Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal

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Exploring theoretical physics, consciousness, Ai, and God in a technically rigorous manner. If you'd like to support this endeavor, then please visit the Patreon ( https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal ). Thank you for your charitable and kindhearted support. My name's Curt Jaimungal, a Torontonian with a degree in mathematical physics from the University of Toronto and I analyze various Theories of Everything from this analytic perspective, though more and more opening up to alternative approaches. The separating factor of TOE from other podcasts is its focus on depth even at the risk of limiting the audience due to how much detail we delve into subjects. Paralleling the intensity found in academic discourse, we're increasingly embracing a spectrum of unconventional ideas to conduct research during this podcast, rather than merely conveying existing information. Contact toe [at] indiefilmTO [dot] com for business inquiries / sponsorship.

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The Theory Beyond Einstein: Fay Dowker

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06/07/24 • 110 min

Fay is a physicist and is currently a professor of Theoretical Physics and a member of the Theoretical Physics Group at Imperial College London and a Visiting Fellow at the Perimeter Institute. Fay conducts research in a number of areas of theoretical physics including quantum gravity and causal set theory.

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Monumental Breakthrough in Mathematics (Part 2) | Edward Frenkel

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10/02/24 • 140 min

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

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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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Joscha Bach Λ Ben Goertzel: Conscious Ai, LLMs, AGI

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10/17/23 • 123 min

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Joscha Bach meets with Ben Goertzel to discuss cognitive architectures, AGI, and conscious computers in another theolocution on TOE.

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The String Theory Iceberg EXPLAINED

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03/05/24 • 184 min

Curt details the most comprehensive guide to the math of string theory that there exists, on YouTube. This is meant to be a video you can watch multiple times, through multiple sittings, across multiple years, and gain something new from it each time. Take it slow and steady. Welcome to the rabbit hole.

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00:02:01 Layer 1

00:13:22 Layer 2

00:28:49 Layer 3

00:58:53 Layer 4

01:32:50 Layer 5

01:58:54 Layer 6

02:28:47 Layer 7

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.

THANK YOU: To Mike Duffey for your insight, help, and recommendations on this channel.

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Alex Honnold: Fear, Finding Purpose, Climbing

Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal

01/30/24 • 79 min

In today's episode, Alex Honnold shares insights from his climbing adventures, delving into how facing fear and embracing risk shape his approach to life. Alex reflects on the interplay between physical challenges and emotional growth, offering a unique perspective on finding purpose and meaning through extreme sports.

YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4oXvxqzSyA

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 - Intro

01:23 - What Is Fear?

04:38 - Shifts In Consciousness

06:28 - Mentality

08:59 - Climbing With Cameras

13:29 - Climbing As Art

17:48 - Courage

19:51 - The Sacred / Transcendent

23:58 - Meaning

26:03 - What Drives Alex?

36:29 - Having Children

42:20 - Arctic Ascent

46:08 - Alex’s Foundation

53:32 - Life Purpose

56:34 - Advice

01:01:47 - Breakthrough Moments

01:06:42 - What’s Next?

01:11:56 - Outro

THANK YOU: To Mike Duffey for your insight, help, and recommendations on this channel.

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Anand Vaidya: Vedic Philosophy, Epistemology, Counterfactuals

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10/24/23 • 233 min

YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BPLcuHnS_A

This is a banger. Prof. Anand Vaidya of philosophy specializes in Vedic philosophy, epistemology, and we talk about God, free will, mathematics, Kripke, and even the ego as both an illusion and real.

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Michael Levin IN-PERSON AT TUFTS / LEVIN LAB

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06/14/24 • 138 min

Michael Levin is an American developmental and synthetic biologist at Tufts University, where he is the Vannevar Bush Distinguished Professor. Levin is a director of the Allen Discovery Center at Tufts University and Tufts Center for Regenerative and Developmental Biology. He is also co-director of the Institute for Computationally Designed Organisms with Josh Bongard.

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The Man Who Found Post-Quantum Reality: Jonathan Oppenheim

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09/26/23 • 94 min

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Prof. Jonathan Oppenheim focuses on the stochastic coupling between quantum mechanics and gravity, offering alternative views to loop quantum gravity and string theory.

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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00:00 Introduction

00:02:37 Integrating general relativity and quantum theory

00:05:18 The nature of classical mechanics

00:10:12 Discrete vs continuous space in physics

00:13:32 Boundary of physics and philosophy

00:18:44 Post-quantum theory of classical gravity

00:20:00 Mongrel relativity

00:24:00 The issue of causal structure in quantum theory of gravity

00:27:18 Gravity and string theory

00:34:26 Quantum-classical system coupling (Feynman's position)

00:45:31 Quantum vs post-quantum noise

00:58:08 Quantum thermodynamics and the multiple Second Laws

01:03:35 No-go theorem and classical gravity

01:06:09 Bohmian mechanics vs many-worlds

01:08:07 Advice for quantum gravity researchers

01:13:57 Independent study and learning

01:15:35 Graviton entanglement testing

01:20:05 The struggle of podcasting (Theories of Everything's journey)

01:21:26 Future projects for TOE

01:24:52 Gratitude for support

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Tim Maudlin Λ Tim Palmer: Superdeterminism vs. Bell's Theorem

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07/25/23 • 112 min

YouTube link https://youtu.be/883R3JlZHXE

Tim Palmer is a Royal Society Research Professor in the Department of Physics at Oxford. Tim Maudlin is a Professor of Philosophy at New York University, specializing in the philosophy of physics. We discuss superdeterminism, chaos theory, and free variables.

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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00:00 Introduction

00:02:04 Explaining Superdeterminism & Fractal Cosmology

00:05:06 What is Tim Palmer working on

00:09:24 What is Tim Maudlin working on

00:11:47 Assumptions of Bell's inequality / theorem

00:22:40 Locality and Superdeterminism

00:28:33 Summary of disagreement + why do we care what Bell said?

00:32:54 Counterfactuals & Counterfactual definiteness

00:59:38 Chaos theory, attractors, and fractals

01:26:32 Free variables and ensembles

01:36:30 Invariant set theory

01:48:21 Relevant links and teaser for Part 2

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The Life of Alexander Grothendieck & Topos Theory | Colin McLarty

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06/11/24 • 101 min

Colin McLarty is an American philosopher and mathematician renowned for his contributions to category theory, particularly in the philosophy of mathematics, and for his role as a leading scholar on the works of mathematician Saunders Mac Lane.

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Fermat's Last Theorum Paper: https://philpapers.org/rec/MCLWDI-2

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