Stuart Hameroff explores the intersection between consciousness and quantum mechanics, arguing that consciousness exists on the border of classical and quantum worlds with microtubules within neurons acting as the quantum processing sites that could link to fundamental space-time geometry. This suggests a profound quantum basis for consciousness. This presentation was recorded at MindFest, held at Florida Atlantic University, CENTER FOR THE FUTURE MIND, spearheaded by Susan Schneider. Please con...
Mar 26, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Ep 173•Transcript available on Metacast Egyptologist Interviews Curt on Love, Truth, God, Childhood Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 22, 2024•1 hr 20 min•Ep 172•Transcript available on Metacast In today's episode, Karl Friston and Anna Lembke emphasize the urgency of reevaluating our personal and societal practices in the face of environmental, mental health, and addiction crises, through the lens of "active inference". Please consider signing up for TOEmail at https://www.curtjaimungal.org Support TOE: - Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal (early access to ad-free audio episodes!) - Crypto: https://tinyurl.com/cryptoTOE - PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE - TOE Merch: https...
Mar 21, 2024•1 hr 21 min•Ep 171•Transcript available on Metacast Sara Walker discusses the importance of viewing life and consciousness through the lens of assembly theory, arguing that our understanding of alien life, the origin of life, and consciousness itself could be fundamentally expanded by examining the combinatorial possibilities within chemical and informational spaces on Earth, rather than searching outer space. This presentation was recorded at MindFest, held at Florida Atlantic University, CENTER FOR THE FUTURE MIND, spearheaded by Susan Schneide...
Mar 15, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Ep 170•Transcript available on Metacast 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. TIMESTAMPS: - 00:00:00 Introduction - 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 exp...
Mar 05, 2024•3 hr 5 min•Ep 169•Transcript available on Metacast This is a lecture by Scott Aaronson at MindFest, held at Florida Atlantic University, CENTER FOR THE FUTURE MIND, spearheaded by Susan Schneider. Thank you to Dan Van Zant and Rachid Lopez for your camera work. LINKS MENTIONED: FAU's Center for the Future Mind Website: https://www.fau.edu/future-mind/ The Ghost in the Quantum Turing Machine (Scott Aanderson): https://arxiv.org/abs/1306.0159 TOE's Mindfest Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZ7ikzmc6zlOPw7Hqkc6-MXEMBy0fnZcb THANK YO...
Feb 27, 2024•1 hr 14 min•Ep 167•Transcript available on Metacast Curt Jaimungal was asked to give a presentation at a new "thinkubator" called ekkólapto® for their event, titled "Polymath" (Feb 2024). It was an exclusive event that wasn't recorded but someone captured it with their cell phone and with permission is being released here. Thank you to : - @Tyfoods4Thought (Ty Roachford) for recording this. - Amjad, Bijou, Brad, Curtis, Dan, David, Kristine, Matthew, and Zach for your comments on the first draft of the talk - Importantly, thank you to Adam Cha fo...
Feb 27, 2024•12 min•Ep 168•Transcript available on Metacast Stephen Wolfram unveils his new Observer Theory and explains the origins of the Second Law (Entropy) with Curt Jaimungal. This is Wolfram's first podcast on his new views on consciousness, and the deepest dive into Wolfram's mind. TIMESTAMPS: - 00:00:00 What is Observer Theory? - 00:12:42 Different Observers (Who are "YOU"?) - 00:19:32 The Universe Talking to Itself (Particles are "Concepts") - 00:20:10 Alien Minds and Communicating with ET - 00:34:32 Consciousness vs. Observation - 00:48:48 "Be...
Feb 20, 2024•3 hr 52 min•Ep 166•Transcript available on Metacast Full episode where Marwa interviews Curt Jaimungal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JGoDc9BUL8 Marwa's Soft Robotics channel: https://www.youtube.com/@marwaeldiwiny Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 15, 2024•41 min•Ep 164•Transcript available on Metacast Lee Smolin joins TOE to discuss his work in theoretical physics, the dynamic nature of the laws of physics and the concept of time. TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:04:13 - Doubly Special Relativity and Violation of Lorentz Invariance 00:09:15 - The Concept of Thick Time 00:19:11 - Duality Between String Theory and Loop Quantum Gravity 00:23:50 - Condensed Matter Theory 00:28:35 - Approximating by a Continuum and Discrete Sets 00:34:11 - Misapprehensions about Loop Quantum Gravity 00:38:43 - Defi...
Feb 14, 2024•2 hr 45 min•Ep 165•Transcript available on Metacast Full episode where Carlos interviews Curt Jaimungal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_FSkVTLu1Y Carlos Farias' channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Carlos.Explains Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 12, 2024•2 hr 37 min•Ep 163•Transcript available on Metacast Jesse Michels and Curt Jaimungal sit down to discuss physics, parapsychology, and the journey to understand the mysteries of existence. This episode was originally filmed for Jesse Michels' channel American Alchemy but shortly after filming this episode Jesse took a impromptu 9 month hiatus so we are thrilled to have the opportunity to release this episode on TOE. YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6SFJkVmD90 NOTE: The perspectives expressed by guests don't necessarily mirror my own....
Feb 02, 2024•3 hr 31 min•Ep 162•Transcript available on Metacast Parker's Curt Interview: https://youtu.be/SGl0uoBzIpk Parker's Podcast Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ParkersPensees Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 01, 2024•2 hr 43 min•Ep 161•Transcript available on Metacast 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 C...
Jan 30, 2024•1 hr 20 min•Ep 160•Transcript available on Metacast Groundbreaking new research by Michael Levin is being announced here for the first time. This is along with the first authors Angela Tung and Gizem Gumuskaya of the research, on their respective research papers. I'm honored to bring this to you, for the first time as a world exclusive. YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hG6GIzNM0aM TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Overview Of New Papers 08:45 - Cell vs. Anthrobot 13:49 - Structure & Function 17:39 - Cross Embryo Morphogenetic Assistance (CEMA) 26:...
Jan 17, 2024•2 hr 42 min•Ep 159•Transcript available on Metacast A popular YouTuber (Fidias https://www.youtube.com/@FidiasPanayiotou w/ over 2.5M subs) just received the Guinness Record for "longest time spent consecutively in VR". Congrats to him! https://youtu.be/cUmZywem8VE It was a 30 day straight experiment. I don't know how he did it. On his last hour, he interviewed me for his channel. It was an honor, not only to be included in such a challenge, but to be the last activity he did prior to removing his VR! Enjoy this episode where Fidias interviewed m...
Jan 15, 2024•2 hr 36 min•Ep 158•Transcript available on Metacast Chiara Marletto, a theoretical physicist, discusses the innovative principles of Constructor Theory, a groundbreaking approach that shifts the focus of physics from traditional dynamics to the realm of possibilities and impossibilities. She explores its applications in information theory, thermodynamics, and the fundamental understanding of life, highlighting how this theory could revolutionize our perception of reality and quantum mechanics. Her insights blend deep scientific knowledge with a p...
Jan 09, 2024•2 hr 12 min•Ep 157•Transcript available on Metacast In this thought-provoking lecture at MindFest, held at Florida Atlantic State University, philosopher and cognitive scientist David Chalmers explores virtual reality and its implication for our understanding of existence. Chalmers examines the simulation hypothesis, challenging conventional views of reality and suggesting that virtual worlds might be as real and meaningful as the physical world. This insightful talk, bridging technology and philosophy, invites a reevaluation of our perception of...
Jan 02, 2024•1 hr 14 min•Ep 156•Transcript available on Metacast In today’s episode Robert Sapolsky joins Theories of Everything to discuss some of the most important topics of our time. Topics discussed include morality, free will, the justice system, intuition, and chaos theory. YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0IqA1hYKY8 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 29, 2023•2 hr 45 min•Ep 155•Transcript available on Metacast The deepest dive into philosopher Daniel Dennett's mind. TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - The Soul 03:18 - Most Important Philosophical Question 12:06 - Do Qualia Exist? 30:28 - Uploading Consciousness 39:55 - Thinking Differently 56:20 - Pragmatism 1:01:06 - Robert Sapolsky 1:12:57 - Philosophers and Scientists 1:29:30 - Patterns and Emergence 1:36:46 - Roger Penrose 1:42:39 - Sailing Boats 1:45:40 - Fictionalism 1:51:12 - Coming Up With Concepts 1:59:55 - Douglas Hofstadter 2:05:30 - AI Alignment Problem 2...
Dec 26, 2023•3 hr 52 min•Ep 154•Transcript available on Metacast The most astounding UFO revelations from Lue Elizondo. - Luis Elizondo for 2020 w/ Curt: https://youtu.be/aAmFlLfsZKM - Luis Elizondo for 2021 w/ Curt: https://youtu.be/wULw64ZL1Bg - Luis Elizondo for 2022 w/ Curt: https://youtu.be/9g5e9UzEDkw TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Intro 01:43 - Philosophy 03:07 - Lue's Worldview 07:59 - Forbidden Truths 13:46 - History 21:55 - DNA 30:09 - Time Explained 37:02 - Alien Abduction 39:57 - CE5 42:04 - Skinwalker Ranch 49:38 - Demons 54:44 - Psychedelics 56:53 - Reason...
Dec 22, 2023•2 hr 47 min•Ep 153•Transcript available on Metacast Donald Hoffman, cognitive scientist, and Philip Goff, philosopher, discuss consciousness, evolution, perception, and panpsychism. Insights into the nature of reality. YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmaIBxkqcT4 TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Intro 02:46 - Goff’s World View 11:39 - Do Neurons Exist? 28:30 - What Is Real? 39:22- Objections to Hoffman’s Views 58:45 - Evolution 1:37:19 - Reductionism 1:49:38 - Meaning Of Life 2:01:32 - Infinite Consciousness 2:05:40 - Multiverse 2:15:25 - Outro N...
Dec 19, 2023•2 hr 27 min•Ep 152•Transcript available on Metacast Karl Friston, Joscha Bach, and Curt Jaimungal delve into death, neuroscientific models of Ai, God, and consciousness. SPONSORS: - HelloFresh: Go to https://HelloFresh.com/theoriesofever... and use code theoriesofeverythingfree for FREE breakfast for life! TIMESTAMPS: - 00:00:00 Introduction - 00:01:47 Karl and Joscha's new paper - 00:09:13 Sentience vs. consciousness vs. The Self - 00:21:00 Self-organization, thingness, and self-evidencing - 00:29:02 Overlapping realities and physics as art - 00...
Dec 12, 2023•3 hr 43 min•Ep 151•Transcript available on Metacast 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, C...
Dec 11, 2023•2 hr 23 min•Ep 150•Transcript available on Metacast YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSbUCEleJhg&t=9315s In our first ontoprism, we take a look back at FREE WILL across the years at Theories of Everything. If you have suggestions for future ontoprism topics, then comment below. TIMESTAMPS: - 00:00:00 Introduction - 00:02:58 Michael Levin - 00:08:51 David Wolpert (Part 1) - 00:13:48 Donald Hoffman, Joscha Bach - 00:33:10 Stuart Hameroff - 00:38:47 Claudia Passos - 00:40:27 Wolfgang Smith - 00:42:50 Bernardo Kastrup - 00:45:23 Matt O'D...
Dec 08, 2023•5 hr 30 min•Ep 148•Transcript available on Metacast We appreciate your support! - Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/curtjaimungal (early access to ad-free audio episodes!) - Crypto: https://tinyurl.com/cryptoTOE - PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 07, 2023•8 min•Ep 147•Transcript available on Metacast YouTube link https://youtu.be/9z3JYb_g2Qs Prof. Peter Woit discusses string theory, its decline, and introduces his graviweak unification theory using Euclidean twistor in Euclidean spacetime. TIMESTAMPS: - 00:00:00 Introduction - 00:00:00 String theory's fundamental issues | Mathematicians' challenges - 00:02:20 Spacetime and twistor theory insights - 00:20:00 Bundles & diffeomorphism groups - 00:38:34 Spinors as a spacetime point - 00:46:57 Dominance of string theory & Ed Witten's influence - ...
Dec 06, 2023•3 hr 7 min•Ep 149•Transcript available on Metacast YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqWxxPhZEGY David Chalmers analyzes consciousness in AI, probing cognitive science and philosophical ramifications of sentient machines. TIMESTAMPS: - 00:00:00 Introduction - 00:02:10 Talk by David Chalmers on LLMs - 00:26:00 Panel with Ben Goertzel, Susan Schneider, and Curt Jaimungal 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...
Nov 09, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Ep 171•Transcript available on Metacast YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKL0Pw3Q6mA Anna Lembke explores dopamine detoxing, addiction, and the influence of narratives in managing trauma. SPONSORS: - This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://betterhelp.com/TOE and get on your way to being your best self. TIMESTAMPS: - 00:00:00 Introduction - 00:02:40 Anna Lembke's experience with addiction - 00:10:46 Dopamine-seeking behavior vs coping mechanism - 00:12:35 The paradox of pain relief - 0...
Nov 06, 2023•2 hr 25 min•Ep 170•Transcript available on Metacast 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. 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. - Patreon: ...
Oct 24, 2023•4 hr 53 min•Ep 169•Transcript available on Metacast