Exploring Reality's Dependence on Observers

Infinite Now, with Sean Crowley

Mar 30, 2024•16 min•Season 1Ep. 9

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Episode description

Welcome to Unfoldings, a subseries designed to support our regular monthly 'Infinite Now' chapters. Offering a deeper reflection upon some of the more nuanced philosophical and scientific concepts, as well as a place for our community to offer their thoughts, insights, and feedback. This week, we discuss the philosophy of science, the expansion of space, the timeless state of a photon, and the unavoidability of the observer. Enjoy!

And be sure to check our weekly visualisations at: https://linktr.ee/InfiniteNow

0:00 - 0:55 Introduction, 0:55 - 2:41 Observer as Meaning, 2:41 - 7:37 Why is the Universe 90 Billion light-years wide?, 7:37 - 10:26 What is Time for a Photon?, 10:26 - 12:24 Exploring the Observer’s Frame, 12:24 - 14:38 Einstein v Bergson, 14:38 - 16:33 What’s Next?

#metaphysics #cosmos #cosmology #philosophy #materialism #idealism #physics #deepthoughts #time dilation #Idealism

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