inventory, HR, and more. NetSuite is offering a one-of-a-kind flexible financing program. Head to https://netsuite.com/EYEONAI to know more.   In this episode of the Eye on AI podcast, we dive into the world of quantum consciousness with Stuart Hameroff, a pioneer in the field of consciousness studies and co-developer of the controversial Orch OR theory.   Stuart Hameroff takes us on a journey through the intersection of quantum mechanics and the human mind, explaining how microtubules within neurons could be the key to unlocking the mysteries of consciousness.   Stuart delves into his work with physicist Roger Penrose, where they propose that consciousness arises from quantum processes in the brain, deeply embedded in the fabric of spacetime itself. We explore how this theory challenges mainstream neuroscience, which often reduces the mind to simple neural activity, and instead suggests that consciousness may have a profound connection to the universe's underlying structure.   Throughout the conversation, Stuart addresses the debate over AI consciousness, asserting that true conscious experience cannot arise from mere computation but requires quantum processes. He shares insights on the latest experiments in anesthesia and quantum biology, offering a fresh perspective on how the brain might function on a deeper, quantum level.   Join us as we unpack the groundbreaking Orch OR theory and what it could mean for the future of science, technology, and our understanding of reality.   Don't forget to like, subscribe, and hit the notification bell to stay updated on the latest cutting-edge discussions in AI, quantum theory, and consciousness research!     Stay Updated: Craig Smith Twitter: https://twitter.com/craigss Eye on A.I. Twitter: https://twitter.com/EyeOn_AI     (00:00) Preview (03:26) Consciousness and Dualism vs. Materialism (04:51) Anesthesia and Consciousness: Hameroff's Perspective (07:30) Roger Penrose's Perspective on Consciousness (09:51) Penrose's Explanation of Quantum Superposition (12:52) The Collapse of Quantum Superposition and Consciousness (14:41) Microtubules and Their Role in Consciousness (17:08) Critique of Current Neuroscience Approaches (22:28) Discovering the Microtubule's Role in Information Processing (26:08) Microtubules as Cellular Automata (28:48) The Role of Frohlich Coherence in Quantum Biology (31:27) Meeting Roger Penrose and Connecting with His Work (33:52) Collaboration with Penrose: Developing the Theory (37:05) Challenges and Criticisms of the Theory (43:06) Advances in Quantum Consciousness Research (46:18) Hierarchical Models in the Brain (51:10) Entanglement and Consciousness (55:03) The Mystery of Anesthesia's Selective Impact on Consciousness (57:07) Quantum Effects and Anesthesia's Mechanism (01:00:22) The Search for Anesthesia's Target Protein (01:04:30) Experimental Evidence for Quantum Effects in Biology (01:09:33) Consciousness as a Quantum Physical Effect

Being consciousWe think we have this thing, consciousness, whether we share it with the entire earth or with only our species, but yet its definition has evaded the efforts of leading philosophers and neuroscientists alike for decades.Do you think you know what consciousness is? Does it exist out there in the world or only in our thoughts?Join leading neuroscientist and philosopher Iain Mcgilchrist, Nobel prize winning mathematical physicist Roger Penrose and postmodern sociologist Steve Fuller as they ask themselves these questions. Their conversation touches on the quantum element of consciousness, its hard problems, and more. The host if post-realist philosopher Hilary Lawson.There are thousands of big ideas to discover at IAI.tv – videos, articles, and courses waiting for you to explore. Find out more: https://iai.tv/You can find everything we referenced here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Being consciousWe think we have this thing, consciousness, whether we share it with the entire earth or with only our species, but yet its definition has evaded the efforts of leading philosophers and neuroscientists alike for decades. Do you think you know what consciousness is? Does it exist out there in the world or only in our thoughts?Join leading neuroscientist and philosopher Iain Mcgilchrist, Nobel prize winning mathematical physicist Roger Penrose and postmodern sociologist Steve Fuller as they ask themselves these questions. Their conversation touches on the quantum element of consciousness, its hard problems, and more. The host if post-realist philosopher Hilary Lawson.There are thousands of big ideas to discover at IAI.tv – videos, articles, and courses waiting for you to explore. Find out more: https://iai.tv/You can find everything we referenced here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

How will our scientists know if they are looking at complex phenomena from the wrong perspective? Have we taken the wrong approach to understanding the quantum world? Join Slavoj Žižek for an exclusive interview as he discusses the current state of quantum physics and questions the accuracy of our research into all things subatomic.Slavoj is a Slovenian Marxist-Lacanian philosopher and author, known for his incisive, radical, and humourous takes on society, politics, and science. He rarely holds back when giving his opinion, laying out his views and analysis in stark terms.To witness such debates live buy tickets for our upcoming festival: https://howthelightgetsin.org/festivals/And visit our website for many more articles, videos, and podcasts like this one: https://iai.tv/You can find everything we referenced here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Welcome to Astronomy Daily, your go-to Podcast for the latest news and insights in the world of space and Astronomy. I'm your host, Anna. Today we'll start with SpaceX's rapid progress at Starbase, where they're making significant advances with their launch towers and preparing for future missions. Then we'll move on to a fascinating new initiative from Japanese company Astroscale, which aims to tackle the growing problem of space junk with an innovative $90 million mission. Next, we'll dive into some exciting research being conducted on the International Space Station by NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams. Finally, we'll explore Harvard professor Avi Loeb's intriguing hypothesis about how advanced civilizations might use black holes as a power source. Let's dive in.- **SpaceX's Rapid Progress at Starbase**: SpaceX has done it again. They've stacked launch tower two at orbital launch pad B at Starbase, Texas, in record time. This rapid assembly, completed in just 41 Daily, is an impressive feat of engineering and logistics, setting the stage for their innovative chopstick system designed to catch boosters mid-air. - **Astroscale's $90 Million Space Junk Removal Mission**: Japanese company Astroscale recently secured a $90 million contract to remove a bus-sized rocket stage from orbit. This mission, funded by the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), is a significant step forward in space sustainability. Astroscale's project, named ADRAS-J2, aims to tackle the issue of space debris head-on, using advanced robotic technologies to clean up our orbits. The mission involves using a robotic arm to grab the tumbling rocket stage and pull it into Earth's atmosphere, where it will burn up on reentry. - **Exciting Research on the ISS**: NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have been conducting groundbreaking research on the International Space Station (ISS). Their work includes experiments on plant growth in space, fluid physics, and utilizing Astrobee, a set of free-flying robots designed to assist with chores and maintenance. - **Avi Loeb's Black Hole Moon Hypothesis**: Harvard professor Avi Loeb has sparked intriguing discussions with his latest hypothesis, the Black Hole Moon. This groundbreaking idea suggests that advanced civilizations could exploit black holes as potent energy sources, potentially providing a technosignature detectable from Earth. Loeb builds upon Roger Penrose's concept of extracting energy from a rotating black hole's accretion disk and proposes the creation or capture of a small black hole weighing about 100,000 tons. This black hole could emit a massive continuous energy output through Hawking radiation, potentially powering an entire planet and even consuming waste. Detecting such a system could revolutionize our search for extraterrestrial intelligence.For more space news, be sure to visit our website at astronomydaily.io. There you can sign up for our free Daily newsletter, read insightful blog posts, and catch up on all the latest space and Astronomy news with our constantly updating newsfeed. Don't forget to listen to all our previous episodes as well. You can also follow us on social media. Just search for AstroDailyPod on Facebook, X, YouTubeMusic, and TikTok to stay connected with our community and never miss an update. Until next time, keep your eyes on the stars.Sponsor Links:NordpassNordVPNMalwarebytesProton Mailbitesz.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/astronomy-daily-the-podcast--5648921/support.

Patreon: https://bit.ly/3v8OhY7 Joscha Bach is a computer scientist and artificial intelligence researcher currently working with Liquid AI. He has previously done research at Harvard, MIT, Intel, and the AI Foundation. In this episode, Joscha and Robinson discuss the nature of consciousness—both in humans and synthetic—various theories of consciousness like panpsychism, physicalism, dualism, and Roger Penrose's, the distinction between intelligence and artificial intelligence, the next developments of ChatGPT and other LLMs, OpenAI, and whether advances in AI will spell the end of humankind. Joscha's X: https://x.com/Plinz OUTLINE 00:00 Introduction 03:33 Why are Legos Like Computer Programs? 08:23 Philosophy and Mental Representation 11:17 Using Computer Science to Understand Reality 16:26 Could We Make Minds from Machines? 19:14 Is Reality a Simulation? 21:46 What Is the Mind? 24:27 What Do Mysterions Believe About Consciousness? 26:20 Does Roger Penrose's Theory of Consciousness Make Sense? 35:15 Could Dualism Explain the Human Mind? 37:58 What Is Physicalism About the Human Mind? 41:03 What's Wrong with Panpsychism? 47:58 On the Next Breakthrough in Consciousness 52:59 What Is Intelligence?  55:45 What's Artificial Intelligence? 58:22 What Defines the Current Wave of AI? 01:00:57 On the First AI Winter 01:04:55 On Meaning, LLMs, and ChatGPT 01:08:18 Does ChatGPT Mirror the Human Mind? 01:13:18 Is ChatGPT Intelligent? 01:18:43 Will ChatGPT Become Smarter than Humans?  01:24:25 What Is the ARC Challenge for AI? 01:27:58 Will ChatGPT Philosophize Better than Philosophers? 01:35:04 Are Apple, Google, and Microsoft on the Cutting Edge of AI? 01:39:16 Shoulder We Fear AI? 01:45:34 Are We the Smartest Thing on Earth? 01:49:47 What's More Dangerous: The Internet or AI? 01:54:20 Could AI Take Over the Planet?  01:59:22 Will AI Make Human Artists Obsolete? 02:04:10 Will AI Make Humankind Dependent on the One Percent? 02:11:28 Could AI Solve Climate Change? 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-betwee --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/robinson-erhardt/support

Today we discuss sections of Roger Penrose's book "Shadows of the Mind" with special guest Brother X. We focus on chapters 2.1-6 and 3.23, which detail Godel's Incompleteness Theorem and why Penrose thinks this points to a non-computational theory of consciousness. Disclaimer: All opinions are our own, respectively, and don't represent any institution we may or may not be a part of, respectively.

We are used to think about the universe as a structure which started with a Big Bang and then expanded. Sir Roger Penrose, who received the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics, has developed an alternative theory of the universe based on Einstein's Theory of General Relativity which is called "Conformal Cyclic Cosmology". In this new model we don't have one single Big Bang, but an iteration of infinite cycles (or aeons) of expansion and cooling, each beginning with a “big bang” and ending in a “big crunch”. Science Journalist Jens Degett interviews Professor Niels Obers, Director of the Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics (NORDITA) and professor at the Niels Bohr Institute in Copenhagen, on Roger Penrose's theory and how much evidence is needed in order to change the general view of a central paradigm which is written in our school textbooks. What if Penrose is right? What consequences or perspectives will it have for us?

Segundo Roger Penrose (Nobel de Física em 2020, para quem gosta de validação de autoridade acadêmica), toda essa discussão sobre os “perigos dos avanços da inteligência artificial” e a possibilidade dessa “inteligência” substituir a mente humana não passa de alarmismo vulgar, alimentado por muita ficção científica e pouca ciência e filosofia. Não que figuras importantes da ciência não defendessem tal possibilidade distópica, onde as máquinas poderão nos copiar, nos substituir, nos eliminar e prevalescer sobre a Terra. Autores como Marvin Minsky, pioneiro na inteligência artificial, consideram nossa mente como “computadores feitos de carne” e, como tal, seria perfeitamente possível pensar que toda nossa percepção de beleza, humor, consciência e livre-arbítrio poderiam emergir naturalmente de robôs eletrônicos com comportamento algorítmico suficientemente complexo. O grande problema de nossos tempos é que muitas vezes bons cientistas não produzem boa filosofia e bons filósofos não entendem de ciência. E ambos já não produzem nenhuma especulação mística ou religiosa, pois o pensamento religioso foi caricaturado numa interpretação vulgar de “dogma” (mas isso é outro assunto). Os filósofos da ciência, como John Searle, parecem, a princípio, os mais qualificados para responder a autores como Minsky, ao afirmar com bastante lucidez que computadores não são essencialmente diferentes de calculadoras mecânicas que operam com rodas, alavancas ou qualquer outra coisa capaz de transmitir sinais. Um computador, por mais avançado que seja, “entende” suas operações tal como um ábaco. Leia mais aqui.

Fear not! ToKCast is not becoming a pure Q&A "show". This is literally a kind of "break" for me that I find easy and I note the listeners find fun. Today's a little shorter and - here's some of the topics covered!   00:00: David Deutsch mentioned on Lex Fridman 04:15: Dennis Noble debates Richard Dawkins on the selfish gene 16:47: The goal driven life and AI 27:51 Self similarity - minds and universes 34:39: The hard problem of consciousness and Popperian epistemology 41:30: Wave particle duality 53:53 The fun criterion - and some reflections on responsibility and “toil”. 1:05:44 - Communication and the difficulty thereof between people 1:07:13 - Roger Penrose and the universality of (quantum) computation (or Taking Theories Seriously…) 1:13:35 Book recommendations.

Space Nuts Episode: Radio Interference, Multiverse Viability, and Martian Water BehaviourJoin Andrew Dunkley and Professor Fred Watson in this intriguing Q&A edition of Space Nuts, where they tackle a variety of thought-provoking questions from listeners. From the challenges of radio astronomy in urban areas to the fascinating possibilities of multiverse sizes, this episode is packed with cosmic insights.Episode Highlights:Radio Interference and Urban Astronomy: Tobias from Marsfield, Sydney, asks about the viability of radio astronomy near urban areas, specifically at the CSIRO astrophysics lab. Fred discusses the impact of terrestrial radio interference and the transition to LED street lights on astronomical observations.- Multiverse Viability: Jeffrey inquires about the smallest possible size for a viable universe in a multiverse scenario. Fred explores the complexities of universe formation and the intriguing theories proposed by Roger Penrose.- Dark Matter and Angular Momentum: Rosie's husband raises questions about the correlation between gravitational lensing and dark matter mass measurements. Fred explains how gravitational lensing helps map dark matter in galaxies and clusters.- Water Behaviour on Mars: Cam from the Blue Mountains imagines aquatic leisure activities on ancient Mars. Fred delves into how water would behave in Mars' lower gravity, including swimming, splashing, and the potential for belly flops from great heights.Don't forget to send us your questions via our website...spacenuts.ioSupport Space Nuts and join us on this interstellar journey by visiting our website support page. Your contributions help us continue our mission to explore the wonders of the universe.Clear skies and boundless exploration await on Space Nuts, where we make the cosmos your backyard.Check out our sponsor: www.nordvpn.com/spacenuts Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/space-nuts--2631155/support.

Why did Antony Flew, one of the world's leading atheists, announce in 2004 that he believes in God? Why did atheist philosopher Thomas Nagel's 2012 book 'Mind And Cosmos' get him labelled as a heretic by his peers? Justin Brierley explores why the discovery of the DNA code, the search for the origin of life, the complexity of the cell, and the mathematical order of the universe are leading many scientists to speak of agency, purpose, and a 'Logos' behind life. He also hears from dissident thinkers such as Stephen Meyer, Roger Penrose, John Lennox, Denis Noble and Perry Marshall about the surprising rebirth of belief in a mind beyond matter. Biologist Sy Garte also tells his story of how as an atheist scientist, he was surprised by God. More info, book & newsletter: https://justinbrierley.com/surprisingrebirth/ Support via Patreon for early access to new episodes: https://www.patreon.com/justinbrierley/membership Support via PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/brierleyjustin Support via Tax-deductible (USA): https://defendersmedia.com/portfolio/justin-brierley/ Buy the book or get a signed copy: https://justinbrierley.com/the-surprising-rebirth-of-belief-in-god/ Ep 20 show notes: https://justinbrierley.com/surprisingrebirth/episode-20-the-logos-behind-life-the-dissident-scientists-discovering-a-mind-beyond-matter The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God is a production of Think Faith in partnership with Genexis, and support from The Jerusalem Trust & the Christian Evidence Society. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Do gravitons exist? What are blazars? How did our universe begin? To grapple with questions on a cosmological scale, Dr. Charles Liu and co-host Allen Liu welcome Dr. Ron Gamble, a theoretical astrophysicist at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. As always, though, we start off with the day's joyfully cool cosmic thing, the gravitational wave background. Luckily, we have the “cosmological - gravitational wave - black hole meister dude” Ron on board as our expert to unpack the concept. Ron's explanation involves pulsars, pulsar timing arrays, and gravitational waves. You'll hear about how ripples in spacetime can help us date the age. Ron compares the gravitational wave background to the cosmic microwave background, how both compare to sound waves, and how we decipher them. We interrupt Ron's flow for an audience question from Kelly for Dr. Gamble: Do gravitons exist? Ron explains why gravitons should exist for the force of gravity the same way that particles exist for each of the other fundamental forces. (And yes, bosons and fermions get discussed.) Next, Chuck asks Ron about his journey to NASA, a path that began when he was 4 years old with a question and continued as a search for answers to this day. You'll hear how he learned grad school level math 2 years before grad school so he'd be ready when he needed it to study non-linear gravitational wave theory. He explains why he had to relearn how to learn math and science, and how, after that, everything else was just like “building Legos.” He's currently studying little understood objects called “black hole lasers” – relativistic black hole jets, or blazars. You'll hear all about them, as well as learning about the work of Roger Penrose and Dr. Reva Kay Williams, the first black woman to get a PhD in theoretical astrophysics in the U.S. which lead to a Nobel Prize in Physics –unfortunately awarded only to Penrose, as Chuck and Ron discuss. Our next cosmological question comes from Nicholas, who asks, “Is the big bang theory in trouble?” Not in trouble, Ron says, but incomplete. We have a pretty good idea of cosmology, but we're still testing it, and we don't know exactly what happened or what we might find. Ron is also a wide-ranging artist, and he shows off some of his work on the walls of his office, from artistic depictions of equations to visions of urban decay. (Sorry, podcast listeners – but Chuck does his best to describe what they look like!) If you're interested in his work, you can find it in his new online store at www.theartoftheory.com. Finally, Chuck asks about what it's like to be an artist and a NASA scientist. Ron talks about his role as the Director of the NASA Cosmic Pathfinders Program. You can keep up with Ron on TikTok, Instagram and Twitter (X) at @dr_gamble21. Or you can visit his website at www.theoreticallydrgamble.com. We hope you enjoy this episode of The LIUniverse, and, if you do, please support us on Patreon. Credits for Images Used in this Episode: – Animation of a Pulsar – NASA SVS, Public domain – The planned Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) – NASA, Public Domain – The four fundamental forces – NASA, Public Domain – A 4x4 matrix representing a tensor – Public Domain text – A Christoffel Symbol – Public Domain text – Illustration of a black hole jet – NASA/JPL-Caltech, Public Domain – Dr. Reva Kay Williams – (Fair Use) – A cosmology timeline of the universe – NASA/WMAP Science Team, Public Domain

Claudia de Rham has been playing with gravity her entire life. As a diver, experimenting with her body's buoyancy in the Indian Ocean. As a pilot, soaring over Canadian waterfalls on dark mornings before beginning her daily scientific research. As an astronaut candidate, dreaming of the experience of flying free from Earth's pull. And as a physicist, discovering new sides to gravity's irresistible personality by exploring the limits of Einstein's general theory of relativity.  In The Beauty of Falling: A Life in Pursuit of Gravity (Princeton UP, 2024), de Rham shares captivating stories about her quest to gain intimacy with gravity, to understand both its feeling and fundamental nature. Her life's pursuit led her from a twist of fate that snatched away her dream of becoming an astronaut to an exhilarating breakthrough at the very frontiers of gravitational physics. While many of us presume to know gravity quite well, the brightest scientists in history have yet to fully answer the simple question: what exactly is gravity? De Rham reveals how great minds--from Newton and Einstein to Stephen Hawking, Andrea Ghez, and Roger Penrose--led her to the edge of knowledge about this fundamental force. She found hints of a hidden side to gravity at the particle level where Einstein's theory breaks down, leading her to develop a new theory of "massive gravity." De Rham shares how her life's path turned from a precipitous fall to an exquisite flight toward the discovery of something entirely new about our surprising, gravity-driven universe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Claudia de Rham has been playing with gravity her entire life. As a diver, experimenting with her body's buoyancy in the Indian Ocean. As a pilot, soaring over Canadian waterfalls on dark mornings before beginning her daily scientific research. As an astronaut candidate, dreaming of the experience of flying free from Earth's pull. And as a physicist, discovering new sides to gravity's irresistible personality by exploring the limits of Einstein's general theory of relativity.  In The Beauty of Falling: A Life in Pursuit of Gravity (Princeton UP, 2024), de Rham shares captivating stories about her quest to gain intimacy with gravity, to understand both its feeling and fundamental nature. Her life's pursuit led her from a twist of fate that snatched away her dream of becoming an astronaut to an exhilarating breakthrough at the very frontiers of gravitational physics. While many of us presume to know gravity quite well, the brightest scientists in history have yet to fully answer the simple question: what exactly is gravity? De Rham reveals how great minds--from Newton and Einstein to Stephen Hawking, Andrea Ghez, and Roger Penrose--led her to the edge of knowledge about this fundamental force. She found hints of a hidden side to gravity at the particle level where Einstein's theory breaks down, leading her to develop a new theory of "massive gravity." De Rham shares how her life's path turned from a precipitous fall to an exquisite flight toward the discovery of something entirely new about our surprising, gravity-driven universe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/science

Claudia de Rham has been playing with gravity her entire life. As a diver, experimenting with her body's buoyancy in the Indian Ocean. As a pilot, soaring over Canadian waterfalls on dark mornings before beginning her daily scientific research. As an astronaut candidate, dreaming of the experience of flying free from Earth's pull. And as a physicist, discovering new sides to gravity's irresistible personality by exploring the limits of Einstein's general theory of relativity.  In The Beauty of Falling: A Life in Pursuit of Gravity (Princeton UP, 2024), de Rham shares captivating stories about her quest to gain intimacy with gravity, to understand both its feeling and fundamental nature. Her life's pursuit led her from a twist of fate that snatched away her dream of becoming an astronaut to an exhilarating breakthrough at the very frontiers of gravitational physics. While many of us presume to know gravity quite well, the brightest scientists in history have yet to fully answer the simple question: what exactly is gravity? De Rham reveals how great minds--from Newton and Einstein to Stephen Hawking, Andrea Ghez, and Roger Penrose--led her to the edge of knowledge about this fundamental force. She found hints of a hidden side to gravity at the particle level where Einstein's theory breaks down, leading her to develop a new theory of "massive gravity." De Rham shares how her life's path turned from a precipitous fall to an exquisite flight toward the discovery of something entirely new about our surprising, gravity-driven universe.

Claudia de Rham has been playing with gravity her entire life. As a diver, experimenting with her body's buoyancy in the Indian Ocean. As a pilot, soaring over Canadian waterfalls on dark mornings before beginning her daily scientific research. As an astronaut candidate, dreaming of the experience of flying free from Earth's pull. And as a physicist, discovering new sides to gravity's irresistible personality by exploring the limits of Einstein's general theory of relativity.  In The Beauty of Falling: A Life in Pursuit of Gravity (Princeton UP, 2024), de Rham shares captivating stories about her quest to gain intimacy with gravity, to understand both its feeling and fundamental nature. Her life's pursuit led her from a twist of fate that snatched away her dream of becoming an astronaut to an exhilarating breakthrough at the very frontiers of gravitational physics. While many of us presume to know gravity quite well, the brightest scientists in history have yet to fully answer the simple question: what exactly is gravity? De Rham reveals how great minds--from Newton and Einstein to Stephen Hawking, Andrea Ghez, and Roger Penrose--led her to the edge of knowledge about this fundamental force. She found hints of a hidden side to gravity at the particle level where Einstein's theory breaks down, leading her to develop a new theory of "massive gravity." De Rham shares how her life's path turned from a precipitous fall to an exquisite flight toward the discovery of something entirely new about our surprising, gravity-driven universe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Claudia de Rham has been playing with gravity her entire life. As a diver, experimenting with her body's buoyancy in the Indian Ocean. As a pilot, soaring over Canadian waterfalls on dark mornings before beginning her daily scientific research. As an astronaut candidate, dreaming of the experience of flying free from Earth's pull. And as a physicist, discovering new sides to gravity's irresistible personality by exploring the limits of Einstein's general theory of relativity.  In The Beauty of Falling: A Life in Pursuit of Gravity (Princeton UP, 2024), de Rham shares captivating stories about her quest to gain intimacy with gravity, to understand both its feeling and fundamental nature. Her life's pursuit led her from a twist of fate that snatched away her dream of becoming an astronaut to an exhilarating breakthrough at the very frontiers of gravitational physics. While many of us presume to know gravity quite well, the brightest scientists in history have yet to fully answer the simple question: what exactly is gravity? De Rham reveals how great minds--from Newton and Einstein to Stephen Hawking, Andrea Ghez, and Roger Penrose--led her to the edge of knowledge about this fundamental force. She found hints of a hidden side to gravity at the particle level where Einstein's theory breaks down, leading her to develop a new theory of "massive gravity." De Rham shares how her life's path turned from a precipitous fall to an exquisite flight toward the discovery of something entirely new about our surprising, gravity-driven universe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/science-technology-and-society

Roger Penrose je v svoji dolgi karieri med vsemi svojimi dognanji pomembno prispeval predvsem na področju matematične fizike v teoriji splošne relativnosti, ki opisuje gravitacijo z vidika diferencialne geometrije prostora-časa. Med bolj znanimi dosežki so njegova neenakost, ki ji mora zadostiti masa celotne snovi v vesolju, teoretični proces za ekstrakcijo energije iz vrteče črne luknje, ter še nedokazana domneva, da gole singularnosti prostora-časa niso dovoljene in da morajo biti vedno skrite za horizonti, ki so enaki tistim, ki omejujejo črne luknje. Poznamo ga tudi po t.i. Penrose-Newman formalizmu, tvistorskem prostoru in po izumu izjemno uporabnih diagramov, ki omogočajo slikovno reprezentacijo in obravnavo kompliciranih geometrij, ki se pojavljajo pri črnih luknjah in v kozmologiji. Nenazadnje pa je avtor tudi t.i. Penrose-Hawking teoremov o singularnostih, ki so mu prislužili Nobelovo nagrado in ki pravijo, da se črne luknje tvorijo iz zelo splošnih pogojev sesedanja materije ter da se v središču črne luknje ustvari singularnost v končnem času. Strokovni pregled: dr. Sašo Grozdanov. Bral je: Matej Rus.

The nature of proof and mathematics as a creative enterprise. Not all that is true can be proved as such, the high hopes of David Hilbert for placing the entirety of mathematics on a "firm foundation", the mathematical world-shattering results of Kurt Gödel which frustrated that project, a history of proof and finally Roger Penrose and whether human brains are computers in the Turing sense. And some very long remarks by me, especially in the introduction. Become a subscriber at https://patreon.com/tokcast?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink

In Folge 96 schauen wir wieder mal kurz, was auf dem Mond los ist. Danach diskutieren wir über den Sinn von Weltraumtouristen und die peinliche Tatsache, dass mehr Österreicher im Weltall waren, die “Franz” heißen, als Österreicher, die Österreicherinnen sind. Nach einem kurzen Blick auf eine unerwartete Regenbogenradiogalaxie kommt das Hauptthema an die Reihe: Ruth erzählt von der unerwarteten Entdeckung eines gewaltigen Rings aus Galaxien. Keiner weiß, warum der da ist; er passt in keine unserer kosmologischen Theorien - bzw. höchstens in sehr spekulative die nahelegen, dass unser Universum vielleicht ganz anders ist als wir dachten. Bei Evi geht es um “Rebel Moon” und extrasolare Monde und am Ende diskutieren wir noch kurz über die Deutsche Bahn und Werbung im Podcast. Ach ja! Nominiert uns für den Ö3-Podcast-Award: https://oe3.orf.at/podcastaward/stories/3038638/ Wenn ihr uns unterstützen wollt, könnt ihr das hier tun: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/PodcastDasUniversum. Oder hier: https://steadyhq.com/de/dasuniversum. Oder hier: https://www.patreon.com/dasuniversum.

The world is governed by objective laws of physics. They explain the movements of planets, oceans, and cells in our bodies. But can they ever explain the feelings and meanings of our mental lives? This problem, called the hard problem of consciousness, runs very deep. No satisfactory explanation exists. But many think that there must, in principle, be an explanation. A minority of thinkers disagree. According to these thinkers, we will never be able to explain mind in terms of matter. We will, instead, explain matter in terms of mind. I explored this position in some detail in episode 17. But hold on, you might say. Is this not contradicted by the success of natural sciences? How could a mind-first philosophy ever explain the success of particle physics? Or more generally, wouldn't any scientist laugh at the idea that mind is more fundamental than matter? No — not all of them laugh. Some take it very seriously. Donald Hoffman is one such scientist. Originally working with computer vision at MIT's famous Artificial Intelligence Lab, Hoffman started asking a simple question: What does it mean to "see" the world? His answer starts from a simple idea: perception simplifies the world – a lot. But what is the real world like? What is “there” before our perception simplifies the world? Nothing familiar, Hoffman claims. No matter. No objects. Not even a three-dimensional space. And no time. There is just consciousness. This is a wild idea. But it is a surprisingly precise idea. It is so precise, in fact, that Hoffman's team can derive basic findings in particle physics from their theory.  A fascinating conversation was guaranteed. I hope you enjoy it. If you do, consider becoming a supporter of On Humans on ⁠Patreon.com/OnHumans⁠.  ESSAYS AND NEWSLETTER You can now find breakdowns and analyses of new conversations from ⁠OnHumans.Substack.com⁠. Subscribe to the newsletter to get every new piece to fresh from the shelf. MENTIONS Names: David Gross, Nima Arkani-Hamed, Edward Whitten, Nathan Seiberg, Andrew Strominger, Edwin Abbott, Nick Bostrom, Giulio Tononi, Keith Frankish, Daniel Dennett, Steven Pinker, Roger Penrose, Sean Carroll,  Swapan Chattopadhyay Terms (Physics and Maths): quantum fields, string theory, gluon, scattering amplitude, amplituhedron, decorated permutations, bosons, leptons, quarks, Planck scale, twistor theory, M-theory, multiverse, recurrent communicating classes, Cantor's hierarchy (relating to different sizes of infinity... If this sounds weird, stay tuned for full episode on infinity. It will come out in a month or two.) Terms (Philosophy and Psychology): Kant's phenomena and noumena, integrated information theory, global workspace theory, orchestrated objective reduction theory, attention schema theory Books: Case Against Reality by Hoffman, Enlightenment Now by Steven Pinker Articles etc.: For links to articles, courses, and more, see https://onhumans.substack.com/p/links-for-episode-30

YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdDM8YyV7RA Jesse Michels probes UAPs, David Grusch's claims of ufology, venture capital, and the private investment tied to this all. Listen now early and ad-free on Patreon https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal. Sponsors: - CoPilot: Start feeling fit and fabulous! Use this link https://go.mycopilot.com/TOE to start your free 14 day trial with your own personal trainer on CoPilot! NOTE: The perspectives expressed by guests don't necessarily mirror my own. There's a versicolored arrangement of people on TOE, each harboring distinct viewpoints, as part of my endeavor to understand the perspectives that exist. - Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal (early access to ad-free audio episodes!) - Crypto: https://tinyurl.com/cryptoTOE - PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE - Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt - Discord Invite: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs - iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802 - Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e - Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverything LINKS MENTIONED: - Doc w/ David Grusch on Jesse Michels (YouTube): https://youtu.be/kRO5jOa06Qw - Jesse Michels (YouTube Channel): https://www.youtube.com/@JesseMichels - A New Kind of Science (Stephen Wolfram): https://amzn.to/45C3yNP - Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World (René Girard): https://amzn.to/490VKb6 - Conspiracy (Ryan Holiday): https://amzn.to/3S4w6fH - Zero to One (Peter Thiel and Blake Masters): https://amzn.to/45AneBE - The Man Who Mastered Gravity (Paul Shotskin): https://amzn.to/3Q9e7SW - Podcast w/ Neil deGrasse Tyson on TOE: https://youtu.be/HhWWlJFwTqs - Podcast w/ Ross Coulthart on TOE: https://youtu.be/MQnGcX7oxms - Documentary on connections in the 1950s with quantum gravity research and anti-gravity or UFOs: https://youtu.be/eBA3RUxkZdc - Podcast w/ Jacques Vallee on TOE: https://youtu.be/uVo51khU8AE - News Nation Interview with Ross: https://youtu.be/x_9gTDXF9Vc - UFOs and Nukes documentary: https://youtu.be/jyTKETcxj0M - The Hunt for Zero Point (Nick Cook): https://amzn.to/3rPkUZQ - The Stars Are Too High (Agnew Banson): https://amzn.to/408nMNZ - Podcast w/ Hal Puthoff on Jesse's channel: https://youtu.be/iQOibpIDx-4 - Podcast w/ Avi Loeb on TOE: https://youtu.be/4j5S_-MCWq4 - Podcast w/ Leslie Kane on TOE: https://youtu.be/j1fN5Gxm9fk - Podcast w/ Jeffrey Mishlove on TOE: https://youtu.be/VFpHk9WqCrY - Why the Soylent Green Creator Went to Goat Farm: https://youtu.be/HUGNqAyBUDw - Podcast w/ Ross Coulthart on TOE (Part 1): https://youtu.be/JM3kxeU_oDE - Podcast w/ John Greenwald on TOE: https://youtu.be/NzXPsWQqoYw - Theo Von's channel: https://youtu.be/1cziCepYeEM?t=4673 - Podcast w/ Joscha Bach on TOE: https://youtu.be/3MNBxfrmfmI - Podcast w/ Michael Levin on TOE: https://youtu.be/Z0TNfysTazc TIMESTAMPS: - 00:00:55 Interviewing David Grusch... - 00:09:00 The fight against misinformation in UFO studies - 00:13:07 The intersection of consciousness and parapsychology - 00:16:24 String theory and what physics is - 00:20:46 Jesse's relationship with Grusch - 00:25:59 Reverse engineering programs (the greatest PSYOP of all time) - 00:37:00 Oppenheimer's involvement in UFO research? - 00:51:00 Theories behind UFO crashes - 01:20:00 Lessons from investment failures - 01:41:53 UFOs and the private sector (the Wilson memo and AATIP) - 01:50:01 Unseen parts of the Grusch interview (Roger Penrose's theory, multiverses) - 02:03:05 The best evidence for UFOs - 02:10:23 The mystery of Edward Leedskallen (Coral Stone Park) - 02:22:08 Anomalies pointing to new scientific paradigms - 02:35:03 Catastrophic predictions for 2024 from Grusch (what did he mean?) - 02:38:32 Criticism from Avi Loeb - 02:52:59 Advice for studying the phenomenon - 03:00:17 Curt's disappointment in UFO "revelations" lacking tangible evidence Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Watch the video of Sir Roger's lecture here: https://youtu.be/smUYz9ti_bA Sir Roger Penrose, the celebrated English mathematician and physicist as well as author of numerous books, including The Emperor's New Mind: Concerning Computers, Minds, and the Laws of Physics, joined the Clarke Center to share a talk titled "Fashion, Faith and Fantasy and the Big Questions in Modern Physics" based on his book of the same name. In his book Fashion, Faith and Fantasy and the Big Questions in Modern Physics, Roger Penrose argues that fashion, faith, and fantasy, while sometimes productive and even essential in physics, may be leading today's researchers astray in three of the field's most important areas—string theory, quantum mechanics, and cosmology. * **String theory** is a branch of theoretical physics that attempts to unify all of the fundamental forces of nature in a single framework. However, string theory requires the existence of six extra hidden dimensions, which Penrose argues is not physically plausible. He also cautions that the fashionable nature of string theory can cloud our judgment of its plausibility. * **Quantum mechanics** is a fundamental theory in physics that provides a description of the physical properties of nature at the scale of atoms and subatomic particles. However, Penrose argues that quantum mechanics is based on a number of unproven assumptions, and that it may not be applicable to all physical systems. * **Cosmology** is the study of the origin, evolution, and eventual fate of the universe. Penrose argues that many of the current fantastical ideas about the origins of the universe cannot be true, but that an even wilder reality may lie behind them. Penrose concludes by arguing that fashion, faith, and fantasy should be replaced by physics: theories which, although they may be completely wrong, can at least be tested in the foreseeable future and discarded if they disagree with experiment or investigated further if not excluded by the results. The book has been praised by some physicists for its insights into the current state of physics, while others have criticized it for its negative tone and its lack of constructive proposals. Subscribe to the Jordan Harbinger Show for amazing content from Apple's best podcast of 2018! https://www.jordanharbinger.com/podcasts  Please leave a rating and review: On Apple devices, click here, https://apple.co/39UaHlB On Spotify it's here: https://spoti.fi/3vpfXok On Audible it's here https://tinyurl.com/wtpvej9v  Find other ways to rate here: https://briankeating.com/podcast Support the podcast on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/drbriankeating  or become a Member on YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmXH_moPhfkqCk6S3b9RWuw/join Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Renowned Christian thinker William Lane Craig answers listener questions on a live edition of the show. He responds to questions on philosophy, Adam & Eve, suffering, the worst argument for God and more. Plus we hear from Jeremiah J Johnston on the 7 best reasons to believe in the resurrection.   For the Equip course from Reasonable Faith https://knowwhyyoubelieve.org/   Support Premier Unbelievable? and receive your free, exclusive ebook of William Lane Craig vs Roger Penrose: https://premierunbelievable.com/craig   • Subscribe to the Unbelievable? podcast: https://pod.link/267142101 • More shows, free eBook & newsletter: https://premierunbelievable.com • For live events: http://www.unbelievable.live • For online learning: https://www.premierunbelievable.com/training • Support us in the USA: http://www.premierinsight.org/unbelievableshow • Support us in the rest of the world: https://www.premierunbelievable.com/donate

Can we bring people back from the dead? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice discuss restoring dead cells, the nature of consciousness, Frankenstein's monster, zombies, and more with neuroscientist, David Andrijevic and consciousness expert, George Mashour. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free.Thanks to our Patrons Darrell McClendon, Baby Daddy, Chip Towner, Marylee Dewey, and Michael Brockman for supporting us this week.Photo Credit: Thennicke, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons