Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal

• Top AI Scientist Unifies Wolfram, Leibniz, & Consciousness | William Hahn

  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 Rubin Gruber Sandbox (referenced by Will): https://www.fau.edu/sandbox ➡️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 Links Mentioned: William Hahn’s first appearance on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xr4R7eh5f_M William Hahn’s Website: https://hahn.ai/ Jacob Barandes’s first appearance on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oWip00iXbo Lilian Dindo on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_hI7JNsbt0 Stephen Wolfram on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YRlQQw0d-4 Stephen Wolfram’s Mindfest presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHPQ_oSsJgg Curt’s Substack article on Hahn: https://curtjaimungal.substack.com/p/the-hahn-jaimungal-conjecture-the Michael Levin and Anna Ciaunica on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aLhkm6QUgA&t=81s What is it like to be a bat? (paper): https://www.sas.upenn.edu/~cavitch/pdf-library/Nagel_Bat.pdf TOE’s Consciousness Iceberg: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDjnEiys98o&t=21s&ab_channel=CurtJaimungal Karl Friston on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2v7LBABwZKA&ab_channel=CurtJaimungal If you're struggling with your mental health or experiencing a crisis, please reach out. You're not alone. Here are free, confidential support hotlines: Mental Health Support Hotlines * US: 988 (Crisis Lifeline) - https://988lifeline.org * Canada: 988 or 1-833-456-4566 (Talk Crisis Canada) - https://talksuicide.ca * UK: 116 123 (Samaritans) - https://www.samaritans.org * Australia: 13 11 14 (Lifeline) - https://www.lifeline.org.au * Germany: 0800 1110 111 / 0800 1110 222 (Telefonseelsorge) - https://www.telefonseelsorge.de * India: 1800-599-0019 (Kiran) - https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1651963 * France: 3114 (Crisis Support) - https://3114.fr * Netherlands: 113 or 0800-0113 (113 Crisis Support) - https://www.113.nl * Sweden: 90101 (Mind Helpline) - https://mind.se/hitta-hjalp/sjalvmordslinjen/ * China: 800-810-1117 / 010-8295-1332 (Beijing Crisis Intervention Center) - http://www.crisis.org.cn * Japan: 0120-783-556 (Inochi no Denwa) - https://www.inochinodenwa.org/ * New Zealand: 1737 (National Helpline) - https://1737.org.nz * Spain: 024 (Crisis Line) * Brazil: 188 (CVV) - https://www.cvv.org.br/ * Ireland: 116 123 (Samaritans Ireland) - https://www.samaritans.org/ireland/ * South Africa: 0800 567 567 / SMS 31393 (SADAG) - https://www.sadag.org In an emergency, always call your local emergency number (e.g., 911 in the US, 112 in Europe). Support TOE on Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt Discord Invite: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• Can the Future Influence the Past? Retrocausality in Quantum Theory | Ruth Kastner

  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 Ruth Kastner joins Curt Jaimungal to discuss her transactional interpretation (TI) of quantum mechanics, addressing the measurement problem, retrocausality, and the integration of quantum mechanics and gravity. Kastner advocates for a paradigm shift in physics, urging researchers to embrace complexity and nuance in understanding quantum phenomena and reality. Join My New Substack (Personal Writings): https://curtjaimungal.substack.com Watch video on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/SpotifyTOE Become a YouTube Member (Early Access Videos): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdWIQh9DGG6uhJk8eyIFl1w/join Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 01:40 The Measurement Problem Unraveled 09:17 Understanding Measurement Interaction 11:27 Exploring Feynman Diagrams 16:25 Observers vs. Measurers 20:58 The Nature of Measurement 22:19 Probabilistic Outcomes Explained 28:52 Emission and Absorption Defined 34:40 Entities and Their Reality 38:03 The Emergence of Space-Time 41:14 Distinguishing Theories and Anomalies 42:56 The Challenges of Independent Scholarship 46:23 Defining the Conventional Approach 48:33 Formulating the Transactional Axioms 50:34 Kramer's Perspective on Transactional Theory 1:07:22 Retrocausality and Block World Dynamics 1:07:43 Science Fiction and Time Travel 1:14:04 Emergence of Space-Time Events 1:27:23 Weak and Strong Forces 1:36:10 Transition from Physics to Philosophy 1:39:53 The Nature of Free Will 1:45:36 Consciousness and Physicalism 1:54:51 Challenges to Materialism 2:05:47 Advice for Future Generations 2:07:41 Conclusion and Acknowledgments Support TOE on Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt Discord Invite: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs #science #time #quantumphysics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• What 100 Years of Quantum Physics Got Wrong | Jacob Barandes Λ Manolis Kellis

  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 this episode, Jacob Barandes, a theoretical physicist and philosopher from Harvard, and computational biologist Manolis Kellis from MIT, explore the connections between quantum physics, biology, and consciousness. Enjoy. Shout out to the authors of the following. Check out their books: - "The Mending of Broken Bones: A Modern Guide to Classical Algebra" by Paul Lockhart https://amzn.to/3EmfDP9 - "Dreaming Reality: How Neuroscience and Mysticism Can Unlock the Secrets of Consciousness" by Vladimir Miskovic and Steven Jay Lynn https://amzn.to/42y1KYi Join My New Substack (Personal Writings): https://curtjaimungal.substack.com Enjoy on Spotify (with video!): https://tinyurl.com/SpotifyTOE Become a YouTube Member (Early Access Videos): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdWIQh9DGG6uhJk8eyIFl1w/join Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 6:23 Metaphysics and Physics: Defining the Boundaries 8:53 Does Existence Matter? 15:35 Quantum Physics: The Nature of Reality 21:35 Understanding Life Through Physics 27:56 The Observer Effect in Quantum Theory 36:02 Gauge Potentials and Their Reality 46:11 The Birth of Quantum Mechanics 54:42 Interpreting Quantum Superposition and Action at a Distance 1:01:20 Decoherence Explained 1:02:18 The Observer's Role 1:03:43 Size and Decoherence 1:04:35 Quantum Computing and Investments 1:07:33 Practical Applications of Quantum Theory 1:10:14 Quantum Computers: What Are They Good For? 1:11:24 The Markov Process Debate 1:15:18 Causal Modeling in Medicine 1:16:56 Quantum Effects in Biology 1:21:15 Consciousness and Quantum Mechanics 1:27:03 Non-locality and Quantum Theory 1:31:46 The Historical Shift in Physics 1:35:15 Beables and Their Nature 1:47:17 The Hard Problem of Consciousness 1:51:41 The P-Zombie Concept Support TOE on Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt Discord Invite: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs #science #philosophy #theoreticalphysics #physics #debate #lecture Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• A New Era in Quantum Mechanics Is Here... | Jacob Barandes

  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 this captivating of Theories of Everything, Jacob Barandes and I delve into the intricate world of Indivisible Stochastic Processes and their profound impact on quantum mechanics. We explore how these non-Markovian systems introduce quantum phenomena like superposition and interference without the traditional wave function collapse. Join My New Substack (Personal Writings): https://curtjaimungal.substack.com Listen on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/SpotifyTOE Timestamps: 00:00 – Introduction 01:29 – Philosophy of Physics 07:04 – Philosophical Physics 10:55 – Understanding Symmetry Breaking in Physics 15:03 – Historical Contributions of Philosophers to Quantum Theory 25:03 – Real-World Examples of Symmetry Breaking 32:03 – Philosophical Contributions and Funding in Physics 38:00 – The Wigner's Friend Thought Experiment 55:24 – Eternalism vs. Presentism: The Flow of Time 1:05:31 – Connection to Cosmology and FLRW Models 1:12:07 – Spontaneous vs. Explicit Symmetry Breaking 1:15:37 – Indivisible Stochastic Processes and Future Directions 01:40:06 - Markovianity in Quantum Mechanics 01:42:12 - Linearity and Unitarity in Quantum Evolution 01:43:23 - Unistochastic Processes and Quantum Channels 01:45:20 - Quantum Channels and Steinspring Dilation 01:46:18 - Hamiltonian Formulation Analogy 01:49:05 - Double-Slit Experiment with Indivisible Processes 01:52:08 - Measurement Devices and Emergibles 02:00:04 - Seminar Culture and Philosophy in Physics 02:02:38 - Coarse-Grained Double-Slit Example 02:05:03 - No Wave Function Collapse in Indivisible Processes 02:12:16 - Philosophical Insights and Importance in Physics 02:18:08 - Critique of David Griffiths' Quantum Mechanics Textbook 02:35:07 - Closing Remarks and Future Topics Links Mentioned (additional links in comments): - Jacob’s website: https://www.jacobbarandes.com/ - Jacob’s first appearance on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oWip00iXbo&ab_channel=CurtJaimungal - Jacob’s talk on “A New Formulation of Quantum Theory”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sshJyD0aWXg - The Stochastic-Quantum Correspondence (Jacob’s paper): https://arxiv.org/pdf/2302.10778 - McTaggart’s paper on time: https://philpapers.org/archive/MCTTUO.pdf - Putnam’s paper on time and geometry: https://www.jstor.org/stable/2024493?origin=JSTOR-pdf - Neil deGrasse Tyson on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhWWlJFwTqs - Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen paper: https://cds.cern.ch/record/405662/files/PhysRev.47.777.pdf - Greta Hermann’s paper on quantum mechanics in the philosophy of nature: https://cqi.inf.usi.ch/qic/grete_en.pdf - John Bell’s paper on the Einstein Podolsky Rosen paradox: https://journals.aps.org/ppf/pdf/10.1103/PhysicsPhysiqueFizika.1.195 - Bell’s theorem without inequalities (paper): https://arxiv.org/pdf/quant-ph/0409190 - Quantum mysteries revisited (paper): https://www.physics.smu.edu/scalise/P5382fa15/Mermin1990a.pdf - Quantum Theory by David Bohm (book): https://www.amazon.com/Quantum-Theory-Dover-Books-Physics/dp/0486659690 - Bohm’s second paper on quantum theory: https://journals.aps.org/pr/abstract/10.1103/PhysRev.85.180 - Dirac’s textbook on quantum mechanics: https://www.amazon.com/Principles-Quantum-Mechanics-International-Monographs/dp/0198520115 - Wigner’s paper on the mind-body question: https://www.scribd.com/doc/240712078/Eugen-Wigner-Remarks-on-the-Mind-body-Question #science #physics #theoreticalphysics #quantumphysics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• Breakthrough Biology Research: Consciousness Beyond the Brain | Michael Levin & Anna Ciaunica

  In this episode, developmental biologist Michael Levin and cognitive scientist Anna Ciaunica examine how cellular intelligence challenges our traditional understanding of consciousness. They explore how memory, embodiment, and our interactions with others fundamentally shape the self. 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 A huge thank you to Dina Rudick, a four-time Emmy award-winning documentary filmmaker / journalist, who expertly aided this production at the last minute. You can find more about her work at https://www.dinarudick.com. Definitely check out her films. Join My New Substack (Personal Writings): https://curtjaimungal.substack.com Listen on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/SpotifyTOE Links Mentioned: Michael Levin’s website: https://drmichaellevin.org/ Anna Ciaunica’s website: https://annaciaunica.fr/ Curt’s previous talk with Michael: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8iFtaltX-s&t=3924s&ab_channel=CurtJaimungal Timestamps: 00:00 – Opening 01:42 – The Biggest Myths in Biology and Neuroscience 03:18 – Anna’s Take on How Self Emerges from “Bunches of Cells” 04:10 – Critique of Adult-Centric Perspectives 05:15 – Dropping Old Conceptual “Epicycles” 07:45 – Continuity from Single Cells to Human Minds 09:28 – On Memory, Metaphors, and Shifting Perspectives 10:46 – Bridging Disciplinary Silos & The Power of Interdisciplinarity 13:04 – Development, Evolution, and Goal-Directed Systems 17:05 – Expanding the Concept of “Goal-Seeking” in Biology 25:12 – Depression, Body States, and Self-Regulation 31:57 – Aging, Goals, and the Problem of “Having Nothing Left to Do” 41:10 – Pregnancy, Immune Systems, and “Sharing a Self” 51:08 – “Interconnectedness” as Fundamental to Selfhood 57:56 – The Story We Tell Ourselves vs. The Agency of Thoughts 1:07:00 – Rewriting “You”: Caterpillars, Butterflies, and Memory 1:16:15 – Final Thoughts: The Self as an Ongoing, Embodied Process 1:24:01 – Closing Remarks and Where to Find More Become a YouTube Member (Early Access Videos): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdWIQh9DGG6uhJk8eyIFl1w/join Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt Discord Invite: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs #science #biology #research #scientist #consciousness Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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