Scott Aaronson: The Greatest Unsolved Problem in Math
Dec 11, 2023•2 hr 23 min•Ep 150•Transcript available on Metacast Episode description
YouTube link https://youtu.be/1ZpGCQoL2Rk
Scott Aaronson joins us to explore quantum computing, complexity theory, Ai, superdeterminism, consciousness, and free will.
TIMESTAMPS:
- 00:00:00 Introduction
- 00:02:27 Turing universality & computational efficiency
- 00:12:35 Does prediction undermine free will?
- 00:15:16 Newcomb's paradox
- 00:23:05 Quantum information & no-cloning
- 00:33:42 Chaos & computational irreducibility
- 00:38:33 Brain duplication, Ai, & identity
- 00:46:43 Many-worlds, Copenhagen, & Bohm's interpretation
- 01:03:14 Penrose's view on quantum gravity and consciousness
- 01:14:46 Superposition explained: misconceptions of quantum computing
- 01:21:33 Wolfram's physics project critique
- 01:31:37 P vs NP explained (complexity classes demystified)
- 01:53:40 Classical vs quantum computation
- 02:03:25 The "pretty hard" problem of consciousness (critiques of IIT)
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 Duffy, of https://dailymystic.org for your insight, help, and recommendations on this channel.
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LINKS MENTIONED:
- Scott's Blog: https://scottaaronson.blog/
- Newcomb's Paradox (Scott's Blog Post): https://scottaaronson.blog/?p=30
- A New Kind of Science (Stephen Wolfram): https://amzn.to/47BTiaf
- Jonathan Gorard's Papers: https://arxiv.org/search/gr-qc?searchtype=author&query=Gorard,+J
- Boson Sampling (Alex Arkhipov and Scott Aaronson): https://arxiv.org/abs/1011.3245
- Podcast w/ Tim Maudlin on TOE (Solo): https://youtu.be/fU1bs5o3nss
- Podcast w/ Tim Palmer on TOE: https://youtu.be/883R3JlZHXE
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