Conversations on consciousness, philosophy of mind, non-dualism, phenomenology, and the hard problem.
Curated by: Curt Jaimungal (139 videos)
Lee Smolin joins TOE to discuss his work in theoretical physics, the dynamic nature of the laws of physics and the concept of time. Every episode days early, ad-free, plus my essays: https://curtjaimungal.substack.com/subscribe TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:04:13 - Doubly Special Relativity and Violation of Lorentz Invariance 00:09:15 - The Concept of Thick Time 00:19:11 - Duality Between String Theory and Loop Quantum Gravity 00:23:50 - Condensed Matter Theory 00:28:35 - Approximating by a Continuum and Discrete Sets 00:34:11 - Misapprehensions about Loop Quantum Gravity 00:38:43 - Defining Complexity and the View of the Universe by One Observer 00:43:52 - Causal Energetic: The Relationship Between Varieties and Kinetic Energy 00:48:38 - Varying Parameters in the Universe 00:53:35 - The Bomes Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics 00:58:30 - Causality and Relativity 01:03:15 - Different Styles in Mathematics and Chess 01:07:55 - The Fundamental Questions in Biology 01:12:49 - Marrying Outside Your Field 01:18:04 - Discussion on Authors and Novels 01:23:35 - Conversations with Fire Robin 01:28:39 - Being Sincere and Ambitious 01:33:39 - A Visit from BJ 01:38:34 - Outro THANK YOU: To Omega Media (https://www.omegamedia.io) for your insight, help, and recommendations on this channel. Support TOE: - Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal (early access to ad-free audio episodes!) - Crypto: https://nowpayments.io/donation/TOE - PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE - TOE Merch: https://tinyurl.com/TOEmerch Follow TOE: - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theoriesofeverythingpod - TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theoriesofeverything_ - 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 Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdWIQh9DGG6uhJk8eyIFl1w/join LINKS MENTIONED: - Sabine Hossenfelder's channel: https://www.youtube.com/@SabineHossenfelder - Sean Carrol's Mindscape episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTM-8memDHs - Against Method (Paul Feyerabend): https://www.amazon.com/Against-Method-Paul-Feyerabend/dp/1844674428 - Science in a Free Society (Paul Feyerabend): https://www.amazon.com/Science-Free-Society-Paul-Feyerabend/dp/0860917533 - Lee Smolin's paper w/ Clelia Verde: https://arxiv.org/abs/2104.09945 -Podcast w/ Carlo Rovelli on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_fUPbBNmBw -Podcast w/ Abhay Ashtekar on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03ReIvXKrrU - Stochastic Gravity (Jonathan Oppenheim Podcast): https://youtu.be/NKOd8imBa2s - Space-Time is Right-Handed (Peter Woit Podcast): https://youtu.be/9z3JYb_g2Qs - Geometric Unity (Eric Weinstein Podcast): https://youtu.be/KElq_MLO1kw - Podcast w/ Jonathan Oppenheim on TOE: https://youtu.be/NKOd8imBa2s - Podcast w/ Peter Woit on TOE: https://youtu.be/9z3JYb_g2Qs - Podcast w/ Eric Weinstein on TOE: https://youtu.be/KElq_MLO1kw BOOKS - Quicksilver (The Baroque Cycle Book 1) by Neal Stephenson: https://amzn.to/48HWS2l - The Confusion (The Baroque Cycle Book 2) by Neal Stephenson: https://amzn.to/48mtP49 - The System Of The World (The Baroque Cycle Book 3) by Neal Stephenson: https://amzn.to/49BZekc - Cormac McCarthy’s Passenger: https://amzn.to/49sJRea - Stella Maris Novels: https://amzn.to/3wuC0ht 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. #physics #science