In today’s episode, Jacob, a physicist specializing in quantum mechanics, explores groundbreaking ideas on measurement, the role of probabilistic laws, and the foundational principles of quantum theory. With a focus on interdisciplinary approaches, Jacob offers unique insights into the nature of particles, fields, and the evolution of quantum mechanics.

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- Wigner’s paper ‘Remarks on the Mind-Body Question’: https://www.informationphilosopher.com/solutions/scientists/wigner/Wigner_Remarks.pdf

- Jacob’s lecture on Hilbert Spaces: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmaSAG4J6nw&ab_channel=OxfordPhilosophyofPhysics

- John von Neumann’s book on ‘Mathematical Foundations of Quantum Mechanics’: https://amzn.to/48OkeVj

- The 1905 Papers (Albert Einstein): https://guides.loc.gov/einstein-annus-mirabilis/1905-papers

- Dividing Quantum Channels (paper): https://arxiv.org/pdf/math-ph/0611057

- Sean Carroll on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AoRxtYZrZo

- Scott Aaronson and Leonard Susskind’s paper on ‘Quantum Necromancy’: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2009.07450

- Scott Aaronson on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZpGCQoL2Rk

- Leonard Susskind on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2p_Hlm6aCok

- Ekkolapto’s website: https://www.ekkolapto.org/

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 - Introduction

01:26 - Jacob's Background

07:32 - Pursuing Theoretical Physics

10:28 - Is Consciousness Linked to Quantum Mechanics?

16:07 - Why the Wave Function Might Not Be Real

20:12 - The Schrödinger Equation Explained

23:04 - Higher Dimensions in Quantum Physics

30:11 - Heisenberg’s Matrix Mechanics

35:08 - Schrödinger’s Wave Function and Its Implications

39:57 - Dirac and von Neumann's Quantum Axioms

45:09 - The Problem with Hilbert Spaces

50:02 - Wigner's Friend Paradox

55:06 - Challenges in Defining Measurement in Quantum Mechanics

01:00:17 - Trying to Simplify Quantum for Students

01:03:35 - Bridging Quantum Mechanics with Stochastic Processes

01:05:05 - Discovering Indivisible Stochastic Processes

01:12:03 - Interference and Coherence Explained

01:16:06 - Redefining Measurement and Decoherence

01:18:01 - The Future of Quantum Theory

1:24:09 - Foundationalism and Quantum Theory

1:25:04 - Why Use Indivisible Stochastic Laws?

1:26:10 - The Quantum-Classical Transition

1:27:30 - Classical vs Quantum Probabilities

1:28:36 - Hilbert Space and the Convenience of Amplitudes

1:30:01 - No Special Role for Observers

1:33:40 - Emergence of the Wave Function

1:38:27 - Physicists' Reluctance to Change Foundations

1:43:04 - Resolving Quantum Mechanics' Inconsistencies

1:50:46 - Practical Applications of Indivisible Stochastic Processes

1:57:53 - Understanding Particles in the Indivisible Stochastic Model

2:00:48 - Is There a Fundamental Ontology?

2:07:02 - Advice for Students Entering Physics

2:09:32 - Encouragement for Interdisciplinary Research

2:12:22 - Outro

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In today’s episode, MIT computational biologist Manolis Kellis dive into the hidden patterns linking DNA, evolution, and cognition, exploring a potential unifying theory that bridges biology, AI, and the essence of life.

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- Roger Penrose on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGm505TFMbU

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 - Introduction

02:05 - The Scope of Biological Unification

06:02 - Biology vs. Physics

09:31 - DNA as Life’s Language

13:45 - The Universal Compatibility of DNA

16:55 - Evolutionary Trade-Offs and Isolation

20:17 - Layers of Abstraction in Biology

24:51 - Beyond DNA: The Role of Histones

30:30 - Protein Folding and Function

35:26 - How Cells Interpret DNA Signals

40:24 - The Creativity of Language and Miscommunication

44:55 - Teaching and Simplification

51:09 - Evolution of Cognition and Centralized Decision-Making

57:35 - Vertical vs. Horizontal Evolution

1:04:20 - Specialization and Society’s Role in Evolution

1:08:50 - The Future of Biological Understanding

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In today's episode, Chiara Marletto and Professor Vlatko Vedral explore a groundbreaking experiment that could reveal the quantum nature of gravity, potentially challenging Einstein's classical theory of general relativity.

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- Constructor Theory website: https://www.constructortheory.org/

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- Chiara’s last appearance on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40CB12cj_aM

- Chiara and Vlatko’s paper on Quantum-information methods: https://arxiv.org/html/2410.07262v1

- Jonathan Oppenheim on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKOd8imBa2s

- Roger Penrose on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGm505TFMbU

- Chiara and Vlatko’s additional papers: https://www.physics.ox.ac.uk/our-people/marletto/publications?page=3

- The Dark History of Anti-Gravity (TOE): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBA3RUxkZdc

- Ai wins big at the Nobels (Economist article): https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2024/10/10/ai-wins-big-at-the-nobels

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 - Introduction: Potential Falsification of General Relativity

04:50 - The Quantum Gravity Conundrum

09:30 - Gravitationally Induced Entanglement (GIE) Explained

14:10 - Challenges in Testing Quantum Gravity with Current Technology

19:00 - Unifying Quantum Mechanics and General Relativity

23:45 - Constructor Theory’s Contribution to Quantum Gravity

28:30 - Designing the GIE Experiment: Micro Crystals and Superposition

33:15 - Technological Hurdles in Implementing GIE

38:00 - Comparing GIE with Previous Experiments (Bose, Sugato)

42:50 - Feasibility Studies and Experimental Setup Insights

47:35 - Funding Fundamental Physics: Challenges and Strategies

52:20 - AI’s Nobel Prize Controversy and Its Impact on Physics

57:10 - Public Awareness and the Current State of Fundamental Physics

1:02:00 - Future Directions in Quantum Gravity and Constructor Theory

1:07:45 - Advice for Researchers: Bridging Theory and Experiment

1:13:30 - Guidance for Young Physicists: Following Passion Over Trends

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In today's episode, we are joined by Leonard Susskind, the renowned theoretical physicist often called the "Father of String Theory," who has profoundly shaped our understanding of quantum mechanics, black holes, and the nature of the universe.

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- Leonard on The Origins Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhszd_wqAgQ

- Leonard Susskind’s String Theory lectures: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL202191442DB1B300

- Latham Boyle on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyLeeEFKk04

- Peter Woit on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTSeqsCgxj8&list=PLZ7ikzmc6zlN6E8KrxcYCWQIHg2tfkqvR&index=8

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- Stephen Wolfram at Mindfest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHPQ_oSsJgg

- Roger Penrose on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGm505TFMbU

- Cumrun Vafa on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUHOoMX4Bqw

- Neil Turok on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUp9x44N3uE

- Garrett Lisi on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7ulJmfFvd8

- TOE’s String Theory Iceberg: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4PdPnQuwjY

- Sean Carroll on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AoRxtYZrZo

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- The de Sitter: https://hal.science/hal-00109682/document

- Susskind: String theory not a complete picture of how quantum gravity works: https://www.math.columbia.edu/~woit/wordpress/?p=6252

- Can we unify quantum mechanics and gravity?: https://physicsworld.com/a/can-we-unify-quantum-mechanics-and-gravity/

- New theory claims to unite Einstein's gravity with quantum mechanics:

https://phys.org/news/2023-12-theory-einstein-gravity-quantum-mechanics.html

- Time and Quantum Mechanics SOLVED? | Lee Smolin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOKOodQXjhc

- Fay Dowker on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgYHEPCLVas

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In today's episode, biologist Rupert Sheldrake, a former research fellow at Cambridge University with a PhD in biochemistry, explores the concepts of morphic resonance, the extended mind, and telepathy, challenging mainstream scientific paradigms. Sheldrake discusses how memory and habits may exist beyond the brain, proposing that our consciousness and gaze have tangible, measurable effects on the world around us.

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- David Chalmers’ Mindfest talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqWxxPhZEGY

- ‘The Feeling of Being Stared at’ (paper): https://www.jstor.org/stable/1413454?origin=crossref&seq=2

- Rupert Sheldrake’s Staring App: https://www.sheldrake.org/participate/an-app-for-testing-the-sense-of-being-stared-at

- Rupert Sheldrake’s website: https://www.sheldrake.org/participate

- Michael Levin on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8iFtaltX-s

- Bernardo Kastrup on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAB21FAXCDE

- Science and Spiritual Practices (Rupert’s book): https://amzn.to/4dRRc8o

- Ways to Go Beyond and Why They Work (Rupert’s Book): https://amzn.to/3YzpsRF

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 - Intro

00:17 - Morphic Resonance

10:07 - Scopaesthesia (Sense of Being Looked At)

15:35 - Rupert’s Empirical Research

28:39 - “This Phenomenon Has to do with Light”

37:56 - Prey vs. Predator Animals

47:09 - Extramission

50:42 - Memories and Organ Transplants

56:36 - Michael Levin’s Theory of Memory

01:02:10 - “Morphic Fields Are Physical”

01:04:45 - Fundamental Reality & Idealism

01:29:50 - God, Trinity, Cosmic Christ

01:31:32 - Mysticism & Meditation

01:35:04 - How to Pray

01:42:12 - Summary of Episode

01:50:17 - Outro

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Carlo Rovelli is a renowned theoretical physicist and author, best known for his work on loop quantum gravity, a leading candidate for a theory of quantum gravity. Carlo explores the intersection of physics and philosophy, delving into the nature of time, reality, and the fundamental structure of the universe.

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- This is why physics is dying | Sabine Hossenfelder: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBIvSGLkwJY

- Carlo Rovelli explains Einstein’s theory of relativity: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/LK_hW_t8IWU

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Gabriele Carcassi is a dedicated physicist and software engineer based in Michigan, leading the innovative "Assumptions of Physics" project to redefine the foundational principles of physics. By bridging mathematics, physics, and philosophy, Gabriele advocates for an open-source, interdisciplinary approach to advance our understanding of the universe.

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- TOE’s String Theory Iceberg: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4PdPnQuwjY

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TIMESTAMPS:

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00:22 - Gabriele's Channel

03:13 - Assumptions Project

06:06 - Physical Mathematics

09:38 - Real Numbers

13:06 - Ensemble Space

16:38 - Classical Mechanics

19:00 - Additional Assumptions

21:26 - Classical vs Quantum

23:19 - Entropy & Symplectic

25:07 - Jaynes & Thermodynamics

30:25 - Units in Physics

33:21 - Math vs Physics

37:07 - Planck Scale Structures

41:51 - Theory Applicability

1:16:25 - Engineering Background

1:18:04 - Physics-Math Bridge

1:19:01 - Assumptions Project

1:21:08 - Grant Funding

1:23:05 - Mechanics Critique

1:24:25 - Problem Identification

1:25:03 - Publishing Challenges

1:27:03 - Engineering Approach

1:29:03 - Practical Implications

1:33:28 - Measurement Problem

1:37:05 - Classical vs Quantum

1:43:04 - Integrating Math Physics

1:55:07 - Current Projects

2:04:43 - Future Goals

2:07:03 - Open-Source Framework

2:10:57 - Support TOE

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William Hahn is Director of AGI & AI Safety and the founder of Hahn AI, a company that develops cutting-edge AI solutions. William is a technologist and researcher, specializing in the intersection of artificial intelligence, programming languages, and the nature of consciousness.

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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 - Introduction

02:30 - AI’s Impact on Language and Human Thought

05:10 - Mind as a Programmable System and Historical Metaphors

08:45 - Society of Mind Theory and AI Agents

11:30 - Consciousness, Awareness, and Metacognition

15:00 - Free Will, Emotions, and Unconscious Programming

18:40 - Brain as an Immune System and Handling Unthinkable Thoughts

22:50 - Informational Parasites, Memes, and Nam Shub of Enki

28:15 - AI Security: Vulnerabilities and Protecting Minds

33:00 - The Cultural Shift: AI’s Influence on Psychology

37:45 - Historical Secrecy in AI and Government Role

42:30 - AI’s Evolution: Role of Data, Hardware, and Differentiation

47:20 - Speculating on Hidden AI Capabilities and Advanced Systems

51:10 - Richard Hamming’s Insights on Learning and Ambiguity

57:10 - Revisiting Ancient Knowledge and Advanced Civilizations

01:03:30 - Artifacts of Ancient Technology and Modern Interpretations

01:09:10 - Defining Meaning, Spirit, and Information in AI

01:14:35 - Wolfram’s Physics Model and Emergent Computation

01:20:00 - Computational Models of Consciousness and Mind

01:27:28 - Wolfram's Symbolic Language and Analog Computing

01:34:00 - Agent-Based Programming and AI Evolution

01:39:10 - Knowledge Gaps and Flat Earth as a Metaphor

01:45:00 - Synesthesia, Music, and Human Perception

01:52:24 - The Intersection of Software and Hardware

02:00:02 | Complexity Crisis in Modern Technology

02:06:00 - Optical Computing and AI's Future

02:12:08 - Philosophical Reflections on AI and Consciousness

02:20:00 - The Amorphous Boundary Between Software and Hardware

02:28:00 - Technology, Religion, and the Need for a New Understanding

02:37:15 - Outro / Support TOE

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Fall Asleep to Theoretical Physics Theories

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CHAPTERS:

Roger Penrose - Collapse of the Wave Function

Stephen Wolfram - Observer Theory

Brian Greene - Faster Than Light Travel and Wormholes

Sean Carroll - Crisis in Physics

Lee Smolin - Thick Time

Neil Turok - Fields and Particles

Garrett Lisi - Unification, Spinors, Fermions

Roger Penrose - Cosmology and Twistor Theory

Jonathan Oppenehim - Observation Causes a Collapse

Wolfram/Hoffman - Entropy

Ivette Fuentes - Current Developments in Physics

Jonathan Oppenheim - Quantum Mechanics and Quantizing Gravity

Ivette Fuentes - Quantum Theory and Relativity

Carlo Rovelli - Quantum Mechanics

Cumrun Vafa - Swampland (String Theory)

Sean Carroll - Big Bang, Boltzman, Holography

Cumrun Vafa - Swampland (Continued)

Tim Palmer - General Relativity and Quantum Mechanics

Neil Turok - Singularity (Black Hole vs. Big Bang)

Stephen Wolfram - Beliefs Dictate Laws of Physics

Neil Turok - Unification, Spacetime, Time

Tim Palmer - Infinity

Wolfram/Hoffman - Ruliad and Consciousness

Fay Dowker - Causal Set Theory

Jonathan Gorard - Constructor Theory

Chiara Marletto - Constructor Theory

Peter Woit - Twistor Theory

Lawrence Krauss - Quantum Fluctuations

Tim Palmer and Tim Maudlin - Quantum Mechanics & Bell's Theorem

Stephon Alexander - Autodidactic Universe

Thomas Campbell - Theory of Everything

Bernardo and Sabine - Superdeterminism

Sabine - Superdeterminism and Bell’s Inequality

Salvatore Pais - Superforce / Plank Force

Chris Langan - CTMU

Tim Maudlin - Superdeterminism and Retrocausality

Links to Main Episodes:

- Penrose: https://youtu.be/sGm505TFMbU?list=PLZ7ikzmc6zlMhlVNkx2c8_6CKqiimjgvy

- Garrett: https://youtu.be/z7ulJmfFvd8?list=PLZ7ikzmc6zlMhlVNkx2c8_6CKqiimjgvy

- Oppenheim: https://youtu.be/6Z_p3viqW1g?list=PLZ7ikzmc6zlMhlVNkx2c8_6CKqiimjgvy

- Ivvette: https://youtu.be/cUj2TcZSlZc?list=PLZ7ikzmc6zlMhlVNkx2c8_6CKqiimjgvy

- Carroll: https://youtu.be/9AoRxtYZrZo?list=PLZ7ikzmc6zlMhlVNkx2c8_6CKqiimjgvy

- Cumrun: https://youtu.be/kUHOoMX4Bqw?list=PLZ7ikzmc6zlMhlVNkx2c8_6CKqiimjgvy

- Turok: https://youtu.be/-gwhqmPqRl4?list=PLZ7ikzmc6zlMhlVNkx2c8_6CKqiimjgvy

- Tim Palmer: https://youtu.be/vlklA6jsS8A?list=PLZ7ikzmc6zlMhlVNkx2c8_6CKqiimjgvy

- Hoffman/Wolfram: https://youtu.be/1m7bXNH8gEM?list=PLZ7ikzmc6zlMhlVNkx2c8_6CKqiimjgvy

- Fay Dowker: https://youtu.be/PgYHEPCLVas?list=PLZ7ikzmc6zlMhlVNkx2c8_6CKqiimjgvy

- Neil Turok First Episode: https://youtu.be/ZUp9x44N3uE?list=PLZ7ikzmc6zlMhlVNkx2c8_6CKqiimjgvy

- Gorard: https://youtu.be/ioXwL-c1RXQ?list=PLZ7ikzmc6zlMhlVNkx2c8_6CKqiimjgvy

- Wolfram: https://youtu.be/0YRlQQw0d-4?list=PLZ7ikzmc6zlMhlVNkx2c8_6CKqiimjgvy

- Lee Smolin: https://youtu.be/uOKOodQXjhc?list=PLZ7ikzmc6zlMhlVNkx2c8_6CKqiimjgvy

- Chiara: https://youtu.be/40CB12cj_aM?list=PLZ7ikzmc6zlMhlVNkx2c8_6CKqiimjgvy

- Peter Woit: https://youtu.be/9z3JYb_g2Qs?list=PLZ7ikzmc6zlMhlVNkx2c8_6CKqiimjgvy

- Krauss: https://youtu.be/g12qyToQ4gI?list=PLZ7ikzmc6zlMhlVNkx2c8_6CKqiimjgvy

- Maudlin/Palmer: https://youtu.be/883R3JlZHXE

- Stephon Alexander: https://youtu.be/VETxb96a3qk?list=PLZ7ikzmc6zlMhlVNkx2c8_6CKqiimjgvy

- Campbell: https://youtu.be/kko-hVA-8IU?list=PLZ7ikzmc6zlMhlVNkx2c8_6CKqiimjgvy

- Bernardo and Sabine: https://youtu.be/kJmBmopxc1k?list=PLZ7ikzmc6zlMhlVNkx2c8_6CKqiimjgvy

- Brian Greene: https://youtu.be/O2EtTE9Czzo?list=PLZ7ikzmc6zlMhlVNkx2c8_6CKqiimjgvy

- Sabine: https://youtu.be/walaNM7KiYA?list=PLZ7ikzmc6zlMhlVNkx2c8_6CKqiimjgvy

- Salvatore Pais: https://youtu.be/5E6QyAhTB3o?list=PLZ7ikzmc6zlMhlVNkx2c8_6CKqiimjgvy

- Chris Langan: https://youtu.be/N-bRM1kYuNA?list=PLZ7ikzmc6zlMhlVNkx2c8_6CKqiimjgvy

- Tim Maudlin: https://youtu.be/fU1bs5o3nss?list=PLZ7ikzmc6zlMhlVNkx2c8_6CKqiimjgvy

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Edward Frenkel is a renowned mathematician, professor of University of California, Berkeley, member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and winner of the Herman Weyl Prize in Mathematical Physics. In this episode, Edward Frenkel discusses the recent monumental proof in the Langlands program, explaining its significance and how it advances understanding in modern mathematics.

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•⁠ Andre Weil’s letter on “Rosetta Stone” of Math: https://www.ams.org/notices/200503/fea-weil.pdf

•⁠ ⁠"Proof of the Geometric Langlands Conjecture" (Papers): https://people.mpim-bonn.mpg.de/gaitsgde/GLC/

•⁠ Etingof-Frenkel-Kazhdan, “A general framework for the Analytic Langlands Correspondence” https://arxiv.org/abs/2311.03743

•⁠ Yuri Manin’s book “Mathematics and Physics”: https://www.amazon.com/Mathematics-Physics-Progress-Mathematical/dp/1489967842

•⁠ Edward Frenkel’s papers: https://edwardfrenkel.com/frenkel-biblio.pdf

•⁠ Edward Frenkel’s previous lecture on TOE (Part 1): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RX1tZv_Nv4Y

•⁠ Mathematics and Physics (book): https://www.amazon.com/Mathematics-Physics-Progress-English-Russian/dp/3764330279

•⁠ Richard Borcherds on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3pQWkE2KqM

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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 - Edward’s Previous Appearance on TOE

01:15 - Discoveries in Mathematics

04:31 - Langland’s Program

11:02 - Counting Problem

14:58 - Symmetries of the Unit Disc

26:55 - Part 1 of Edward’s Talk

30:20 - Shimura-Taniyama-Weil Conjecture

40:02 - Quick Recap

42:38 - Langlands Dual Group

51:50 - Rosetta Stone of Math

01:00:10 - Riemann Surfaces

01:10:20 - Proof of the Geometric Langlands Conjecture

01:21:42 - Tribute to Legends

01:26:02 - Langlands Correspondence for Riemann Surface

01:43:30 - Galois Groups

01:53:33 - Other Objects Involved

02:10:40 - Outro / Support TOE

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Sir Roger Penrose is a renowned physicist and mathematician known for pioneering the theory of twistors and his contributions to differential geometry, which have significantly impacted our understanding of space-time. Roger's work has been instrumental in advancing theories related to general relativity and quantum mechanics, including the Penrose-Hawking singularity theorems.

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TIMESTAMPS:

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01:22 - Cosmology and Twister Theory

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25:34 - Extra Dimensions

27:02 - Algebraic and Differential Geometry

37:57 - Alexander Grothendieck

40:36 - Gravity and Quantum Mechanics

43:00 - Collapse of the Wave Function

53:04 - Gravitational Fields and the Wave Function

01:11:02 - Free Will

01:14:03 - Is the Universe Discrete or Continuous?

01:16:35 - Ai’s Capabilities

01:19:09 - Many Worlds Theory

01:20:38 - Idealism

01:21:35 - CCC

01:23:31 - Roger’s Legacy

01:33:25 - Outro / Support TOE

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