Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal

Joscha Bach and John Vervaeke explore the nature of mind, idealism, consciousness, and computation, debating the limits of science and the reality of simulation. They dissect qualia, dualism, and the meaning crisis while questioning ontology and the foundations of physics.- 00:00:00 - Introduction- 00:04:26 - Behind the scenes conversation- 00:05:48 - Joscha on John's work- 00:06:52 - John on Joscha's work- 00:08:58 - Defining consciousness, sentience, mind, self- 00:17:39 - Primary qualia vs experience of qualia- 00:25:00 - Science vs Joscha's simulated consciousness model- 00:34:55 - Solution to Dualism- 00:35:52 - Psychedelic trips mistaken for idealism- 00:40:55 - Not experiencing the physical world- 00:42:30 - Skepticism and solipsism problem- 00:52:11 - What is rationality?- 00:55:17 - Mysterianism and epistemic boundedness- 01:00:38 - Boundaries of consciousness- 01:07:08 - What is real? Ontology discussion- 01:22:15 - Simulation and Plato's cave- 01:27:25 - Gods as personality archetypes- 01:29:32 - Physics less real than the Forms- 01:43:58 - Academia undervalues dialogue- 01:57:57 - Is truth always good?- 02:01:45 - The meaning crisis- 02:11:55 - Past views changed- 02:16:17 - Consciousness as a government- 02:21:16 - Donald Hoffman: Is spacetime fundamental?- 02:30:40 - Sad Face: Chinese room thought experiment- 02:36:08 - Software as physical law- 02:43:45 - Zanthius: Why should simulation feel anything?- 02:52:43 - Anil Seth: Is consciousness substrate independent?- 02:55:31 - Curt answers audience questionsSPONSORS:- The Anagoge Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/AnagogePodcast- Brilliant: 20% off at https://brilliant.org/TOE- Algo Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9IfRw1QaTglRoX0sN11AQQ- Algo website: https://www.algo.com/RESOURCES:- YouTube link: https://youtu.be/rK7ux_JhHM4- Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal- Crypto: 3CSm4FH6975J8wvKp8x8BSefH6QCVuk736- PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt- Discord Invite: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs- iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802- Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e- Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverything- John Vervaeke's Meaning Crisis series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLND1JCRq8Vuh3f0P5qjrSdb5eC1ZfZwWJ- Joscha Bach's Twitter: https://twitter.com/Plinz- Better Left Unsaid film: http://betterleftunsaidfilm.com Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal features long-form, technically detailed interviews with leading researchers in physics, mathematics, consciousness, and philosophy, exploring topics at the level of active research. For academics, graduate students, and anyone seeking depth beyond popular science. SPONSOR: I subscribe to The Economist for their science and tech coverage. As a TOE listener, get 35% off! No other podcast has this: https://economist.com/TOE FOLLOW: Substack | Spotify | YouTube | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom Delonge joins Curt to explore his UFO experiences, the controversy around Skinwalker Ranch, the departure of Luis Elizondo from To The Stars Academy, and the viewpoints of Steven Greer and other insiders.- 00:00:00 - Introduction- 00:01:10 - Behind the scenes banter (prior to going live)- 00:06:12 - Curt's interest in the UFO phenomenon- 00:07:18 - Jim Semivan's introduction- 00:10:07 - Tom Delonge's interest in the UFO phenomenon- 00:15:17 - Why the scorn on the UFO topic?- 00:19:02 - What's going on at Skin Walker?- 00:26:50 - Cattle mutilation theories- 00:28:59 - Do the skeptics have a point?- 00:35:52 - Curt's journey delving into physics and UFOs- 00:37:20 - Government's perspective on UFOs (from former CIA employee Jim Semivan)- 00:40:17 - Best arguments AGAINST the UFO phenomenon- 00:45:23 - What was Tom told that "kept him up for days"- 00:52:31 - Why Lue Elizondo / Chris Mellon left the To The Stars Academy- 00:55:50 - TTSA a part of government disinformation?- 01:03:28 - Does the government have alien bodies?- 01:05:27 - Thumbnail reference about "beings"- 01:07:40 - The reason why astronomers don't find evidence of UFOs- 01:11:54 - Project Galileo and the scientific study of aliens- 01:19:29 - Opinion of Steven Greer and CE5- 01:22:10 - What can the audience do to further disclosure and learn more?SPONSORS:- Brilliant: 20% off - https://brilliant.org/TOERESOURCES:- YouTube link: https://youtu.be/LVmxzCF-oeo- Brian Keating's podcast: youtube.com/DrBrianKeating- Algo's podcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9IfRw1QaTglRoX0sN11AQQ- Algo website: https://www.algo.com/- Merch (until end of Dec 2021): https://tinyurl.com/TOEmerch- Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal- Crypto: 3CSm4FH6975J8wvKp8x8BSefH6QCVuk736- PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt- Discord Invite: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs- iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802- Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e- Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverything- Red Panda Koala's documentary on Tom Delonge: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BjUK5V5sTg (there are multiple parts)- http://betterleftunsaidfilm.com Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal features long-form, technically detailed interviews with leading researchers in physics, mathematics, consciousness, and philosophy, exploring topics at the level of active research. For academics, graduate students, and anyone seeking depth beyond popular science. SPONSOR: I subscribe to The Economist for their science and tech coverage. As a TOE listener, get 35% off! No other podcast has this: https://economist.com/TOE FOLLOW: Substack | Spotify | YouTube | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carlo Rovelli defends relational quantum mechanics and argues time is an illusion in loop quantum gravity The conversation weaves philosophy and physics, challenging conventional views of reality and exploring the nature of the universe.- 00:00:00 - Introduction- 00:03:27 - The relational interpretation of quantum mechanics- 00:12:29 - Consistency in the world- 00:16:35 - Relationships vs things- 00:24:05 - Visualizing relations- 00:33:43 - Philosophy and physics- 00:45:11 - Definition of the Universe- 00:51:06 - Problems with the concept of Universe- 00:56:00 - Many Worlds (Carlo's view)- 01:00:40 - Mathematics alone insufficient- 01:06:13 - Sun revolves around Earth analogy- 01:08:45 - Ecumenical approach to Universe and religions- 01:15:29 - Anti-foundationalism in philosophy- 01:20:04 - Entropic/thermal time (illusion)- 01:38:18 - Lee Smolin on time- 01:48:26 - Julian Barbour's theory of time- 01:56:00 - Thoughts on Wolfram's model- 02:05:08 - Thoughts on Sean Carroll's Many Worlds- 02:14:08 - Donald Hoffman and Eric Weinstein- 02:22:04 - What is "real"? (Wittgenstein)- 02:28:09 - Knowledge beyond awareness- 02:32:25 - Philosophy as cure against wrong questions- 02:43:11 - Information paradox analogy- 02:50:23 - Learning math/physics with age- 02:51:33 - Carlo's LQG hindsight- 02:53:27 - [Stephon Alexander] Time in Quantum Gravity- 02:55:48 - [Bernardo Kastrup] Relations and infinite regress- 03:00:43 - Idealism vs Materialism- 03:12:33 - Hard Problem of Consciousness as confusion- 03:17:36 - Philosophical Babies vs Zombies- 01:38:29 - [Nikhil Ns] Quantum principle of relativity- 03:23:53 - [goodsirknight] Carlo's LSD experience influence on LQG- 03:34:25 - [Aaron Heidari] Alfred North Whitehead- 03:38:13 - No new ideas needed for quantum gravitySPONSORS:- Brilliant: 20% off with code TOE - https://brilliant.org/TOE- Algo YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9IfRw1QaTglRoX0sN11AQQ- Algo website - https://www.algo.com/- TOE merch (until Dec 2021) - https://tinyurl.com/TOEmerch- Patreon - https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal- Crypto - https://tinyurl.com/cryptoTOE- PayPal - https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE- Twitter - https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt- Discord - https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs- iTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802- Pandora - https://pdora.co/33b9lfP- Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e- Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything - https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverythingRESOURCES:- YouTube link: https://youtu.be/r_fUPbBNmBw- The Order of Time by Carlo Rovelli: https://amzn.to/3ISZYo7- The Master and His Emissary by Iain McGilchrist: https://amzn.to/325VKso- Stephon Alexander's "Fear of a Black Universe": https://amzn.to/3seSpTb- Conversations on Quantum Gravity: https://amzn.to/3dXtafH- Quantum principle of relativity: https://arxiv.org/abs/1910.02780- Better Left Unsaid documentary: http://betterleftunsaidfilm.com Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal features long-form, technically detailed interviews with leading researchers in physics, mathematics, consciousness, and philosophy, exploring topics at the level of active research. For academics, graduate students, and anyone seeking depth beyond popular science. FOLLOW: Substack | Spotify | YouTube | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael Levin explores the morphogenetic code that governs development, regeneration, and consciousness, highlighting groundbreaking experiments with xenobots and cellular reprogramming. The conversation also tackles the implications for health, identity, and future technologies.- 00:00:00 - Introduction- 00:03:35 - An overview of Michael's results of code that isn't genomic- 00:07:08 - What's the standard view in development biology? (compare and contrast)- 00:08:30 - Regenerating limbs on animals which don't have regenerative properties (watch this first)- 00:17:01 - Why did it take so long to discover this momentous result?- 00:20:42 - Precisely what is voltage and what's being visualized?- 00:23:23 - DNA encodes hardware, and Michael discovered the software- 00:27:22 - Taking a cancerous cell and making it non-cancerous, and vice versa- 00:32:23 - What is the Self? (on identity and ego)- 00:33:55 - Living robots (xenobots)- 00:44:50 - The terms "alive" and "dead" are almost useless now- 00:47:15 - Perception and the morphogenetic code- 00:51:06 - Immortality is possible in flatworms... What about humans?- 00:52:18 - Jungian archetypes and their relation to the morphogenetic code- 00:54:38 - Curt believes this is Nobel prize winning work- 00:55:53 - [Rupert Sheldrake] Morphogenetic fields vs code- 00:57:05 - Engineering xenobots to clean up the environment- 00:58:17 - 5G and its possible effects?- 01:00:32 - Microbiome and the non-neural electric imprints- 01:02:34 - How do you decode the code? What factors go are in play?- 01:05:57 - Psychedelics ⇒ change in morphogenetics?- 01:07:13 - The least action principle, intelligence, and the "intention" of particles- 01:16:18 - Studying consciousness is a first person activity, not a third person- 01:18:13 - [Faraz Honarvar] Does the code differ between people?- 01:19:48 - Morphoceuticals- 01:22:03 - [Nadia Markova] How does the ML algorithm work, specifically?- 01:23:46 - [Sam Thompson] Biological self-emergence is "proto-algorithmic"?- 01:28:36 - [Thane] Should we regenerate? Isn't it beneficial to NOT regenerate?- 01:31:23 - [Tom] Penrose's and Hameroff's Orch OR- 01:35:59 - [Mo Flow] Biological clock, aging, and David Sinclair- 01:38:29 - [Nate Grundmann] Placebo, healing yourself with your mind, and Joe Dispenza - 01:44:53 - Future projects of Prof. Michael Levin- 01:46:01 - Consciousness and developmental biology are relatedSPONSORS:- Brilliant – 20% off: https://brilliant.org/TOE- Algo Podcast YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9IfRw1QaTglRoX0sN11AQQ- Algo website: https://www.algo.com/RESOURCES:- YouTube link: https://youtu.be/Z0TNfysTazc- Merch (until end of Oct 2021): https://tinyurl.com/TOEmerch- Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal- Crypto: https://tinyurl.com/cryptoTOE- PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt- Discord Invite: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs- iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802- Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e- Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverything- http://betterleftunsaidfilm.com Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal features long-form, technically detailed interviews with leading researchers in physics, mathematics, consciousness, and philosophy, exploring topics at the level of active research. For academics, graduate students, and anyone seeking depth beyond popular science. FOLLOW: Substack | Spotify | YouTube | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Curt Jaimungal dives deep into podcasting, UFO phenomena, consciousness, and the search for a Theory of Everything. He shares personal routines, debates with guests, and explores fringe ideas from quantum theory to alien disclosure.- 00:00:00 - Introduction- 00:01:39 - Favorite TOE? Wolfram? Bach?- 00:04:04 - Research methods and chill- 00:07:31 - Responding to comments- 00:08:26 - High school grades- 00:09:37 - Podcast lighting- 00:10:36 - Roy Dopson: TOE and god belief- 00:11:52 - Leo Gura vs Chris Langan- 00:12:10 - 5‑year outlook- 00:13:55 - Anime and Tom DeLonge- 00:14:49 - Daily spiritual routine- 00:16:14 - Frank Yang and audience extremism- 00:18:39 - Fasting and sleep- 00:18:51 - The Zignal: fusion dance question- 00:19:11 - Skinwalker, aliens, favorite video- 00:23:29 - Left‑wing views Curt likes- 00:24:18 - Lue Elizondo hat question- 00:26:22 - The Zignal: advice for podcasters- 00:27:04 - Kava, UFOs, anti‑Christ, Lazar, US UAPs- 00:30:02 - Work‑life balance- 00:30:29 - Disease‑free birth, loving strangers- 00:32:57 - Music and guitar- 00:33:59 - CTMU?- 00:34:26 - Joscha Bach vs Bernardo Kastrup- 00:34:59 - Time travel & NDEs- 00:36:05 - Travis Walton details- 00:39:08 - Leaving mathematics- 00:39:48 - Preferred TOE and interview request- 00:41:06 - Current UFO thoughts- 00:42:03 - Materialists on channel- 00:45:05 - Innovation from the fringe- 00:48:40 - Lucid dreaming, Lazar, altered states- 00:49:28 - Interview skills, Klee Irwin- 00:50:24 - After‑death wishes, livestream privacy- 00:54:22 - Leo Gura Part 3, Elizondo breadcrumbs, belief in God- 00:56:51 - Indian?, Joscha Bach chat, movies, TOE book- 01:00:16 - TOE impact, after death, interview prep- 01:02:48 - Hollywood disclosure?- 01:04:23 - Last meal, guest acquisition- 01:05:47 - Neil deGrasse Tyson, speaking pace- 01:09:24 - Roger Penrose, IQ, Spiral Dynamics, Elizondo- 01:11:17 - String Theory, briefings, alien monitoring- 01:16:07 - Taboo topics, fascination with TOEs- 01:16:53 - Writing routine, Chris Langan interview, podcast thinking- 01:24:00 - Thomas Campbell, favorite TOE, question for Lazar- 01:26:09 - Robert Lanza, Balaji, audience reaction- 01:29:14 - Not challenging Jeremy Corbell, self‑break- 01:32:16 - Chris Lehto, private UAPs, Fermi paradox- 01:34:04 - Decompression, self‑critique, TOE research- 01:35:37 - Living vs believing a TOE, Rupert Spira- 01:39:02 - Necessity of a TOE, politics complexity- 01:41:07 - Advice for podcasters, building following- 01:42:58 - Knowing the answer, Nietzsche, Einstein- 01:45:07 - Mind‑body problem, TOE impact, Sadhguru, E8- 01:46:40 - Buddhism, Richard Doty, audience effort- 01:48:41 - Dead interviewees- 01:49:27 - Android vs iPhone, consciousness, Jordan Peterson- 01:52:23 - Sasquatch, solipsism, upcoming video games- 01:55:05 - Dean Radin, Annaka Harris- 01:55:15 - Art, film, vocabulary, UFO edits, Running TOE- 02:04:27 - Fundamental forces, Linda Moulton Howe, Diana PasulkaRESOURCES:- YouTube link: https://youtu.be/0sYUevp41N4 Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal features long-form, technically detailed interviews with leading researchers in physics, mathematics, consciousness, and philosophy, exploring topics at the level of active research. For academics, graduate students, and anyone seeking depth beyond popular science. FOLLOW: Substack | Spotify | YouTube | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Luis Elizondo discusses UFO phenomena, including biological samples, remote viewing, and the somber tone surrounding recent disclosures. The conversation explores evidence, government secrecy, and the challenges of proving extraordinary claims.- 00:00:00 - Introduction- 00:04:13 - What's been keeping Lue busy?- 00:10:03 - Shape shifting / mimicking aliens- 00:13:36 - Orbs and UFOs: drones or cloaked?- 00:17:07 - Tom Delonge on orbs and CE5- 00:19:19 - Breadcrumbs dropped by gov't- 00:22:20 - AATIP restrictions- 00:26:25 - Why authorities suppress UFO truth- 00:32:23 - Duration of alien presence- 00:45:39 - Other evidence sources- 00:48:47 - Evidence UFOs are craft- 00:51:14 - Compelling occupant photos- 00:52:37 - Truth & reconciliation petition- 00:57:45 - High strangeness & hitchhiker effect- 01:06:12 - The Adam and Eve event- 01:07:34 - AAWSAP vs AATIP involvement- 01:09:59 - Remote viewing- 01:11:25 - Disclosure and engagement- 01:12:45 - Transmedium travel- 01:16:28 - Biological material collected- 01:17:06 - Warp drives without motion- 01:17:56 - Tax forms for AATIP proof- 01:21:32 - Anjali & direct UFO communications- 01:24:13 - Preparing for post-disclosure- 01:27:50 - Greer on Lue's somber comment- 01:37:46 - Tyson & anti-disparagement- 01:44:20 - Extraordinary claims require evidence- 01:47:48 - Idealist vs Materialist- 01:52:45 - Why Curt is interested- 01:56:11 - Lue's audience question- 02:04:38 - Alien abduction experiences- 02:07:45 - Cattle mutilations- 02:13:16 - Zimmernacht- 02:13:56 - Allies of Humanity- 02:14:23 - Key questions to ask- 02:15:47 - More reasons against disclosure- 02:21:39 - Pale blue dot perspective- 02:29:22 - Gov't knowledge of UFOs- 02:30:48 - Language & telepathy limits- 02:31:30 - Cryptoterrestrials- 02:32:21 - Project Crystal Knight / Serpo- 02:32:47 - Lue's "holy s**t" moments- 02:33:44 - NDA & new book- 02:36:19 - Men in black intimidation- 02:40:31 - Curt addresses audienceSPONSORS:- Shortform: 5‑day trial and 20% discount - https://shortform.com/TOE- Brilliant: 20% off - https://brilliant.org/TOE- Merch (until end of Oct) - https://tinyurl.com/TOEmerch- Patreon - https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal- Crypto - https://tinyurl.com/cryptoTOE- PayPal - https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE- Twitter - https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt- Discord Invite - https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs- Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything - https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverythingRESOURCES:- YouTube link: https://youtu.be/wULw64ZL1Bg- Algo podcast channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9IfRw1QaTglRoX0sN11AQQ- Algo website: https://www.algo.com/- That UFO Podcast with Dan and Andy: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHw9Lru3EcpRQyM7AI5TlmA- Truthseeker's podcast: https://www.youtube.com/c/Truthseekershow- Luis Elizondo podcast (Part 1): https://www.youtu.be/aAmFlLfsZKM- Kevin Knuth podcast: https://youtu.be/atntnU_baHc- Ross Coulthart podcast: https://youtu.be/JM3kxeU_oDE- Anjali's Twitter: https://twitter.com/AnjaliOnGaia Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal features long-form, technically detailed interviews with leading researchers in physics, mathematics, consciousness, and philosophy, exploring topics at the level of active research. For academics, graduate students, and anyone seeking depth beyond popular science. FOLLOW: Substack | Spotify | YouTube | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Les Stroud (Survivorman) reveals Bigfoot encounters and orb sightings during wilderness filmmaking They compare investigating cryptids to exploring the unknown, delve into altered states and existential questions, and consider what it means to be creative in a world of fame and mystery.- 00:00:00 - Introduction- 00:03:13 - Bigfoot and Survivorman series inception- 00:07:19 - Similarities of investigating UFOs to investigating Bigfoot (Curt owes Les)- 00:08:46 - Les' poor upbringing in a drug ridden neighborhood- 00:12:48 - The trappings of fame and being treated like a monkey- 00:15:16 - What drives Les' output? Is it pure creativity?- 00:17:27 - The peace in not mattering- 00:18:51 - Altered states- 00:21:19 - It's okay to be a multitasker- 00:22:06 - Wim Hoff method- 00:23:52 - Elements of filmmaking purposefully NOT included in Survivorman- 00:27:12 - People stealing Les' style (Bear Grylls, etc.)- 00:29:49 - Ratio of filmed footage to edited content- 00:31:12 - What art has largely become- 00:34:42 - How meticulous filmmaking is- 00:40:20 - Techniques for making episodes engaging- 00:44:24 - Permanent mild existential crises (and Les' relation to TOE)- 00:49:57 - Is anything separate from God?- 00:54:51 - Bigfoot and consciousness- 00:58:08 - Les' Bigfoot experience with orbs- 01:03:53 - Interacting telepathically with Bigfoot- 01:05:56 - Never before told story about a being speaking to Les- 01:09:09 - Orbs- 01:11:20 - UFOs and Bigfoot (story by Les)- 01:16:14 - Alien intentions, evil, good, and love overcoming in the end- 01:18:27 - [Crepitus s] Has Les ever considered doing an urban survival show?- 01:19:34 - [Boukm3n] Limits and mindset in survival- 01:21:05 - [Paul V] When times are hardest what gives you strength?- 01:21:53 - [@StanAlister] Wim Hoff applied to harsh survival conditions- 01:22:43 - [James McKevitt] Long term damage from extreme survival outings?- 01:23:41 - [Jimi Lee] The great reset- 01:25:41 - [Some Guy] Being comfortable alone is most important skill?- 01:27:15 - [Phillip Wareham] Prepping for climate change and EMP/solar storms?- 01:29:42 - Will Les do a survival online course?- 01:30:44 - [Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Comacho] Bigfoot interdimensional and low tech?- 01:31:29 - Lost time while campingSPONSORS:- Brilliant: 20% off - https://brilliant.org/TOE - Algo: supply chain AI - http://algo.com - Merch: https://tinyurl.com/TOEmerch - Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal - Crypto: https://tinyurl.com/cryptoTOE - PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE - Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt - Discord: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802 - Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e - Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverything Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal features long-form, technically detailed interviews with leading researchers in physics, mathematics, consciousness, and philosophy, exploring topics at the level of active research. For academics, graduate students, and anyone seeking depth beyond popular science. FOLLOW: Substack | Spotify | YouTube | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jonathan Blow argues video game mechanics express philosophical truths about consciousness and free will They explore free will, the limits of language, and the way game mechanics express deep philosophical ideas.- 00:00:00 - Introduction- 00:02:46 - Jon recounts people using him for clicks- 00:05:53 - Too many wannabe gurus, lack of instruction- 00:08:00 - Curt's manipulation of formal film aspects- 00:09:34 - Goal of understanding the universe- 00:17:23 - Understanding self vs universe- 00:19:41 - Limits of language and truth- 00:25:10 - Video game design and building a TOE- 00:33:22 - What works in Braid aesthetics- 00:44:03 - Game mechanics vs theme- 00:54:29 - Struggling to explain true art- 00:56:06 - True art vs propaganda- 01:04:01 - Dislike of contemporary art- 01:12:06 - Jon on game reviews and art- 01:32:32 - Specifics of Jon's game design- 01:42:02 - Rupert Spira in The Witness- 01:47:08 - Original ideas are difficult- 01:49:34 - Meditation and insights- 02:00:20 - Materialism vs qualia vs stories vs models- 02:06:25 - Wolfram's physics model- 02:09:21 - Free will is too simple- 02:16:12 - Super Bunyhop & Joseph Anderson review- 02:16:39 - Dunkey?- 02:16:45 - VR interesting but not for immersion- 02:22:54 - Stanley Parable- 02:23:36 - OpenAI applied to games- 02:26:00 - Unreal Engine 5 hype?- 02:31:24 - [ForceField] On Henri Bergson- 02:32:49 - [stef] Subconscious artistic expression- 02:34:41 - [Steven Brent] Games vs other media emotions- 02:36:45 - [Pooja Soni] Games helping mental illness- 02:40:27 - [James R] Mind uploading- 02:43:31 - [Tom] Analytic vs intuitive vs supra‑rational- 02:45:34 - [Chris Merola] Sausage Roll praised- 02:48:42 - [championchap] Aphantasia and design- 02:49:50 - [Brian Mauch] Industry criticism- 02:51:41 - [James Jones] Neuralink- 02:53:37 - [Johannes Norrbacka] Jai language opinions- 02:56:33 - [Lara Lebeu] Connection to non‑duality teachers- 02:59:35 - Societal stagnation point- 03:04:00 - [Mr. K] Kojima speculation- 03:04:16 - [ZenoEvil - Meaning Machines] Braid copycats question- 03:06:31 - [Wes Lord] Burnout and motivation- 03:08:45 - [bc1n0] Beta access request- 03:10:54 - [Michael Bespalov] Hades early access model- 03:13:22 - Playtesting methods- 03:15:25 - [Ivan] Free speech thoughts- 03:21:07 - Weinstein, Thiel, stagnation revisit- 03:26:02 - SCRUM vs Kanban work process- 03:29:49 - [Ruari VK] Why it's called The WitnessSPONSORS:- Brilliant: 20% off at https://brilliant.org/TOE- Algo: supply chain AI at http://algo.comRESOURCES:- YouTube link: https://youtu.be/80f47smhYEI- Jon's talk on video game ideas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCVVLAs9mJU- Jon's talk on motivation and burnout: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7kh8pNRWOo- Iain McGilchrist interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-SgOwc6Pe4- Rupert Spira interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocP6JSyicY0- Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal- Crypto: https://tinyurl.com/cryptoTOE- PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt- Discord Invite: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs- iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802- Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e- Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverything Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal features long-form, technically detailed interviews with leading researchers in physics, mathematics, consciousness, and philosophy, exploring topics at the level of active research. For academics, graduate students, and anyone seeking depth beyond popular science. FOLLOW: Substack | Spotify | YouTube | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Acclaimed journalist Ross Coulthart investigates the UFO phenomenon, discussing the Wilson memo, the SAFIRE project, and human abductions. The episode explores evidence, government involvement, and the broader implications for science and society.SPONSORS:- Curiosity Stream: 25% off https://curiositystream.thld.co/TOEb- Brilliant: 20% off https://brilliant.org/TOE- Algo: supply chain AI http://algo.comRESOURCES:- YouTube link: https://youtu.be/JM3kxeU_oDE- Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal- Crypto: https://tinyurl.com/cryptoTOE- PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt- Discord Invite: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs- iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802- Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e- Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverything- In Plain Sight: https://www.amazon.com/Plain-Sight-Investigation-Impossible-Science/dp/B09B7ZJ9TP/ (not an affiliate link)- ALGO's podcast (Amjad's): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9IfRw1QaTglRoX0sN11AQQ- Tom Delonge / Brian Keating / Jim Semivan podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBSdg3nwxoo- The UFO Podcast with Ross: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJpgwNkO7fY- Truthseekers (Steve Cambian): https://www.youtube.com/c/Truthseekershow- Luis Elizondo interview ("somber"): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAmFlLfsZKM- Project Unity podcast: https://www.youtube.com/c/ProjectUnity- Red Panda Koala (Tom Delonge documentary): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvSbzThCfsiETLp3eOdVkNw- NASA Footage (STS-48 Shuttle): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vVvEdPXOXg- James Oberg's debunk: http://www.jamesoberg.com/sts48.html- Ross Coulthart's documentary (UFO Phenomenon): https://youtu.be/sm6AL5lA4Zc- Order it here: https://amzn.to/2UPTxOI- Brian Keating YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/DrBrianKeating- Better Left Unsaid documentary site: http://betterleftunsaidfilm.com Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal features long-form, technically detailed interviews with leading researchers in physics, mathematics, consciousness, and philosophy, exploring topics at the level of active research. For academics, graduate students, and anyone seeking depth beyond popular science. SPONSOR: I subscribe to The Economist for their science and tech coverage. As a TOE listener, get 35% off! No other podcast has this: https://economist.com/TOE FOLLOW: Substack | Spotify | YouTube | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Curt reads Raymond Smullyan’s essay “Is God A Taoist?” and offers commentary on its playful logic and Taoist perspective on divinity. He also reflects on Smullyan’s broader influence as a mathematician and philosopher. SPONSORS:- Brilliant: 20% off with code TOE - https://brilliant.org/TOE - Algo: supply chain AI - http://algo.com - Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal - Crypto: https://tinyurl.com/cryptoTOE - PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE - Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt - Discord: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs - iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802 - Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e - Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverything RESOURCES:- YouTube link: https://youtu.be/P-jh6tRh3Jw - Raymond Smullyan's book: amazon.com/Tao-Silent-Raymond-M-Smullyan/dp/0060674695/ (not an affiliate link) - Read along with the excerpt: https://www.mit.edu/people/dpolicar/writing/prose/text/godTaoist.html - Better Left Unsaid documentary: http://betterleftunsaidfilm.com Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal features long-form, technically detailed interviews with leading researchers in physics, mathematics, consciousness, and philosophy, exploring topics at the level of active research. For academics, graduate students, and anyone seeking depth beyond popular science. SPONSOR: I subscribe to The Economist for their science and tech coverage. As a TOE listener, get 35% off! No other podcast has this: https://economist.com/TOE FOLLOW: Substack | Spotify | YouTube | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Leo Gura and Curt dive into ego death, the nature of God, and whether reality is a dream, weaving these themes into a broader discussion of theories of everything. The conversation blends philosophy, physics, and personal insight, ending with an open AMA segment.- Project Transcend: https://www.projecttranscend.com/- Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/TOE- Algo: http://algo.com- YouTube link: https://youtu.be/YspFR9JAq3w- Part 1 with Leo Gura (watch first): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-w8k4smC74- Chris Langan interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-bRM1kYuNA- Frank Yang (questions): https://www.youtube.com/post/UgwC63Ol9xj3GyR3Ef94AaABCQ- Tyler Goldstein's analysis of Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K52EW8SxJVw- Fakery's analysis of Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOJ5cuguHNc- Steve Scully's TOE: https://www.cascadinguniverse.org/- Unreleased and unlisted Matthew Phillips interview: https://youtu.be/DTC6ZW4_VKk- Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal- Crypto: https://tinyurl.com/cryptoTOE- PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt- Discord Invite: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs- iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802- Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e- Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverything Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal features long-form, technically detailed interviews with leading researchers in physics, mathematics, consciousness, and philosophy, exploring topics at the level of active research. For academics, graduate students, and anyone seeking depth beyond popular science. SPONSOR: I subscribe to The Economist for their science and tech coverage. As a TOE listener, get 35% off! No other podcast has this: https://economist.com/TOE FOLLOW: Substack | Spotify | YouTube | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Noam Chomsky (MIT) challenges evidence-based belief limits and debates vaccine mandates and phenomenology The dialogue also weaves in debates with Sam Harris, Husserlian phenomenology, and Kripkenstein’s rule‑following paradox, offering a deep dive into both scientific and continental perspectives.- 00:00:00 - Introduction- 00:03:10 - Beliefs with least evidence- 00:03:45 - Phenomenology and consciousness- 00:05:50 - Hume as rationalist?- 00:08:05 - Retrocausality and free will- 00:09:55 - Descriptivist vs causal theory- 00:18:36 - Meaning of cognitive plan- 00:20:47 - Recursion in human language- 00:22:39 - Stone duality and formal languages- 00:25:40 - Pre‑linguistic consciousness- 00:28:39 - Consciousness-language link- 00:30:37 - Multiculturalism vs progress- 00:34:18 - Sam Harris Middle East debate- 00:37:38 - Mandated vaccination trust- 00:46:10 - Chomsky on Stoicism- 00:47:48 - Continental philosophy overview- 00:48:28 - Animal agriculture ethics- 00:54:57 - Language after brain trauma- 00:56:35 - Universal grammar legacy- 01:02:45 - Questions for Noam- 01:05:36 - Kripkenstein paradoxSPONSORS:- CuriosityStream: Use code TOE to save 25% off today. https://curiositystream.thld.co/TOE- Brilliant: 20% off. https://brilliant.org/TOE- Algo: for supply chain AI. http://algo.com Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal features long-form, technically detailed interviews with leading researchers in physics, mathematics, consciousness, and philosophy, exploring topics at the level of active research. For academics, graduate students, and anyone seeking depth beyond popular science. SPONSOR: I subscribe to The Economist for their science and tech coverage. As a TOE listener, get 35% off! No other podcast has this: https://economist.com/TOE FOLLOW: Substack | Spotify | YouTube | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dror Bar‑Natan explores the deep connections between knot theory and quantum field theory, discusses insights from Ed Witten and Eric Weinstein, and reflects on the nature of mathematical research and teaching. He also shares personal routines, thoughts on creativity, and the philosophical implications of mathematics.- 00:00:00 - Introduction- 00:03:29 - Quantum Field Theory and Knot Theory- 00:10:19 - Another QFT / Knot Theory connection or analogy- 00:20:46 - Knot Theory and Gravity + Bar‑Natan's PhD on Chern‑Simons- 00:24:08 - Homology and Cohomology- 00:32:54 - Dror's average day / routines / laziness- 00:35:23 - What is "work" for a Professor? How much of it is thinking vs. reading etc.?- 00:36:50 - All the research is to support teaching- 00:41:34 - Motivated examples are what's missing in math teaching- 00:47:35 - Are you more creative when younger or older?- 00:48:43 - Being "systematic" with learning and research- 00:50:37 - Rant against theorems and proofs (emphasis)- 00:54:51 - What understanding a mathematical concept looks like- 01:03:35 - On laziness, strengths, and weaknesses in mathematics- 01:07:47 - Advice for the struggling mathematician- 01:09:30 - What did Dror learn from studying with Ed Witten- 01:12:12 - On Eric Weinstein- 01:19:32 - Knot Theory and Physics (again)- 01:20:10 - Why can't physics of 2 or 3 dimensions be extended to 4 easily?- 01:34:21 - Hard Problem of Consciousness- 01:35:54 - The problems Dror thinks about daily- 01:37:49 - What direction would he like mathematics research to head in?- 01:40:26 - Philosophy of math (ultra‑finitism)- 01:44:45 - Pure mathematics in service to applied mathematics- 01:47:14 - How to learn a new field of mathematics- 01:47:15 - Unreasonable effectiveness of mathematics- 01:48:28 - On IQ- 01:51:06 - What do you think about biology / psychology / philosophy- 01:54:03 - What led him into the field of mathematics? Can anyone learn advanced math?- 02:03:52 - Do we need to make new research institutions not linked to academia?- 02:06:04 - Bias in academia- 02:10:15 - What's a mathematician? Who's a mathematician and who's not?- 02:14:31 - Does he think there is a connection between knot theory and protein folding?- 02:19:49 - Is math a human construct?- 02:22:50 - Does he believe in a concept of god?- 05:19:49 - Ramanujan and his Goddess- 02:23:47 - Revealed story that Dror has about Curt and the Prisoner's Dilemma- 02:30:27 - Bible Code and applying advanced math in one's life- 02:37:26 - Why does it take 360 pages to "prove" that 1+1=2?SPONSORS:- Brilliant: 20% off https://brilliant.org/TOE- Algo: supply chain AI http://algo.comRESOURCES:- YouTube link: https://youtu.be/rJz_Badd43c- Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal- Crypto: https://tinyurl.com/cryptoTOE- PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt- Discord Invite: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs- iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802- Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e- Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverything- PDF link of notes: https://tinyurl.com/4u4ru2yh- Better Left Unsaid documentary: http://betterleftunsaidfilm.com Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal features long-form, technically detailed interviews with leading researchers in physics, mathematics, consciousness, and philosophy, exploring topics at the level of active research. For academics, graduate students, and anyone seeking depth beyond popular science. FOLLOW: Substack | Spotify | YouTube | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Curt Jaimungal and Leo Gura explore infinite consciousness, god realization, free will, and love, weaving together physics, philosophy, and personal experience. The conversation dives into nondualism, solipsism, psychedelics, and moral questions while questioning the nature of reality.- 00:00:00 - Introduction- 00:04:15 - Disclaimers + physicalism vs nondualism- 00:10:12 - Truth is merciless + developing one's own Weltanschauung- 00:14:05 - Embodying a philosophy- 00:22:35 - Chris Langan, the CTMU, and Distributed Solipsism- 00:27:08 - Physics and consciousness depend on one another- 00:32:36 - Reality is a dream and truth- 00:45:12 - Epi-consciousness and Gödel's incompleteness theorem- 01:11:02 - Epistemology, nescience vs ignorance, and hierarchies- 01:27:25 - Using language is delusive and deficient- 01:30:49 - The two kinds of "love"- 01:43:19 - Being precise with one's words- 01:59:25 - Free will- 02:15:23 - The reason the universe was created- 02:23:55 - Creation and destruction (the same? different?)- 02:30:03 - Paradoxes and contradictions- 02:41:34 - Meditative exercise for God realization- 02:55:56 - On Donald Hoffman- 03:08:15 - Steelmanning the materialist (how do you insights from psychedelics are true?)- 03:19:34 - Ego, and free will- 03:26:43 - Leo's own self-deception- 03:29:37 - The "woo" of paranormal healers and psychics (Leo's personal stories)- 03:49:50 - On Sam Harris' morality and the Moral Landscape- 04:01:35 - Experimentations with psychedelics- 04:09:42 - How to not have a bad trip / become suicidal from nihilism- 04:19:05 - On attachment (beneficial or not?)- 04:22:51 - Thomas Campbell- 04:30:31 - Bernardo Kastrup- 04:33:47 - Frank Yang- 04:51:28 - Raymond Smullyan (excerpt reading by Curt)- 05:03:49 - Curt is too selfish to have a TOE- 05:05:52 - When you realize you're God, the universe ends- 05:09:11 - Why use the term "God"?- 05:12:58 - Principle of impermanence not impermanent?- 05:14:39 - Proof that you have free will- 05:19:49 - "Everyone has good intentions"- 05:23:08 - Hate comes from love- 05:31:45 - Interview with Matthew Phillips of TranscendSPONSORS:- Project Transcend: https://www.projecttranscend.com/- Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/TOE- Algo: http://algo.comRESOURCES:- YouTube link: https://youtu.be/R-w8k4smC74- Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal- Crypto: https://tinyurl.com/cryptoTOE- PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt- Discord Invite: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs- iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802- Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e- Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverything- Better Left Unsaid documentary: http://betterleftunsaidfilm.com Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal features long-form, technically detailed interviews with leading researchers in physics, mathematics, consciousness, and philosophy, exploring topics at the level of active research. For academics, graduate students, and anyone seeking depth beyond popular science. FOLLOW: Substack | Spotify | YouTube | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Travis Walton recounts his UFO abduction experience, describing alien faces and the craft's interior The conversation also explores his experiences with psychedelics, the physics of the craft, and the broader UFO phenomenon.- 00:00:00 - Introduction- 00:03:38 - Why Travis sees many UFOs- 00:05:01 - Saqib Ali: incident aspect he avoids- 00:07:03 - I-5 pyramidal UFO sighting- 00:08:39 - Pregnant girlfriend alien experience- 00:11:43 - Does Travis regret the abduction?- 00:13:24 - DMT, psychedelics and aliens- 00:14:41 - Consciousness and telepathy- 00:16:27 - jonny 80: new tech memories- 00:19:54 - New screen details- 00:22:47 - Steve Cambian: Roger Lier association- 00:26:31 - Roger Mawby: alien face with nose and mouth?- 00:27:00 - Did Travis watch Betty Hill case?- 00:27:46 - Steve Cambian: Mike Rogers hoax claim- 00:35:16 - Who is the filmmaker against Travis?- 00:40:11 - Archer: Skinny Bob- 00:41:01 - Smells inside the craft- 00:41:45 - Jackson Vega: thoughts on Steven Greer- 01:40:54 - Randol: were aliens part of craft?- 01:41:53 - Jason Brown: other physical evidence?- 01:43:54 - Dynomyte Bizquick: gravity on craft?- 01:45:37 - How did aliens walk?- 01:46:33 - Benito: did they heal you?- 01:47:24 - Impact on view of death and God- 01:48:29 - Kelley Waldrip accusation of lying- 01:54:21 - Eve Clancy: multiple abductions?- 01:54:59 - Bilbo Baggins: UAP disclosures same craft?- 01:55:55 - Noise of the craft- 01:58:08 - John Doe: UFO story origin- 01:58:54 - Buck Fanx: communication between beings- 01:59:24 - Freedom Loving Fool: underwater vs aerial?- 01:59:40 - Freedom Fighter: UFOs as psy ops?- 02:02:05 - Dynomyte Bizquick: alien depictions vs sightings- 02:02:50 - Testing clothes for radiation- 02:03:21 - Stephon Exodus: amazement at repeated questions- 02:04:48 - Steve Cambien: Roger Lier inspect pregnant girlfriend?- 02:08:25 - Tim: recall signs / symbolsSPONSORS:- Brilliant: 20% off https://brilliant.org/TOE- Algo: supply chain AI http://algo.comRESOURCES:- YouTube link: https://youtu.be/0Myis6JOaZw- Prof. Brian Keating's podcast: https://www.youtube.com/DrBrianKeating?sub_confirmation=1- Steven Cambian's Truthseekers: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPyK7hcP5xVlWNI3h6T5_UQ- Jeremy Rys' Alien Scientist: https://www.youtube.com/user/AlienScientist- Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal- Crypto: https://tinyurl.com/cryptoTOE- PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt- Discord Invite: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs- iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802- Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e- Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverything Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal features long-form, technically detailed interviews with leading researchers in physics, mathematics, consciousness, and philosophy, exploring topics at the level of active research. For academics, graduate students, and anyone seeking depth beyond popular science. FOLLOW: Substack | Spotify | YouTube | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Atlas and Matthew join Curt Jaimungal to explore podcasting, consciousness, and nondualism, drawing connections between their respective shows and broader philosophical questions.- Simulation with Atlas podcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6JhS4GvWf3AJfOTfkrse2w- Adopt Responsibility with Matthew Widen podcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzwP_qFSXmDs-79VMFmcQQw/- Fakery’s brutally honest commentary on the Simulation podcast with Curt and Atlas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehnK6ynHxMgRESOURCES:- Simulation with Atlas podcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6JhS4GvWf3AJfOTfkrse2w- Adopt Responsibility with Matthew Widen podcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzwP_qFSXmDs-79VMFmcQQw/- Fakery’s brutally honest commentary on the Simulation podcast with Curt and Atlas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehnK6ynHxMg Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal features long-form, technically detailed interviews with leading researchers in physics, mathematics, consciousness, and philosophy, exploring topics at the level of active research. For academics, graduate students, and anyone seeking depth beyond popular science. SPONSOR: I subscribe to The Economist for their science and tech coverage. As a TOE listener, get 35% off! No other podcast has this: https://economist.com/TOE FOLLOW: Substack | Spotify | YouTube | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zubin Damania joins Curt Jaimungal to explore nondualism, fasting, consciousness, and the ways self‑fulfilling beliefs shape our reality. The conversation weaves personal anecdotes, scientific skepticism, and meditation practice into a lively discussion about free will and the limits of language.- 00:00:00 - Introduction- 00:06:02 - Similarities between ZdoggMD and Theories of Everything- 00:09:34 - Uncertainty and the present moment- 00:13:11 - Self deception and lies- 00:22:59 - The nature of reality and ancient texts (Bible, Vedas, etc.)- 00:28:06 - Curt's problems with sleeping- 00:39:11 - Free will and too much chatter in the brain- 00:47:54 - Nonduality (who's experiencing the experiences?)- 00:54:24 - Belief isn't just a "thought"- 01:02:34 - Limits of language- 01:08:22 - Limits of science- 01:10:50 - Science 2.0 (abhijgnosis)- 01:23:05 - Placebo and self-fulfilling beliefs being as primary as consciousness- 01:28:07 - Atheism and Sam Harris- 01:34:20 - What's fundamental, in nondualism?- 01:37:14 - Nondualism is nihilism- 01:51:41 - The public's mistrust of "science" is warranted- 02:00:57 - As podcasters, should we delete comments that decelerate conversations?- 02:05:38 - When certain topics / viewpoints become demonitized, suspicion is raised- 02:12:10 - Fasting and difficulty sleeping- 02:15:46 - Zubin and Curt exchange podcasting foibles- 02:24:17 - Rationality doesn't motivate you, and perhaps shouldn't.- 02:32:20 - Admonishments against being "left" or "right"- 02:44:40 - Live audience questions answered by Zubin on meditation and nondualismSPONSORS:- Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/TOE- Algo: http://algo.comRESOURCES:- YouTube link: https://youtu.be/X6qeFzrmRqU- Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal- Crypto: https://tinyurl.com/cryptoTOE- PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt- Discord Invite: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs- iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802- Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e- Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverything- ZdoggMD (Zubin's channel): https://www.youtube.com/user/ZDoggMD- http://betterleftunsaidfilm.com Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal features long-form, technically detailed interviews with leading researchers in physics, mathematics, consciousness, and philosophy, exploring topics at the level of active research. For academics, graduate students, and anyone seeking depth beyond popular science. SPONSOR: I subscribe to The Economist for their science and tech coverage. As a TOE listener, get 35% off! No other podcast has this: https://economist.com/TOE FOLLOW: Substack | Spotify | YouTube | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Richard Dolan discusses UFO encounters, the controversial Wilson memos, Bob Lazar’s claims, and the role of psychedelics in alien experiences. The conversation also explores underwater UFO bases, inter‑alien politics, and how to study the UAP phenomenon scientifically.- 00:00:00 - Introduction- 00:04:51 - UFO hit by nuclear bomb- 00:10:21 - Common ufology myth- 00:12:12 - Why aliens don’t harm us- 00:17:41 - Underwater UFO base evidence- 00:21:23 - Alien inter‑species conflict- 00:27:16 - High strangeness- 00:31:37 - Remote viewing evidence- 00:42:46 - Sleep paralysis and ET- 00:45:38 - Paul Benowitz, Mount Archuleta- 00:54:06 - Ufology community infighting- 01:06:35 - Studying UAP data sets- 01:09:59 - Skinwalker- 01:13:05 - UFOs and Bigfoot- 01:17:39 - CIA deathbed interview claim- 01:20:16 - Wilson Memos credibility- 01:40:20 - Bob Lazar truthfulness- 01:51:52 - Israeli space head on UFOs- 01:56:39 - Aliens call us "containers"- 01:58:16 - Convince me of aliens- 02:04:11 - Psychedelics, DMT, alien encounters- 02:06:50 - Avi Loeb’s Project Galileo- 02:08:08 - Ross Coulthart black budget- 02:08:57 - World reaction to alien sighting- 02:13:02 - Bill Clinton “hands are tied”- 02:20:23 - COVID and aliens- 02:24:46 - Access to alien tech strategy- 02:31:09 - Losing humanity and freedoms- 02:37:12 - Credible UFO figures- 02:39:49 - Identifying misinformation- 02:43:49 - Lack of clear UFO video- 02:50:43 - Alien body picturesSPONSORS:- Brilliant.org: 20% off - https://brilliant.org/TOE- Algo.com: supply chain AI - http://algo.comRESOURCES:- YouTube link: https://youtu.be/cDZEb-GKAJ4- Patreon for conversations on Theories of Everything, Consciousness, Free Will, and God: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal- Crypto (anonymous): https://tinyurl.com/cryptoTOE- PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt- Discord Invite: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs- iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802- Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e- Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverything- Top 10 Playlist for TOE - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAB21FAXCDE&list=PLZ7ikzmc6zlMS2MP3hzVot4Z77AWFnHzQ- UFO Playlist for TOE - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZ7ikzmc6zlPd4Y5pg8XtzS_0-ChSTeJ6- Avi Loeb interview - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTHDCD4MnqY- Luis Elizondo interview - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAmFlLfsZKM&pp=sAQA- Better Left Unsaid film: http://betterleftunsaidfilm.com Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal features long-form, technically detailed interviews with leading researchers in physics, mathematics, consciousness, and philosophy, exploring topics at the level of active research. For academics, graduate students, and anyone seeking depth beyond popular science. SPONSOR: I subscribe to The Economist for their science and tech coverage. As a TOE listener, get 35% off! No other podcast has this: https://economist.com/TOE FOLLOW: Substack | Spotify | YouTube | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

YouTube link: https://youtu.be/N-bRM1kYuNAChris Langan has the highest recorded IQ in America, and has invented a theory of everything called the CTMU based in metalogic. Sponsors: https://brilliant.org/TOE for 20% off. http://algo.com for supply chain AI.Patreon for conversations on Theories of Everything, Consciousness, Free Will, and God: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal Crypto (anonymous): https://tinyurl.com/cryptoTOE PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt Discord Invite: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802 Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverythingCHRIS LANGAN LINKS: http://CTMUradio.com http://CTMU.org https://www.patreon.com/CTMU https://twitter.com/RealChrisLanganSPECIAL THANK YOU: Sam ThompsonTIMSTAMPS:00:00:00 Introduction 00:06:00 How long does it take to learn the CTMU? 00:09:52 Introduction to the CTMU 00:12:03 Syntax and Semantics duality (Stone duality) 00:13:26 Syntactic covering, human cognitive syntax, and reality syntax 00:14:38 "Language" is more like reality than mathematical language 00:15:19 Love, related to "inner expansion" 00:16:28 There's no such thing as a "literal interpretation" 00:17:47 Standard physics is a linear-ectomorphic semi-model 00:19:59 Zeno's paradox and the problem with continuity / real numbers 00:22:00 The conspansive manifold 00:24:03 Meta-simultaneity 00:25:58 CTMU set theory vs ZFC 00:28:15 Metaformal system vs formal system 00:32:37 Free will and telic recursion 00:34:17 Evil is incoherent 00:35:20 Syndiffeonesis and the hierarchy of metalanguages 00:37:32 Difference from sameness (monism / nonduality) 00:40:00 Mach's principle 00:42:08 Expanding universe (expanding INTO what? vs. the metric) 00:44:37 How did Chris come up with the CTMU? 00:45:41 Newcomb's paradox and free will 00:55:16 Unary relations and syndiffeonesis 00:57:02 You participate in what you perceive. You help create the world. 01:01:38 A theory of everything must "explain" cognition 01:02:26 Origin of life 01:03:19 Many Worlds Interpretation is "hogwash" 01:08:17 Existence is everywhere a choice to exist 01:12:58 Definition of G.O.D. (God) 01:14:16 If consciousness is associated with quantum collapse, can a particle be evil? 01:15:25 Good vs evil (in the CTMU) 01:17:14 Human Singularity vs Tech Singularity 01:20:18 Mind uploading 01:22:14 Maximum entanglement speed 01:23:01 Liar's paradox 01:24:49 What is death? What happens after death? 01:26:38 UFOs / UAPs / Jack Sarfatti 01:30:58 Chris' paranormal experiences 01:39:10 On the criticism of Chris' CTMU (and Weinstein / Wolfram) 01:43:27 Supertautology 01:46:05 Interpreting different religions as aspect of the same reality 01:46:55 Why is atheism associated with being intellectual? 01:51:31 IQ and Stephen Jay Gould 02:00:04 The truth about intelligence is that there's more to it than IQ 02:03:46 On Chris' personality, and how he chose his wife 02:11:18 New Atheism and Sam Harris / Dawkins 02:18:07 Hell exists 02:23:47 Belief vs action 02:27:29 God is his own bound 02:28:10 Who was Jesus? Who was Buddha? 02:30:52 Klee Irwin 02:36:05 Joscha Bach 02:38:33 Proto-computation vs Turing machine 02:44:50 Eric Weinstein's Geometric Unity 02:46:57 Stephen Wolfram's Theory of Everything 02:49:04 Donald Hoffman's "reality is an illusion" 02:50:34 Bohm and Bergson 02:55:07 Douglas Hofstadter's Strange Loop 02:56:37 Penrose and Hameroff 02:59:36 Thomas Campbell's "My Big TOE" 03:02:07 Noam Chomsky 03:06:06 Jordan Peterson 03:07:45 Metacausation 03:10:56 Logico-geometric duality 03:13:17 Trialic 03:14:47 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal features long-form, technically detailed interviews with leading researchers in physics, mathematics, consciousness, and philosophy, exploring topics at the level of active research. For academics, graduate students, and anyone seeking depth beyond popular science. FOLLOW: Substack | Spotify | YouTube | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeremy Corbell joins Curt Jaimungal to dissect the June Report, the Bob Lazar saga, and newly released UAP footage, questioning government credibility and the nature of alien evidence. The discussion also explores related topics such as consciousness, psychedelics, and the broader cultural impact of UFO disclosures.- 00:00:00 - Introduction- 00:03:26 - Convincing ET / alien footage- 00:05:45 - What else is coming, with the Bob Lazar story?- 00:07:16 - Alien structures in the sea (or inside the Earth)- 00:13:33 - Bob Lazar lied about his job, was actually scanning radiation badges?- 00:15:41 - What else is going to be "released" that Jeremy has seen- 00:20:43 - Is Luis Elizondo credible? What about Stephen Greer?- 00:24:28 - Where's the high res photo of the triangle UFO?- 00:26:45 - What should journalists do to cover this story, if they don't have sources?- 00:28:56 - Contact via remote viewing- 00:30:23 - UFOs and Bigfoot- 00:31:30 - Skinwalker. What's the heck is going on- 00:33:05 - The Bob Lazar raid true story (what was the reason?)- 00:35:46 - Why cattle mutilations?- 00:37:15 - Consciousness, psychedelics, and aliens- 00:40:19 - What would the world look like if the public knew what Lue does?- 00:42:41 - Correlation between climate and UFOs?- 00:43:05 - Mick West debunks- 00:45:47 - Salvador Pais- 00:48:23 - Can Curt speak to Bob Lazar?- 00:48:44 - Familiar with Tr3b?- 00:51:09 - Why doesn't the gov't contact scientists, or can scientists offer their help?- 00:53:37 - June Report... what's coming?- 00:55:19 - Department of Energy, Land Management, craft recovery 1945- 00:57:56 - Why don't people like bringing up demons / angels?- 00:59:36 - International effort / president's don't even know- 01:02:39 - We're "containers"... what does that mean?- 01:03:43 - Why does the triangle UFO flash at the NSA mandated rates?- 01:07:33 - How did the UFO know where the cap point was?- 01:10:45 - Further unexplained issues with the Fravor case that need to be explored- 01:12:48 - Archaeological digs in Antarctica by John Kerry, Buzz Aldrin, and Patriarch Kyrill in 2016?- 01:13:21 - Alien Abductions. Correlation? Intent?- 01:16:58 - Deciphering alien messages / receiving messages from UAPs- 01:18:40 - What questions SHOULD we be asking?SPONSORS:- Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/TOE- Algo: http://algo.comRESOURCES:- YouTube link: https://youtu.be/NnaYguRA6uI- Patreon for conversations on Theories of Everything, Consciousness, Free Will, and God: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal- Crypto (anonymous): https://tinyurl.com/cryptoTOE- PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt- Discord Invite: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs- iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802- Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e- Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverything- Better Left Unsaid documentary: http://betterleftunsaidfilm.com Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal features long-form, technically detailed interviews with leading researchers in physics, mathematics, consciousness, and philosophy, exploring topics at the level of active research. For academics, graduate students, and anyone seeking depth beyond popular science. FOLLOW: Substack | Spotify | YouTube | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Luis Elizondo discusses the newly released June UFO report, explores how UFOs are classified, and connects consciousness, remote viewing, and the concept of an Invisible College to the UAP phenomenon. He also addresses skeptics, the role of psychedelics, and the cultural impact of sites like Skinwalker Ranch.- 00:00:00 - Introduction- 00:02:45 - UFO classification by size- 00:08:27 - The June Report overview- 00:13:19 - Why revelations now?- 00:14:07 - Remote viewing and aliens- 00:15:41 - Invisible College and Hal Puthoff- 00:17:57 - Tellurian / mundane explanations- 00:23:06 - Government UAP checklist- 00:26:00 - Transmedium travel vs spoofing- 00:31:37 - Are they demons? Angels?- 00:34:21 - Communication with UAPs?- 00:39:11 - Psychedelics and UAPs- 00:41:20 - Why not reveal all info?- 00:49:13 - World if public knew Lue does- 00:50:10 - Tom Delong calls them “the Others”- 00:50:43 - Opinion on Bob Lazar, aliens as "containers"- 00:53:26 - Frequency of abductions- 00:55:58 - UAPs underwater in Nimitz case?- 00:56:54 - Does USA have alien bodies?- 00:57:41 - Skinwalker Ranch and Bigfoot- 01:05:29 - Audience thanks- 01:06:11 - Questions the public should ask- 01:06:49 - Lue's predictions fulfilled- 01:08:04 - International UAP effort- 01:08:59 - Lue's personal encounter- 01:09:34 - Nimitz "cap point" explanation- 01:10:35 - Was Sam Harris contacted?- 01:11:09 - World if public knew Lue does- 01:14:24 - Advice for Curt on TOEs and UAPs- 01:15:28 - Is Lue a misinformation agent?SPONSORS:- Brilliant: 20% off at https://brilliant.org/TOE- Algo: supply chain AI at http://algo.comRESOURCES:- YouTube link: https://youtu.be/aAmFlLfsZKM- Patreon for conversations on Theories of Everything, Consciousness, Free Will, and God: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal- Crypto (anonymous): https://tinyurl.com/cryptoTOE- PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt- Discord Invite: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs- iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802- Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e- Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverything- Brian Keating's INTO THE IMPOSSIBLE podcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmXH_moPhfkqCk6S3b9RWuw- Interview with Kevin Knuth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atntnU_baHc- Better Left Unsaid documentary: http://betterleftunsaidfilm.com Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal features long-form, technically detailed interviews with leading researchers in physics, mathematics, consciousness, and philosophy, exploring topics at the level of active research. For academics, graduate students, and anyone seeking depth beyond popular science. SPONSOR: I subscribe to The Economist for their science and tech coverage. As a TOE listener, get 35% off! No other podcast has this: https://economist.com/TOE FOLLOW: Substack | Spotify | YouTube | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rupert Spira explores non‑dualism, the nature of consciousness and the mystery of death, offering direct‑path meditation insights and philosophical reflections. The conversation weaves together personal practice, scientific perspectives and timeless teachings to examine how awareness underlies reality.- 00:00:00 - Introduction- 00:06:07 - Overview of non‑dualism- 00:09:09 - Experience vs consciousness vs awareness- 00:10:31 - Quote on ignorance and understanding- 00:14:29 - Discovering self beyond thoughts- 00:17:09 - Meditative exercise on union- 00:33:14 - Awareness of not being aware?- 00:48:34 - Why only one consciousness?- 00:51:54 - Consciousness as fundamental- 01:04:55 - Infinite consciousness becoming finite- 01:09:17 - No real things- 01:11:40 - Definition of enlightenment- 01:14:47 - Atheists/materialists and peace- 01:21:30 - Body pain vs mind peace- 01:28:19 - Consciousness as happiness- 01:34:55 - Logos- 01:40:35 - Donald Hoffman & Bernardo Kastrup- 01:48:03 - Psychedelics- 01:58:01 - Consciousness as love- 02:00:19 - Love, truth, beauty unity- 02:04:12 - Psychological suffering veiled happiness- 02:07:31 - Truths that break you- 02:17:40 - New age missing malice- 02:24:26 - Rupert's speech style- 02:27:07 - Does infinite consciousness speak?- 02:29:15 - Why suffering exists- 02:43:04 - Overlapping consciousness & objective world- 02:49:40 - Materialists vs non‑dualism- 02:51:22 - Curt's fractal theory- 03:00:17 - Death and continuation- 03:06:11 - Science 2.0 (abhijgnosis)- 03:18:48 - Hubur Galula question- 03:23:44 - Functional vs dysfunctional attachments- 03:25:37 - Inannawhimsey question- 03:35:22 - Rebecca Briggs question- 03:42:10 - Why separation?- 03:47:59 - Descartes debate- 03:52:27 - East vs West non‑dualism history- 03:57:59 - Prodigal son interpretation- 04:02:59 - Prayer vs meditationSPONSORS:- Brilliant: 20% off at https://brilliant.org/TOE- Algo: supply chain AI at http://algo.com- Patreon: support at https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal- Crypto (anonymous): https://tinyurl.com/cryptoTOE- PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt- Discord: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs- iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802- Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e- Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverythingRESOURCES:- YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWLd9y1MG4c- Rupert's Website: https://rupertspira.com/- Rupert's Twitter: https://twitter.com/RupertSpira- Interview with Bernardo Kastrup: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAB21FAXCDE- Interview with Donald Hoffman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmieNQH7Q4w- Interview with Iain McGilchrist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-SgOwc6Pe4 Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal features long-form, technically detailed interviews with leading researchers in physics, mathematics, consciousness, and philosophy, exploring topics at the level of active research. For academics, graduate students, and anyone seeking depth beyond popular science. FOLLOW: Substack | Spotify | YouTube | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stephen Wolfram dives deep into his Wolfram Physics project, tackling causal graphs, computational equivalence, and the nature of consciousness while also debating alien communication and the reality of infinity. He shares his perspectives on cryptocurrencies, black holes, and how to build a personal Theory of Everything.- 00:00:00 - Introduction- 00:02:26 - Behind the scenes- 00:04:00 - Critiques of Wolfram (unread papers)- 00:10:39 - Wolfram Model overview- 00:29:35 - Causal vs multiway graph- 00:39:42 - Global confluence & causal invariance- 00:44:06 - Rulial space- 00:49:05 - Build your own TOE- 00:54:00 - Computational reducibility- 00:59:14 - Communicating with aliens- 01:06:06 - Extraterrestrials everywhere- 01:10:03 - Universe consciousness & intelligence- 01:13:03 - Do photons experience time?- 01:15:07 - Speed of light in rulial space- 01:16:37 - Principle of computational equivalence- 01:21:13 - Irreducibility vs undecidability- 01:23:47 - Is infinity real?- 01:28:08 - Discrete vs continuous space- 01:33:40 - Testing discrete space with CMB- 01:34:35 - Multiple dimensions of time- 01:36:12 - Defining beauty in math- 01:37:29 - Particles as black holes in branchial space- 01:39:44 - New Feynman stories- 01:43:52 - Holographic principle & AdS/CFT- 01:46:38 - Wolfram on cryptocurrencies- 01:57:38 - Einstein equations in economics- 02:03:04 - Revolutionizing a field as a beginner- 02:04:50 - Bonus thoughts and questionsSPONSORS:- Brilliant: 20% off at https://brilliant.org/TOE- Algo.com: supply chain AI at http://algo.comRESOURCES:- YouTube link: https://youtu.be/1sXrRc3Bhrs- Link to the Wolfram project: https://www.wolframphysics.org/- Patreon for conversations on Theories of Everything, Consciousness, Free Will, and God: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal- Crypto (anonymous): https://tinyurl.com/cryptoTOE- PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt- Discord Invite: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs- iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802- Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e- Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverything- Better Left Unsaid documentary: http://betterleftunsaidfilm.com Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal features long-form, technically detailed interviews with leading researchers in physics, mathematics, consciousness, and philosophy, exploring topics at the level of active research. For academics, graduate students, and anyone seeking depth beyond popular science. SPONSOR: I subscribe to The Economist for their science and tech coverage. As a TOE listener, get 35% off! No other podcast has this: https://economist.com/TOE FOLLOW: Substack | Spotify | YouTube | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jacques Vallée and Kevin Knuth explore psychedelics-UFO connections and examine the Trinity case physics They also discuss the Trinity case, consciousness encounters, and how scientific research can legitimize the study of UFOs.- 00:00:00 - Introduction- 00:04:38 - Vallée on his Theory of Everything Else- 00:05:11 - Vallée summarizes the Trinity case- 00:07:34 - Physics of UFO craft- 00:12:03 - This case has never been revealed to the public- 00:17:09 - Why are there so many crashes, if Aliens are so advanced?- 00:21:23 - Pattern of UFO sightings and nuclear tests- 00:22:08 - How the aliens and craft looked at the Trinity site- 00:30:24 - UFO activity at Whitesand's Missile Base- 00:36:26 - Consciousness and alien encounters- 00:37:47 - Creatures behavior in their craft- 00:41:11 - Visions beamed into your head- 00:48:49 - Biblical and apocalyptical visions- 00:58:30 - Psychedelics and UFO's- 01:03:28 - Simulation Hypothesis, Donald Hoffman, Thomas Campbell, Idealism- 01:09:43 - Motives and intent of the aliens- 01:16:28 - Studying UFO's is "non-sense"- 01:21:20 - UFO's in space (recorded incidents)- 01:25:58 - June report 2021 preview- 01:30:40 - UFO research and ball lightning publication issues- 01:33:04 - Compelling video not declassified- 01:33:53 - Mick West and skeptics- 01:37:15 - Peer‑reviewed research on UFO's- 01:44:16 - Secrets above the President of the USA- 01:48:47 - Chris Mellon and Luis Elizondo credibility- 01:51:54 - Metallurgical analysis of UFO parts- 01:53:55 - Violence in Brazilian UFO cases- 01:56:54 - Physics of UFO "beams"- 01:57:56 - Why disclosure is happening now- 02:01:28 - Legitimizing UFO research in academia- 02:03:01 - Defining study of the UFO phenomenon- 02:09:42 - Jacques' future work on alien material- 02:11:29 - Recovering alien debris from Trinity case- 02:20:36 - Operation Highjump- 02:21:55 - New Navy footage- 02:23:52 - Bob Lazar and "containers"- 02:28:57 - More on Jacques Vallée and Kevin Knuth- 02:32:27 - Chat with Mick WestSPONSORS:- Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/TOE for 20% off- Algo: http://algo.com for supply chain AI- Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal- Crypto (anonymous): https://tinyurl.com/cryptoTOE- PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt- Discord: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs- Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802- Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e- Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverythingRESOURCES:- YouTube link: https://youtu.be/uVo51khU8AE- Vallée's and Harris' book: Trinity: The Best Kept Secret amazon.com/TRINITY-Best-Kept-Secret-Jaques-Vallée-ebook/dp/B094YNBG8T (not affiliate)- Kevin Knuth's podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atntnU_baHc- Jeremy Corbell's podcast with Curt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4wZbcovkXY- Better Left Unsaid documentary: http://betterleftunsaidfilm.com Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal features long-form, technically detailed interviews with leading researchers in physics, mathematics, consciousness, and philosophy, exploring topics at the level of active research. For academics, graduate students, and anyone seeking depth beyond popular science. FOLLOW: Substack | Spotify | YouTube | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Noam Chomsky (MIT) examines mortality, UFO disclosures, cryptocurrency, and his encounter with Kurt Gödel He fielded questions ranging from philosophy and politics to neuroscience and the future of AI, offering his characteristic depth and wit.- 00:00:00 - Introduction- 00:02:29 - [Stephen Wolfram] If we knew the operation of each neuron, could we understand linguistics?- 00:04:06 - [Sebastiaan Kampers] Is there meaning outside language?- 00:05:03 - [Ar On] Are you more proud of your contributions to linguistics or of your contributions to politics?- 00:05:44 - [Cowicide] How can one discuss philosophy while staying non-political?- 00:07:56 - [Ar On] What are your thoughts on mandating vaccines?- 00:10:04 - [Bulldog Madhav] How to avoid despair, after seeing life's meaninglessness- 00:13:39 - [Amjad Hussain] How to tell the difference between science and pseudoscience?- 00:16:58 - [CryptoND1] Will crypto lead to a monetary revolution? Good or bad?- 00:17:53 - [Global] Blockchain technology for direct democratic voting system?- 00:22:42 - [John Doe] What about the latest UAP / UFO revelations by pentagon?- 00:23:28 - [Patrick O'Donnell] How to communicating with aliens- 00:31:04 - [Connor] Opinion on Frankfurt school?- 00:31:38 - [Wiil-Waal] Do you fear death? Why / why not?- 00:32:46 - [Ivan Bilu] How to explain multiple personalities, with different languages?- 00:34:02 - [Brandon] Speaking in tongues phenomenon and spirituality- 00:35:52 - [Prof. Janice Fiamengo] Feminism / MeToo and liberty- 00:39:19 - [Biers Adajew] Societies with a belief in free will vs. no free will- 00:41:48 - [Ideas Sleep Furiously] Who's the smartest person Chomsky ever met- 00:48:08 - [Tobia Davico] On Jacques Lacan and his influence on Chomsky- 00:51:45 - [Queerdo] Are you a part of an anti-aging study based on plant diet?- 00:53:06 - [Henry S] How does Chomsky stay sharp at 92?- 00:54:30 - [Noah Müller] Connection between language and movement- 00:55:37 - [Lavl2001] Why are psychedelics illegal?- 01:01:56 - [Joshua Bracho] Do you have any thoughts on the work of Friedrich Nietzsche?- 02:28:12 - [Ravi Ray] Objectively determine that some works of art are better than others- 01:04:20 - [Biers Adajew] What are Chomsky's views on anti-natalism?- 01:06:04 - [Hamid] What do you think about "It from Bit" idea from John Wheeler?- 01:06:34 - [Jens] On Steven Pinker's words and rules theory of languageSPONSORS:- Brilliant.org: 20% off https://brilliant.org/TOE- Algo.com: supply chain AI http://algo.com- Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal- Crypto (anonymous): https://tinyurl.com/cryptoTOE- PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt- Discord Invite: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs- iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802- Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e- Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverythingRESOURCES:- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VX0hn6F-jsI- Janice Fiamengo interview with Curt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwT-w47Il5c- http://betterleftunsaidfilm.com Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal features long-form, technically detailed interviews with leading researchers in physics, mathematics, consciousness, and philosophy, exploring topics at the level of active research. For academics, graduate students, and anyone seeking depth beyond popular science. FOLLOW: Substack | Spotify | YouTube | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bernardo Kastrup and John Vervaeke explore mind uploading, shadow integration, and the nature of consciousness, debating philosophical positions and practical implications. The conversation weaves insights from Vedanta, psychedelics, and modern neuroscience while probing personal growth and the future of spirituality.- 00:00:00 - Introduction- 00:02:32 - Summary of Round 1- 00:10:29 - Best counter to John's and Bernardo's position- 00:28:42 - Vedanta, Brahma, and Lucid Dreaming- 00:40:45 - Local vs global consciousness, and meta-consciousness- 00:43:40 - Psychedelics and experiencing "mind at large"- 00:46:10 - Whitehead and prehension- 00:51:40 - John and Bernardo have moved closer (philosophically) to one another- 00:55:39 - On Karl Friston's "inference"- 00:52:30 - How to improve as an interviewer- 00:57:46 - Transjectivity, and rejecting both the blank slate and romanticism- 01:02:42 - Bernardo started out as an "objectivist"- 01:08:15 - Mind Uploading is nonsense- 01:12:58 - Joscha Bach knows nothing about consciousness- 01:24:12 - There's no "simulation" of consciousness. Who's the illusion occurring to?- 01:29:56 - Growth doesn't stop when you're 20. We need more than the propositional.- 01:36:03 - "Idolatry of the nerds" and how "thinking" is just one function of the psyche.- 01:39:25 - Respecting the elderly- 01:41:52 - Having mode vs. the Being mode- 01:48:05 - Love is a kind of knowing. On "agape"- 01:58:30 - Love is a part of nature, but not the only part.- 02:05:54 - How to integrate the Shadow- 02:10:57 - The processes that make us adaptive, make us self deceptive.- 02:13:18 - Internal family systems therapy- 02:21:08 - Curt's personal confession- 02:28:12 - We think we must "win" but we must surrender. Surrender to what you are.- 02:34:40 - Trying not to try- 02:40:05 - Personal stories of darkness, from John and Bernardo- 02:50:50 - Self knowledge, self acceptance, and "participating" in this world- 02:54:34 - Bernardo and John are the opposite of how they seem. John is more "woo" and Bernardo is anti-"woo"- 02:58:37 - Bernardo's shadow- 03:01:35 - We need to reintegrate humor in spirituality- 03:05:28 - How to build the modern religion?- 03:33:44 - Where you can find more about John and Bernardo- 03:39:36 - BONUS [MrChocolateCookie] The paradox of trying not to try- 03:44:07 - BONUS [Queerdo] Veganism and spiritual bypassing- 03:57:03 - BONUS [David] What did you enjoy most about this conversation?- 03:59:33 - BONUS John takes Curt through a breathing exercise- 04:01:28 - BONUS The theolocution process is vehement but filled with loveSPONSORS:- Brilliant: 20% off at https://brilliant.org/TOE- Algo.com: supply chain AI at http://algo.com- Patreon: support conversations at https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal- Crypto (anonymous): https://tinyurl.com/cryptoTOE- PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt- Discord: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs- Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802- Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e- Reddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverythingRESOURCES:- YouTube: https://youtu.be/zw6BFDJ765w- John Vervaeke's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/johnvervaeke- Bernardo Kastrup's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/bernardokastrup- What I've Learned on Cows #1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGG-A80Tl5g- What I've Learned on Cows #2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdrhpThqlCo- Documentary Better Left Unsaid: http://betterleftunsaidfilm.com Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal features long-form, technically detailed interviews with leading researchers in physics, mathematics, consciousness, and philosophy, exploring topics at the level of active research. For academics, graduate students, and anyone seeking depth beyond popular science. FOLLOW: Substack | Spotify | YouTube | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Anthony Metivier discusses his Magnetic Memory Method, the rise of Uber Atheism, and how memory training intersects with depression, consciousness and philosophy. They explore Sanskrit study, free will, and the limits of intelligence while sharing practical memory techniques.- 00:00:00 - Introduction- 00:03:40 - Anthony's story- 00:07:00 - Switch from political science to literature- 00:12:00 - Nihilism in pop culture vs authenticity- 00:17:55 - Theory of CRAPHT- 00:24:10 - Buddha, Jesus, and Love- 00:27:05 - Depression and memory work- 00:33:47 - TEDx talk- 00:35:30 - Memory & intelligence- 00:37:45 - Raising IQ?- 00:43:45 - Adaptive forgetting- 00:50:45 - Oneness of information- 00:54:48 - Flow theory- 00:55:10 - Card memorization example- 00:59:25 - Ripples in consciousness- 01:03:40 - Uber Atheist philosophy in Sanskrit- 01:05:35 - Secret typing weapon- 01:07:40 - From Atheism to Uber Atheism- 01:10:28 - Sanskrit for depression- 01:12:15 - Does Sanskrit help?- 01:17:25 - Dual N-back test?- 01:21:30 - Letting go tips- 01:26:30 - Foucault & non‑duality parallels- 01:34:45 - Intellectual vs experiential understanding- 01:40:20 - Slavoj Zizek professor- 01:42:00 - Master‑slave relationship question- 01:45:10 - Slavoj awareness- 01:54:23 - Zero consciousness?- 01:54:54 - Nietzsche interpretation- 01:59:10 - Ideal life causing misery?- 02:02:22 - Responding to Sam Harris- 02:10:34 - Illusion of self- 02:15:15 - Atheism, Uber Atheism, metaphysical cop‑outs- 02:22:17 - Free will- 02:35:48 - Consequence of enlightenment- 02:36:55 - Friston free energy principle- 02:43:01 - Omega point- 02:46:05 - Curt learns German- 02:53:15 - Memory improvement & free will? [Matrin]- 02:54:26 - TEDx talk adumbration- 03:03:48 - Favorite German authors? [Audience]- 03:07:07 - Tim Berners‑Lee & internet future- 03:15:15 - Drugs & cognitive performance? [Steve Agnew]- 03:16:22 - Memory improvement routines? [Rajesh]- 03:17:27 - Addiction & memory? [Mysterybear]- 03:18:17 - Memory practice duration? [Trollop7]- 03:20:48 - Final thoughts & where to find moreSPONSORS:- Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal- Crypto (anonymous): https://tinyurl.com/cryptoTOE- PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt- Discord Invite: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs- iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802- Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e- Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverythingRESOURCES:- YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8laPMEQOUQ- Anthony's website: https://www.magneticmemorymethod.com/- Chris Williamson's ep w/ Polina Pompliano: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mW4_Qx7Fgq8- http://betterleftunsaidfilm.com Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal features long-form, technically detailed interviews with leading researchers in physics, mathematics, consciousness, and philosophy, exploring topics at the level of active research. For academics, graduate students, and anyone seeking depth beyond popular science. FOLLOW: Substack | Spotify | YouTube | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Curt Jaimungal and Robert Lawrence Kuhn discuss the nature of truth, the role of faith, and the contrast between Eastern and Western approaches to knowledge. They also examine logic, idealism versus physicalism, and classic arguments for and against God.- 00:00:00 - Introduction- 00:02:41 - Why is Robert doing more interviews?- 00:08:19 - Soon to focus on Eastern modes of "knowing" and philosophies- 00:18:40 - The difference between the East and West in approach to answers / truth- 00:22:46 - Venerating verification puts you at odds with studying consciousness- 00:26:24 - How Robert prepares for each interview- 00:30:33 - Dealing with people emailing their Theories to you- 00:42:33 - Defining "truth"- 00:46:20 - Can one get closer to truth without knowing what truth is?- 00:52:30 - How to improve as an interviewer- 00:55:47 - Factors to weigh when conducting an edifying and entertaining interview- 01:00:31 - Which "logic" is correct? (classical v. intuitionist v. fuzzy v. etc.)- 01:12:29 - Faith in logic- 01:14:37 - Curt doesn't buy it when people say they "don't have faith"- 01:21:18 - Science, physicalism, idealism, and Bernardo Kastrup- 01:27:21 - If neither physicalism nor idealism can be refuted then it's faith to choose one- 01:33:39 - Both Robert and Curt find it hard to come to conclusions- 01:40:08 - Questioning Robert's faith- 01:44:50 - Is there a difference between faith in God and faith in driving a car?- 01:51:59 - Bede Rundle's argument against God- 01:55:38 - Alvin Plantinga's argument for God- 01:55:38 - Alvin Plantinga's argument for God- 02:04:46 - Why do intelligent people disagree extensively?- 02:07:46 - Is Robert any "closer to truth"?- 02:10:55 - How to keep all the Theories one's heard in one's working memory- 02:14:07 - Unedited podcasts vs. polished edited clips- 02:15:44 - [Pandaproducts] When is the Kastrup interview coming out?- 02:16:33 - [Andrea S] Why is anything and not nothing?- 02:21:00 - [Steve Scully] Just because "something" exists, does this preclude "nothing" from existing?- 02:22:07 - [PF] Thoughts on UFO's / sightings / encounters?- 02:22:41 - [Pandaproducts] Thoughts on life after death / NDE's?- 02:27:23 - Demarcation problem- 02:27:36 - [Abdullah Khalid] Robert's best interview?- 02:27:48 - Who would you interview of the past?- 02:27:57 - Advice for Curt for Theories of Everything?SPONSORS:- Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal - PayPal: https://bit.ly/2EOR0M4 - Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802 - Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e - Discord: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs - Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverything RESOURCES:- YouTube link: https://youtu.be/7SodXrXFAsc - Closer To Truth (Robert Kuhn's channel): https://www.youtube.com/user/CloserToTruth1 - http://betterleftunsaidfilm.com Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal features long-form, technically detailed interviews with leading researchers in physics, mathematics, consciousness, and philosophy, exploring topics at the level of active research. For academics, graduate students, and anyone seeking depth beyond popular science. FOLLOW: Substack | Spotify | YouTube | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bernardo Kastrup and John Vervaeke debate metaphysical idealism versus naturalism and the meaning crisis They probe the nature of consciousness, the relationship between mind and matter, and the limits of naturalistic explanations.- 0:00:00 - Introduction- 0:08:50 - Green Room- 0:09:43 - Context Exposition- 0:10:33 - Intros- 0:12:53 - Vervaeke Deep Continuity Rationalist- 0:16:18 - BK Analytic Idealist- 0:19:14 - Emergent Exploration- 0:22:33 - Plausibility Construct- 0:26:33 - Psychosocial Plausibility- 0:29:12 - Science and Consciousness- 0:30:03 - Culturally Manufactured Emergence- 0:33:30 - Normative Pragmatism- 0:34:56 - Disciplined Plausibility- 0:36:02 - Scotus and Ockham- 0:38:44 - Incoherent Notion of Being- 0:40:48 - Relativity and Alien Abduction- 0:47:18 - Individuating Consciousness- 0:51:33 - Standard Hume Empiricism- 0:52:22 - Elegance vs Realism- 0:53:40 - Nominal vs Ontic Partitioning- 0:58:28 - Questioning the Experiencer- 1:01:18 - Meta‑conscious Reflective Attention- 1:03:03 - Hume's Straw Man- 1:04:16 - Self and Meta‑consciousness- 1:06:33 - Dissociative Folded Reflection- 1:08:08 - What is the Self- 1:09:33 - Therapy Timeout- 1:15:11 - Solving the Meaning Crisis- 1:17:33 - Unbalanced Analytic Rationality- 1:19:17 - Idolatry of Nerds- 1:26:24 - Fluid Compensation for Physicalist Facade- 1:28:42 - Wrong Images of the World- 1:32:27 - Flat Ontologies and Depth Dimension- 1:34:21 - Obviousness of Experience- 1:36:54 - Normative Longing for Transcendental Noumenal- 1:40:00 - Meaning and Ontology- 1:44:40 - Meta‑meaning Worldview- 1:51:05 - Defining Existence- 1:56:44 - Drinking from Fount of Intelligibility- 1:58:29 - Behind the Scenes- 2:01:33 - Where Do You Disagree Most?- 2:04:33 - Real Field Harmonics- 2:06:11 - Grounding Monism & Spinoza Modes- 2:15:01 - Observation Beyond Dissociation- 2:16:16 - Space/Time Framework of Language- 2:18:02 - New Age Disavowal- 2:19:13 - Difference In Kind- 2:24:20 - Emergence Threshold- 2:26:37 - Inducing Dissociation in Universal Mind- 2:30:33 - Meta‑consciousness Reportability- 2:34:40 - Jung and Meta‑consciousness- 2:38:00 - Metacognition and Dissociation- 2:43:22 - Beyond Own Dissociation Boundary- 2:45:55 - Mental Dissociative CharacterSPONSORS:- Patreon: Support the show at https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal- PayPal: Donate via https://bit.ly/2EOR0M4- Twitter: Follow https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt- iTunes: Listen on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802- Pandora: Stream on Pandora https://pdora.co/33b9lfP- Spotify: Stream on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e- Discord: Join with code dmGgQ2dRzS- Reddit: Community at https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverythingRESOURCES:- YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWcTmeAs44I- Curt's interview with JV alone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3p8o3-7mvQc- Curt's interview with BK alone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAB21FAXCDE- Patreon for conversations on Theories of Everything, Consciousness, Free Will, and God: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal- Help support conversations like this via PayPal: https://bit.ly/2EOR0M4- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt- iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802- Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e- Discord Invite Code (as of Mar 04 2021): dmGgQ2dRzS- Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverything- JV's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/johnvervaeke- JV's "Meaning Crisis" series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54l8_ewcOlY&list=PLND1JCRq8Vuh3f0P5qjrSdb5eC1ZfZwWJ- BK's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeDZCa3VrRQvzBlVR-oVVmA Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal features long-form, technically detailed interviews with leading researchers in physics, mathematics, consciousness, and philosophy, exploring topics at the level of active research. For academics, graduate students, and anyone seeking depth beyond popular science. FOLLOW: Substack | Spotify | YouTube | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Karl Friston explains the Free Energy Principle and tackles the meta-hard problem of consciousness They explore how the principle relates to physics, biology, AI, religion, and free will.- 00:00:00 - Introduction- 00:02:45 - Balancing work and life- 00:04:33 - Daily routine- 00:05:55 - Choosing problems- 00:10:13 - Defining deflationary/self‑evidencing- 00:14:33 - Equilibrium vs non‑equilibrium- 00:20:52 - Why called Free Energy Principle?- 00:27:20 - What is the FEP? (two answers)- 00:41:15 - Causation, time and FEP- 00:46:03 - Relativity and FEP- 00:57:21 - Schrödinger, entropy, gradient flow, life- 00:59:01 - FEP esoteric reputation- 01:01:00 - Is FEP a Theory of Everything?- 01:03:20 - Do atoms have beliefs?- 01:04:54 - Fields impacted by FEP- 01:17:47 - Occam's Razor and AI- 01:25:38 - Newcomb's paradox- 01:29:05 - FEP as law or compression- 01:36:50 - Jordan Peterson, order and chaos- 01:50:51 - Brain structure inference- 02:07:12 - Hierarchies and modeling- 02:13:59 - Shared narratives importance- 02:18:37 - Religion and narratives- 02:22:43 - Politics 50/50 splits- 02:25:53 - Free will definition- 02:28:43 - Self‑fulfilling prophecies- 02:31:37 - Schizophrenia, Curt, Karl- 02:45:48 - Existence proof quote- 02:48:03 - Thinking into non‑existence- 02:51:33 - Generative model definition- 02:54:06 - Donald Hoffman's consciousness model- 02:54:34 - Quantum consciousness & OR- 02:59:41 - FEP and consciousness- 03:09:48 - Meta‑Hard Problem of Consciousness- 03:15:22 - Idealism vs Physicalism- 03:28:13 - Meaning of life via FEP- 03:34:23 - Monotheism vs Polytheism and FEP- 03:38:50 - Do our actions matter?- 03:47:20 - Final words on schizophreniaSPONSORS:- Patreon: support conversations https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal- PayPal: donate https://bit.ly/2EOR0M4- Twitter: follow https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt- iTunes: podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802- Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e- Google Podcasts: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Id3k7k7mfzahfx2fjqmw3vufb44- Discord: invite code dmGgQ2dRzS- Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverythingRESOURCES:- YouTube link: https://youtu.be/2v7LBABwZKA- Iain McGilchrist's interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-SgOwc6Pe4- Donald Hoffman's interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmieNQH7Q4w- Anil Seth's interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hUEqXhDbVs- Stuart Hameroff's interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLo0Zwe579g- Machine Learning Street Talk's interview with Karl Friston (not mentioned but an informative watch): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkR24ieh5Ow- http://betterleftunsaidfilm.com Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal features long-form, technically detailed interviews with leading researchers in physics, mathematics, consciousness, and philosophy, exploring topics at the level of active research. For academics, graduate students, and anyone seeking depth beyond popular science. FOLLOW: Substack | Spotify | YouTube | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kevin Knuth, a former NASA scientist and physics professor, joins Curt to explore the most compelling UFO cases—including the Nimitz and Tic‑Tac encounters—and to introduce his Influence Theory, a novel approach to a Theory of Everything. The conversation also tackles why mainstream physics shies away from UFO research and what the implications could be for future science.- 00:00:00 - Introduction- 00:04:07 - The Bethune Encounter (1951)- 00:07:14 - The lights of the UFO's are possibly due to plasma- 00:08:53 - Why study UFO's? (and cattle mutilations)- 00:21:09 - Japan Air Lines Flight 1628 (1986)- 00:24:32 - 300 ft UFO follows one of our planes for 40 minutes- 00:24:12 - Why is investigating aliens considered academically uncouth?- 00:28:13 - The Nimitz Encounters (2004)- 00:34:41 - The Tic Tac video is likely the least interesting video the gov't has- 00:36:57 - UFO's are not simply drones or advanced gov't technology- 00:39:47 - Why UFO's aren't studied by physicists, and who else (as a Professor) is studying?- 00:42:05 - Is alien technology "progressing"? Why / why not?- 00:44:03 - Why are they shutting down our nuclear missiles?- 00:48:14 - Why don't people supposedly from the gov't who announce UFO's are real, get killed?- 00:50:27 - UFO's should be far more technologically advanced than they are- 00:53:50 - Theory of Kevin's that explains where UFO's go- 00:58:36 - Why do aliens look so human (or why do we look like aliens)?- 01:03:08 - Curt and Kevin speculate about alien intentions and relation to us- 01:04:33 - Alien abductions- 01:05:47 - Is Bob Lazar telling the truth?- 01:08:20 - Skinwalker ranch- 01:11:06 - New physics in UFO's, because they violate conservation laws- 01:13:49 - Are aliens living on Earth? Underwater?- 01:20:20 - Stuart Koffman and Autocatalytic sets- 01:21:32 - Why mutilate cattle? (theory of "euphoria")- 01:29:46 - Emergent consciousness and aliens- 01:31:02 - Machine learning and fundamental physics- 01:33:06 - Spectral Inference from a Multiplexing Fourier Transform Spectrometer- 01:36:28 - Perception of sound (early research of Kevin Knuth's) and Penrose's Orch OR- 01:40:40 - Kevin Knuth's work at NASA and questions about the spacetime manifold- 01:47:47 - Parsimony in science leads to idealism?- 01:51:33 - Why does 2+1=3? Building a Theory of Everything from quantification- 01:52:49 - Effectiveness of Mathematics is no surprise- 01:54:28 - Building "Robot Scientists" that you can ask questions to- 02:00:55 - Influence Theory: A different kind of Theory of Everything (in 6 papers)SPONSORS:- Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal- PayPal: https://bit.ly/2EOR0M4- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt- Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802- Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e- Google Podcasts: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Id3k7k7mfzahfx2fjqmw3vufb44- Discord Invite Code: dmGgQ2dRzS- Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverythingRESOURCES:- YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atntnU_baHc- Kevin Knuth's card game website: https://nobilisscientia.com- Kevin Knuth's website: http://knuthlab.org/- Steve Scully's channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM8_4BUpeNfEWJ-wwdIDJxQ Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal features long-form, technically detailed interviews with leading researchers in physics, mathematics, consciousness, and philosophy, exploring topics at the level of active research. For academics, graduate students, and anyone seeking depth beyond popular science. FOLLOW: Substack | Spotify | YouTube | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Avi Loeb (Harvard) argues Oumuamua was alien technology and defends scientific pursuit of extraterrestrial life They also explore consciousness, free will, and the challenges of pursuing unconventional research.- 00:00:00 - Introduction- 00:01:27 - On writing to sharpen one's thinking, and the purpose of Avi's writings- 00:04:16 - Don't let the repudiation by "experts" deter your ideas- 00:11:49 - Academia requires other people's evaluation and conformance- 00:17:12 - How do you allow outré ideas while retaining integrity?- 00:18:21 - Responding to the Pluto-like rock of Oumuamua theory of Desch and Jackson- 00:25:37 - Why is investigating aliens considered academically uncouth?- 00:29:16 - How the discovery of intelligent aliens would change society- 00:30:27 - How to find alien relics- 00:31:53 - Privatizing the search for aliens, and Elon Musk- 00:34:03 - The problems with inhabiting Mars are deeper than Musk thinks- 00:35:41 - Sean Carole's Many Worlds Interpretation- 00:41:14 - Are singularities "real"?- 00:44:13 - Bob Lazar- 00:49:35 - Cosmic Inflation is not falsifiable- 01:00:26 - Comparing velocities across different points on a manifold- 01:05:56 - Testing Wolfram's theory using the lower bound on masses- 01:07:42 - Eric Weinstein and innovation coming from the outside- 01:12:34 - Gödel's theorems and a Theory of Everything- 01:15:02 - Science learning from religion (and falsifying religion)- 01:21:35 - What is the meaning of life? The question Avi would ask an alien- 01:24:29 - Living forever. Heaven and hell as psychological phenomenon.- 01:26:04 - Consciousness, emergence, and free will- 01:28:46 - Wormholes- 01:29:29 - Why is the universe "fine tuned" for life?- 01:30:37 - Wisdom vs Intelligence- 01:34:09 - Which goal should you follow?- 01:36:00 - Steve Scully: Infinity of smallness and largeness- 01:37:15 - Can you interpret data without presuming a theory?- 01:40:02 - Barfyman: How has aging changed how Avi learns new math / physics?- 01:42:25 - Learning math when you're over 40- 01:43:26 - Artificial wisdom vs Artificial intelligence- 01:44:11 - Brian Keating: Does Avi Loeb dislike the criticism of his ideas, due to his fame?- 01:49:47 - How to balance work and life if you're extremely productive and work constantly?- 01:51:09 - Why does Avi do podcasts?- 01:53:09 - On abnegating social media- 01:56:58 - Rabbitskywalk3r: Claims of Haim Eshed (former Israeli director of space programs)- 01:57:39 - On UFO's and Prof. Kevin Knuth's analysis- 01:59:36 - Getting data on aliens visiting Earth- 02:01:09 - Amjad Hussain: Panpsychism, proto-consciousness, and aliens living with usRESOURCES:- YouTube link: https://youtu.be/hTHDCD4MnqY- Patreon for conversations on Theories of Everything, Consciousness, Free Will, and God: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal- Help support conversations like this via PayPal: https://bit.ly/2EOR0M4- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt- iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802- Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e- Google Podcasts: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Id3k7k7mfzahfx2fjqmw3vufb44- Discord Invite Code (as of Mar 04 2021): dmGgQ2dRzS- Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverything- Brian Keating's channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmXH_moPhfkqCk6S3b9RWuw- Steve Scully's channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM8_4BUpeNfEWJ-wwdIDJxQ- Better Left Unsaid: http://betterleftunsaidfilm.com Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal features long-form, technically detailed interviews with leading researchers in physics, mathematics, consciousness, and philosophy, exploring topics at the level of active research. For academics, graduate students, and anyone seeking depth beyond popular science. FOLLOW: Substack | Spotify | YouTube | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Curt Jaimungal tackles consciousness, IQ debates, and reveals which Theory of Everything he thinks is correct He shares personal background, discusses philosophy, free will, and the future of science while debating the nature of a final TOE.- 00:00:00 - Introduction- 00:01:36 - Behind the scenes on podcast run- 00:02:19 - Aakash_1996: Who am I? Science background?- 00:09:02 - Account 1: Rupert Spira / Advaita Vedanta- 00:09:39 - Account 1: Philosophy of math- 00:10:50 - Account 2: Douglas Hofstadter on the show?- 00:10:59 - Alex Broman: Psychedelics role next 20 years- 00:11:41 - alexander96: Gamer? Favorite video games?- 00:15:13 - Amidu Kamara: Consciousness “ism” and alien abductions?- 00:16:29 - Anna Lukomsky: Podcast origin and impact- 00:18:52 - apostolos prl: Facebook and supporting Curt- 00:21:04 - Aspen French: Getting more feminists on channel- 00:22:25 - Austin Harper: Free will, aliens, God, ego death, government, panpsychism- 00:24:53 - Babak Rasolzadeh: Lessons from interviewed people- 00:26:17 - Biers Adajew: Seeing world clearly or lost?- 00:28:12 - Boris Martinez: Curt's IQ, age, net worth- 00:33:22 - Anna Lukomsky: TOE spiritual or scientific? Science 2.0- 00:34:38 - Brandon S-P: Philosophy in STEM education- 00:37:08 - Brandon S-P: How weird final TOE could be- 00:38:51 - BubblePuppy: Bob Lazar interview?- 00:41:35 - Daniel: Views on Marxism evolution- 00:43:08 - Dhruv Gupta: Film introductions and interest- 00:43:38 - eljay: Upbringing and key life moments- 00:47:57 - eljay: Most bizarre/profound experience- 00:48:29 - Filip O: Why is there something rather than nothing?- 01:00:24 - Daslt Mane: Thoughts on String Theory- 01:01:24 - Frederik Guigui: Robert Sapolsky?- 01:01:31 - Game_changer0: Risk vs manipulation in persuasion- 01:07:48 - Game_changer0: Can we ever find the Theory of Everything?- 01:08:15 - Geoffry Gifari: Interview style and abruptness- 01:15:25 - Yoon Hur: Sympathy to the left after Chomsky?- 01:16:25 - GL XL: Why not interview Jason Reza Jorjani?- 01:54:15 - Grizwald Grim: How to get on show with a TOE? Contact?- 01:17:41 - Grizwald Grim: Which interview valued most?- 01:17:57 - Chris Langan and Wittgenstein's ladder- 01:19:33 - Hans Frankfurter: Learning advanced math at 36?- 01:20:12 - Ivan Goran: Familiar with General Semantics?- 01:20:27 - ja524309: Studying math and channel research- 01:21:25 - Johan Hedvall: Interviews that energized vs drained- 01:23:49 - junaidesse: Pineapple on pizza- 01:25:03 - junaidesse: Regret on deathbed?- 01:26:59 - Light Armanov: How do you keep getting on ChomskyRESOURCES:- YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlxQwwmT9Ks- Patreon for conversations on Theories of Everything, Consciousness, Free Will, and God: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal- Help support conversations like this via PayPal: https://bit.ly/2EOR0M4- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt- iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802- Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e- Google Podcasts: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Id3k7k7mfzahfx2fjqmw3vufb44- Discord Invite Code (as of Mar 04 2021): dmGgQ2dRzS- Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverything Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal features long-form, technically detailed interviews with leading researchers in physics, mathematics, consciousness, and philosophy, exploring topics at the level of active research. For academics, graduate students, and anyone seeking depth beyond popular science. FOLLOW: Substack | Spotify | YouTube | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jonathan Pageau explores the symbolism behind traditional Christian iconography and its relationship to modern and contemporary art. He critiques modern artistic movements, connects art to cultural narratives, and examines how these themes intersect with theology and society.- 00:00:00 - Introduction- 00:02:10 - The artistry of symbolism- 00:03:32 - History of an artist / transition to contemporary art- 00:06:36 - Traditional view of art as a tool- 00:08:46 - Finding personal style in contemporary era- 00:12:14 - Is it art? Purpose and meaning- 00:15:11 - Modern art as destabilization- 00:19:11 - Contemporary art as parody of modernism- 00:21:33 - Propaganda of Social Realism- 00:23:37 - Social Realism in media- 00:25:36 - Destruction of symbols reshaping culture- 00:26:49 - Modern propaganda and upside-down fairy‑tale- 00:30:30 - Miyazaki and feminine symbolism- 00:33:46 - Lord of the Rings: technological power dynamic- 00:39:51 - Taking in things to make us whole- 00:44:23 - Weight of the Ring- 00:47:23 - Little Mermaid: transition of worlds- 00:53:31 - Living in the moment: nihilism- 00:54:51 - Cain and Abel: sin of pride- 01:00:23 - Social revolution and content revolution- 01:03:37 - Society of excess- 01:07:46 - Becoming an anchor: truth, justice, civility- 01:10:17 - Fixing problems from the ground up, ecological issue- 01:12:38 - Christian story as a way out- 01:15:29 - Finding meaning in religion for art- 01:20:01 - Iconography and life’s patterns- 01:23:34 - Symbolism and life’s meanings- 01:25:48 - Islam and religious expansion- 01:29:15 - Lenses we see the world through, Identification Theory- 01:35:01 - Pattern of being and reality- 01:37:31 - Desires pulling away from center, right‑hand and left‑hand sins- 01:41:20 - Knowing one’s center- 01:42:21 - Seeing films through a lens, Shazam thought experiment- 01:46:57 - Overreading art, Hollywood narrative patterns- 01:51:05 - Personal bias in film, pattern vs counter‑pattern- 01:52:51 - Introverted vs extroverted art- 01:57:08 - Narrative morality, scales of good and bad- 01:59:25 - Framing of Christ- 02:01:55 - Film framing and narrative tropes- 02:04:52 - Hollywood problem, entertainment culture issue- 02:06:35 - When the left goes too far? Exceptions in the worldRESOURCES:- YouTube link: https://youtu.be/6umrrokgeG4- Jonathan's channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/pageaujonathan- Better Left Unsaid (the documentary): http://betterleftunsaidfilm.com- Patreon for conversations on Theories of Everything, Consciousness, Free Will, and God: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal- PayPal: https://bit.ly/2EOR0M4- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt- iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802- Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e- Google Podcasts: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Id3k7k7mfzahfx2fjqmw3vufb44- Discord Invite Code (as of Mar 04 2021): dmGgQ2dRzS- Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverything Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal features long-form, technically detailed interviews with leading researchers in physics, mathematics, consciousness, and philosophy, exploring topics at the level of active research. For academics, graduate students, and anyone seeking depth beyond popular science. FOLLOW: Substack | Spotify | YouTube | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Iain McGilchrist explores the nature of existence, being, and the limits of reason and language, while also discussing schizophrenia. He examines how our brain’s hemispheric dynamics shape our worldview and the implications for philosophy and mental health.SPONSORS:- Patreon for conversations on Theories of Everything, Consciousness, Free Will, and God: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal- Help support conversations like this via PayPal: https://bit.ly/2EOR0M4RESOURCES:- Iain McGilchrist's website: https://channelmcgilchrist.com- Master and His Emissary: https://www.amazon.com/The-Master-and-His-Emissary-audiobook/dp/B07ZJQ4QG7/ [not affiliate link]- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt- iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802- Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e- Google Podcasts: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Id3k7k7mfzahfx2fjqmw3vufb44- Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverything- Better Left Unsaid documentary: http://betterleftunsaidfilm.com- Discord Invite Code (as of Mar 04 2021): dmGgQ2dRzS Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal features long-form, technically detailed interviews with leading researchers in physics, mathematics, consciousness, and philosophy, exploring topics at the level of active research. For academics, graduate students, and anyone seeking depth beyond popular science. SPONSOR: I subscribe to The Economist for their science and tech coverage. As a TOE listener, get 35% off! No other podcast has this: https://economist.com/TOE FOLLOW: Substack | Spotify | YouTube | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Noam Chomsky joins Curt Jaimungal for a wide-ranging conversation that touches on group selection, his own mortality, the Piraha language, and a host of philosophical and technological ideas.- 00:00:00 - Introduction- 00:02:17 - Iain McGilchrist: Language without thought?- 00:06:54 - Stuart Hameroff: X bar structure in microtubules- 00:11:16 - Roger Penrose's Emperor's New Mind- 00:11:59 - Veno Volenec: Derivational Theory of Complexity and Generative Grammar- 00:20:02 - Existentialism and Kierkegaard [John Clever]- 00:21:00 - Sam Harris and Islam [Naman Jain]- 00:21:54 - Terrance McKenna and Stoned Ape Theory (psychedelics aiding language development / evolution)- 00:22:58 - Group Selection [Slaventhefourth]- 00:23:32 - Cryptocurrencies and decentralizing money [ThrowingSn0w]- 00:31:35 - Elon Musk's Neuralink [Tarek]- 00:31:56 - Douglas Hofstadter strange loop and generative grammar [Ryan]- 00:34:25 - Peter Singer's "Drowning Child" Thought Experiment [The_platypus_king]- 00:42:31 - Steven Pinker- 00:43:48 - Yuval Harari's Sapiens and the origin of language as introspective [Brez]- 00:49:50 - Piraha language and Daniel Everett [Mahendra Varma]- 00:54:40 - Karl Friston's free energy principle [MediocreBat2]- 00:55:03 - What does Chomsky get awestruck by? [Mai April]- 01:03:58 - Žižek / Hegel / Heidegger [Zowhat]- 01:06:23 - What mysteries would Chomsky want solved? [Mai April]- 01:11:44 - Open AI and GPT-3- 01:12:22 - Do you fear death? [Wil-Waal]- 01:12:40 - How to be more like Chomsky? [Overboi1]SPONSORS:- Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal- PayPal: https://bit.ly/2EOR0M4- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt- Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802- Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e- Google Podcasts: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Id3k7k7mfzahfx2fjqmw3vufb44- Discord Invite Code: dmGgQ2dRzS- Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverythingRESOURCES:- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6MU5zQwtT4- Iain McGilchrist's podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLo0Zwe579g- Better Left Unsaid documentary: http://betterleftunsaidfilm.com Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal features long-form, technically detailed interviews with leading researchers in physics, mathematics, consciousness, and philosophy, exploring topics at the level of active research. For academics, graduate students, and anyone seeking depth beyond popular science. SPONSOR: I subscribe to The Economist for their science and tech coverage. As a TOE listener, get 35% off! No other podcast has this: https://economist.com/TOE FOLLOW: Substack | Spotify | YouTube | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Richard Borcherds, a Fields Medalist, talks about the Monster Group, its links to string theory, and his self‑study path in mathematics. He also dives into creativity, learning strategies, free will, consciousness, and the simulation hypothesis.- 00:00:00 - Introduction- 00:02:35 - How Richard got interested in math- 00:03:42 - Math vs physics unification- 00:04:38 - Daily ritual (or non‑ritual)- 00:05:19 - Time spent working / studying- 00:07:22 - Creativity old vs young- 00:08:30 - Greatest strength: obstinacy- 00:08:58 - Working in isolation: strength or weakness?- 00:10:48 - Starting math in 20s, 30s, 40s- 00:11:45 - Choosing a problem you care about- 00:12:41 - Dealing with non‑creativity / writer’s block- 00:14:40 - Depression as a scientist- 00:15:24 - IQ and nootropics- 00:17:02 - Creative process- 00:18:33 - Thinking style: pictorial, algebraic, etc.- 00:21:11 - Not following “deep work”- 00:22:00 - Reading non‑scientific books- 00:22:48 - Audience: view on Jordan Peterson- 00:23:31 - Audience: experience of madness in isolation- 00:23:56 - Audience: diet / fasting- 00:24:37 - Learning new mathematics- 00:25:42 - Solving problems by ignoring them- 00:26:51 - Advice for 20s learning math outside field- 00:28:03 - Dislike of infinity categories- 00:28:44 - Memorizing proofs/theorems?- 00:29:53 - Happiness and meaning: math vs life- 00:30:40 - Life without math- 00:31:32 - Winning the Fields Medal- 00:32:19 - What makes math meaningful?- 00:33:10 - Discovered vs invented- 00:34:35 - Why the Monster Group matters- 00:37:18 - “Quantum Field Theory gives me a headache.”- 00:39:21 - Free will?- 00:41:17 - God, simulation hypothesis, many worlds- 00:44:53 - Hard problem of consciousness- 00:46:28 - Favorite mathematicians- 00:48:22 - “Ed Witten is terrifying”- 00:49:05 - Monster Group and physics- 00:52:55 - Contributing to math as outsider- 00:55:44 - Many Worlds again- 00:56:15 - Is set theory too unwieldy?- 01:00:03 - Pluralism in math foundations- 01:02:48 - Intuitionist / finitisim / computational logic?- 01:04:29 - Can 40‑year‑olds learn advanced math?- 01:05:20 - Unreasonable effectiveness of math- 01:06:19 - Why some don’t understand math?- 01:08:09 - On Ramanujan- 01:10:45 - Number theory lectures & QFT difficulty- 01:14:56 - Learning styles & philosophy of math- 01:17:48 - Knowing progress on a solution- 01:19:11 - Langlands program- 01:21:45 - Knowing what to learn when unaware- 01:24:02 - Learning math & physics from YouTube- 01:29:46 - Goldbach's conjecture- 01:31:53 - Nervousness, anxiety, group theory, chit‑chat- 01:38:49 - “Secret” math techniques- 01:39:56 - Why modular forms are mesmeric- 01:41:50 - Rebuttal: discovered vs inventedSPONSORS:- Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal- PayPal: https://bit.ly/2EOR0M4- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt- iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802- Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfPRESOURCES:- YouTube link: https://youtu.be/xu15ZbxxnUQ- Richard Borcherd's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIyDqfi_cbkp-RU20aBF-MQ Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal features long-form, technically detailed interviews with leading researchers in physics, mathematics, consciousness, and philosophy, exploring topics at the level of active research. For academics, graduate students, and anyone seeking depth beyond popular science. FOLLOW: Substack | Spotify | YouTube | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mithuna Yoganathan explains quantum immortality theory and reveals the Gottesman-Knill theorem's implications She also shares how she runs a 200k+ subscriber YouTube channel, learning strategies, and deep theoretical debates such as the Gottesman‑Knill theorem and the source of quantum speedup.- 00:00:00 - Introduction- 00:02:26 - What's it like running a 200k+ subscriber YouTube channel?- 00:02:56 - Using "explanation to others" as a self‑learning tool- 00:05:27 - How do you learn new physics / mathematics?- 00:06:22 - On feeling like math / physics isn't within your ability to grasp- 00:08:29 - Is math necessary for understanding physics- 00:09:23 - Daily schedule / routine- 00:12:50 - Dealing with people emailing theories- 00:15:28 - Fat‑shattering dimensions- 00:17:01 - What's the Pauli group's relation to the Clifford group?- 00:19:44 - How do you prove that a quantum algorithm is efficiently simulable classically- 00:22:58 - Gottesman‑Knill theorem (and its extension, proved by Mithuna)- 00:25:41 - What's responsible for the "speedup" in Quantum Computing?- 00:29:24 - Which of her thesis results is the most significant? (on quantum complexity and clean Qubits)- 00:37:27 - Magic state distillation- 00:38:34 - Gödel's incompleteness, with quantum logic- 00:40:41 - Halting problem- 00:41:10 - Quantum Computers vs Probabilistic Turing Machines- 00:42:17 - P = NP- 00:44:41 - Richard Borcherd's comments on Quantum Computers not being "better" than classical (generically)- 00:47:05 - Quantum Contextuality- 00:52:29 - Quantum decoherence and why it doesn't solve the measurement problem- 00:56:26 - On the Many Worlds Interpretation- 00:58:45 - Quantum Immortality- 01:03:19 - Is space / time discrete and what would the implications of this be for QC?- 01:04:42 - Wolfram's "principle of computational equivalence"- 01:05:32 - Bohemian Pilot wave theory- 01:09:28 - Are the laws of physics ultimately beautiful and simple?- 01:10:31 - Audience Q: Thoughts on QBism?SPONSORS:- Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal- PayPal: https://bit.ly/2EOR0M4- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt- iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802- Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e- Google Podcasts: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Id3k7k7mfzahfx2fjqmw3vufb44- Discord Invite Code (as of Mar 04 2021): dmGgQ2dRzS- Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverythingRESOURCES:- YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2ct0zv_M-I- Looking Glass Universe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFk__1iexL3T5gvGcMpeHNA- Link to Peter Gray video mentioned: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQLkKKERWsI Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal features long-form, technically detailed interviews with leading researchers in physics, mathematics, consciousness, and philosophy, exploring topics at the level of active research. For academics, graduate students, and anyone seeking depth beyond popular science. SPONSOR: I subscribe to The Economist for their science and tech coverage. As a TOE listener, get 35% off! No other podcast has this: https://economist.com/TOE FOLLOW: Substack | Spotify | YouTube | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stuart Hameroff discusses his quantum microtubule theory of consciousness with Roger Penrose, exploring self‑similarity, Gödel’s theorem, and the hard problem. The conversation also tackles free will, quantum computing, and the relationship between cognition and consciousness.- 00:00:00 - Introduction- 00:02:18 - Fast and adroit question- 00:02:58 - Personal beliefs about God- 00:03:44 - Origin of consciousness in microtubules- 00:08:55 - Non‑computational nature of consciousness- 00:11:56 - Gödel’s theorem and quantum gravity- 00:16:54 - Quantum computers and Frolich resonances- 00:19:25 - Penrose’s role- 00:23:45 - David Chalmers talk reference- 00:26:33 - Penrose modifies ideas- 00:28:04 - Vibrations of consciousness (gamma)- 00:32:00 - Collapse time calculations- 00:38:07 - Myth of the 1% brain- 00:41:33 - Neuron firing rates under psychedelics- 00:46:42 - Cognition vs consciousness order- 00:48:27 - Anesthesia and truth serums- 00:50:04 - Working with Penrose- 00:57:00 - Free will as backward‑time travel- 01:01:36 - Dennett’s comment- 01:02:33 - Agreements/disagreements with Penrose- 01:06:16 - Explaining isolated systems, quantum phases- 01:11:40 - Explaining benzene rings etc.- 01:13:08 - Microtubule structure- 01:17:33 - Tau proteins and Alzheimer’s- 01:17:00 - Fractals and self‑similarity- 01:20:06 - Quantifying consciousness with anesthesia- 01:21:42 - Glial vs neuron roles- 01:24:08 - Can quantum computers be conscious?- 01:28:55 - Periodicity requirement- 01:29:41 - IIT vs Global Neuronal vs Orch OR- 01:33:57 - Falsifying Orch OR- 01:37:00 - Koch’s Schrödinger cat thought experiment- 01:38:01 - Platonic Forms connection- 01:40:12 - Curt’s favorite about Orch OR- 01:42:52 - Experiencing “nothing”- 01:43:55 - Comparing Wolfram’s theory- 01:45:00 - Penrose solving hard problem- 01:47:07 - Existence of free will- 01:48:15 - Strong vs weak anthropic principleSPONSORS:- Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal- PayPal: https://bit.ly/2EOR0M4- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt- iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802- Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e- Google Podcasts: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Id3k7k7mfzahfx2fjqmw3vufb44RESOURCES:- YouTube link: https://youtu.be/uLo0Zwe579g- TOE Clippings: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdITf9DoFmndXy7nXWIoa7g- Discord Invite Code (as of Mar 04 2021): dmGgQ2dRzS- Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverything Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal features long-form, technically detailed interviews with leading researchers in physics, mathematics, consciousness, and philosophy, exploring topics at the level of active research. For academics, graduate students, and anyone seeking depth beyond popular science. SPONSOR: I subscribe to The Economist for their science and tech coverage. As a TOE listener, get 35% off! No other podcast has this: https://economist.com/TOE FOLLOW: Substack | Spotify | YouTube | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tammy Peterson shares her journey through a tragic illness, exploring how it led her to a deeper relationship with God, gratitude, and a commitment to serving others. The conversation examines meditation, prayer, and the meaning of suffering, offering insight into faith and self‑compassion.- 00:00:00 - Introduction- 00:02:39 - Tammy's routine (morning and evening)- 00:07:13 - Type of meditation, yoga, and prayer Tammy performs- 00:09:14 - What was Tammy looking for growing up?- 00:11:44 - Does one need to be in tune with their body?- 00:14:51 - A recent squabble with Jordan, and how she used it for self‑insight- 00:24:28 - Settling disputes in a relationship with internally directed blame- 00:26:00 - Finding God in illness- 00:27:27 - Religion vs. Spirituality- 00:28:16 - Overview of Tammy's illness and recovery (visualization techniques)- 00:47:25 - How a fan of Jordan helped save Tammy's life- 00:55:52 - Finding meaning in living for others, rather than torment that you're only living for others- 00:59:44 - Is illness a blessing? A test? A curse?- 01:01:51 - Extracting the inner hurt / coping mechanism from a sense of over‑confidence- 01:04:36 - On On gratitude (and what's on Tammy's list?)- 01:06:18 - The pandemic and introverts- 01:08:25 - Would Tammy have found God without her illness?- 01:10:10 - The difference between those that turn to God vs. away: humility- 01:11:01 - Tammy on Catholicism and the rosary- 01:11:38 - You have to be driven by value that comes from beyond yourself- 01:13:10 - Serving others is necessary to have a full spiritual experience- 01:13:38 - Mary and advice for women- 01:15:41 - What does it mean that God is only in the present moment?- 01:17:05 - On being "reborn"- 01:18:37 - The problems you deal with are often generations old- 01:20:52 - How can you love yourself, if you want to change? How can you have compassion for yourself?- 01:25:30 - What else has changed besides God, in Tammy's outlook?- 01:26:24 - What if your negative harmful thoughts are the truth?- 01:27:37 - Truth vs. Love in a relationship (do you side with the world or your partner?)- 01:29:07 - How did Tammy know the importance of Truth at a young age, with Jordan?- 01:30:13 - Audience: What were the best practices Tammy's parents did? (User: Salt Lemon)- 01:30:45 - Audience: What advice do you have for parents with an extremely ill child? (User: Feels like Fire)- 01:30:59 - Story of Jordan proposing to Tammy several times (User: Irish Lobster)- 01:32:11 - Audience: Favorite books? (User: Veg Mech)- 01:34:21 - How does Tammy handle the hit pieces toward Jordan?RESOURCES:- YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6w-XwEz3pxk- Patreon for conversations on Theories of Everything, Consciousness, Free Will, and God: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal- Help support conversations like this via PayPal: https://bit.ly/2EOR0M4- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt- iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802- Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e- Google Podcasts: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Id3k7k7mfzahfx2fjqmw3vufb44- https://www.amazon.ca/Beyond-Order-More-Rules-Life/dp/0735278334 Canada- https://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Order-More-Rules-Life/dp/0593084640 USA- Better Left Unsaid (trailer): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQIzgoFBCnY- Better Left Unsaid (link to buy late-March): http://betterleftunsaidfilm.com/ Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal features long-form, technically detailed interviews with leading researchers in physics, mathematics, consciousness, and philosophy, exploring topics at the level of active research. For academics, graduate students, and anyone seeking depth beyond popular science. FOLLOW: Substack | Spotify | YouTube | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bernardo Kastrup argues for analytical idealism over materialism and challenges the illusion of individual self Curt and Bernardo debate a wide range of thinkers from Joscha Bach to Carl Jung, probing how reality might be a mental construct and what that means for meaning and purpose.- 00:00:00 - Introduction- 00:02:34 - Bernardo's journey from materialism to idealism- 00:07:08 - Materialism vs analytical idealism- 00:14:03 - Dissociative identity disorder and consciousness- 00:19:20 - Why does life have separate consciousness?- 00:29:14 - Meaning of "explain" without reductionism- 00:30:25 - Starting with "nothing"? Theory outline- 00:32:15 - What does "exist" mean? Do abstractions exist?- 00:35:53 - Theories of truth beyond correspondence- 00:47:56 - Randomness doesn't exist fundamentally- 00:51:05 - If mind is deceptive, what do we trust?- 00:57:44 - Is "Mind at Large" God? Can you pray to it?- 01:01:07 - Morality and purpose- 01:08:12 - Disagreements with Joscha Bach- 01:12:30 - Disagreements with Daniel Dennett- 01:17:37 - Disagreements with Dawkins- 01:19:43 - Disagreements with Douglas Hofstadter- 01:36:18 - If everything is "in the mind" why do objects influence us?- 01:38:56 - Disagreements with Donald Hoffman and Thomas Campbell- 01:44:01 - Distinction between "in your head" and "in your mind"- 01:54:39 - Disagreements with Carl Jung- 01:57:44 - Disagreements with Roger Penrose- 01:59:56 - Why parsimony in assumptions?- 02:06:52 - Curt says Bernardo's theory isn't better than FSM- 02:13:48 - On Schopenhauer- 02:19:30 - How to properly read Jung- 02:25:11 - Bernardo and Curt on "new age" and "woo"- 02:31:00 - On Deepak Chopra- 02:36:53 - Does Bernardo fear death? (ego death story)- 02:49:17 - If reality is a "dream", how much can we control it?- 02:54:29 - Choice, free will, and becoming a slave voluntarily- 02:56:40 - The intellect is a bouncer of the heart- 02:58:08 - East vs West answers to suffering- 03:02:20 - The "self" is an illusion worth saving- 03:06:02 - Bernardo almost killed himself twice, found meaning- 03:10:14 - On the pain of writing- 03:15:59 - Should you ever regret? (Buddhism vs Christianity)- 03:20:39 - Why East got self illusion, not West?- 03:25:48 - Morality/ethics within materialism- 03:26:59 - Weakest point of Bernardo's model- 03:28:25 - Anything special about biological life?- 03:34:36 - Logic- 03:36:27 - What beats rationality? The "game of all games"- 03:45:33 - How does Bernardo write? Process- 03:51:19 - Bernardo gives Curt advice- 04:03:51 - Don't feel like "others have it worse." Honor suffering- 04:06:22 - Don't take yourself seriously but take life seriously- 04:07:59 - Disagreements with Tony Robbins and self-help- 04:15:00 - Brain as a radio tuner (Plastic Pears)- 04:24:29 - How to falsify Bernardo's theory? Predictions- 04:27:29 - Other audience questions- 04:33:57 - Metaphysical questions are dangerousSPONSORS:- Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal- PayPal: https://bit.ly/2EOR0M4- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt- Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802- Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e- Google Podcasts: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Id3k7k7mfzahfx2fjqmw3vufb44RESOURCES:- YouTube link: https://youtu.be/lAB21FAXCDE Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal features long-form, technically detailed interviews with leading researchers in physics, mathematics, consciousness, and philosophy, exploring topics at the level of active research. For academics, graduate students, and anyone seeking depth beyond popular science. FOLLOW: Substack | Spotify | YouTube | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex Tsakiris joins Curt Jaimungal to examine the nature of evil, objective morality, and post‑modernism, using Curt’s documentary Better Left Unsaid as a focal point. The conversation also explores Alex’s book “Why Evil Matters,” critiques rationalist and humanist ideologies, and delves into topics from consciousness to the Horseshoe Theory.- 00:00:00 - Introduction- 00:01:21 - Alex’s introduces Better Left Unsaid (trailer)- 00:03:01 - Comments on Alex's book "Why Evil Matters"- 00:04:56 - Curt's theoretical background- 00:07:21 - Discussion on Donald Hoffman- 00:13:30 - The problem in Academia- 00:13:21 - Alex’s on "why are we here?"- 00:15:21 - The problem with rationalists (quote from Hildegard De Bingen)- 00:21:01 - Humanists ideologies... What do they believe?- 00:22:01 - Is Curt a Christian?- 00:23:21 - If values are a social construction, then what happens to morality?- 00:25:21 - Consciousness is an illusion- 00:28:21 - Near death experiences- 00:34:27 - Alex on Dennett and Dawkins being part of a conspiracy- 00:37:01 - "No, you didn't meet Jesus."- 00:41:21 - Alex's breakdown of Curt's film Better Left Unsaid- 00:42:29 - On utilitarianism- 00:43:26 - Curt on his own "destructiveness"- 00:46:21 - Who will you be judged by?- 00:48:07 - Unbounded forgiveness- 00:50:21 - What does "Psy-Ops" mean?- 00:53:51 - Feminism was co-opted by the CIA (Gloria Steinem story)- 00:57:21 - A bit more on Alex's Book "Why Evil Matters"- 00:58:01 - Love vs Power (a Jungian perspective)- 00:58:40 - Is the world supposed to be unintelligible? Should we not know all the answers?- 01:02:59 - Why does this world exist at all?- 01:03:47 - Kierkegaard on what it means to be a Christian- 01:04:36 - Doubt and faith as essential in spirituality- 01:06:58 - What is Better Left Unsaid's target audience?- 01:08:41 - The Horseshoe Theory- 01:12:44 - Curt's fasting -- why does he do it?- 01:17:21 - Alex's / Curt's meditation -- what do they do? (Wim Hof)- 01:23:14 - Where to find Better Left Unsaid?RESOURCES:- YouTube link: https://youtu.be/xrkQumFzwS0- Alex Tsakiris is the host of Skeptiko (a podcast with guests such as Donald Hoffman, Michael Shermer, and others. It's can be found here): https://www.youtube.com/user/skeptiko- The film Better Left Unsaid can be followed here: http://betterleftunsaidfilm.com- Patreon for conversations on Theories of Everything, Consciousness, Free Will, and God: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal- Help support conversations like this via PayPal: https://bit.ly/2EOR0M4- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt- iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802- Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e- Google Podcasts: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Id3k7k7mfzahfx2fjqmw3vufb44 Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal features long-form, technically detailed interviews with leading researchers in physics, mathematics, consciousness, and philosophy, exploring topics at the level of active research. For academics, graduate students, and anyone seeking depth beyond popular science. SPONSOR: I subscribe to The Economist for their science and tech coverage. As a TOE listener, get 35% off! No other podcast has this: https://economist.com/TOE FOLLOW: Substack | Spotify | YouTube | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thomas Campbell reveals remote viewing techniques and claims of communicating with non-physical entities He explores the scientific claims behind his Theory of Everything, offers practical meditation tips, and fields challenging questions about consciousness after death.- 00:00:00 - Introduction / Chit-chat- 00:03:09 - Views on Eric Weinstein and Wolfram's Theories of Everything- 00:06:09 - Has "My Big TOE" been published in academic journals?- 00:07:19 - Back to Wolfram's computational model of reality- 00:08:44 - Brian Whitworth's TOE vs Wolfram's- 00:12:29 - Klee Irwin's account of consciousness- 00:15:16 - What predictions does Thomas' TOE make?- 00:30:35 - On "entities" and communicating with them- 00:42:01 - Visiting "other worlds" in your mind- 00:44:18 - Giving advice to Curt on Transcendental Meditation- 00:47:39 - How can you have an "intention" but not use your "intellectual" in meditation?- 00:50:01 - Beginner tips for meditating- 00:53:29 - Should I meditate while getting a massage?- 00:59:20 - Training someone (from scratch) to remote view- 01:04:01 - Binaural beats and meditation- 01:11:13 - Can Thomas demonstrate his psychic abilities right now?- 01:12:35 - What evidence can Thomas cite (right now) regarding his theories?- 01:15:16 - Real remote viewing vs. fake- 01:20:25 - Using children to test if remote viewing works- 01:24:06 - Impressions from non-physical reality come to you instantly- 01:26:19 - Why can't you use psychic abilities to win the lottery?- 01:27:54 - The evidence for the paranormal- 01:28:56 - The Randi prize and further evidence for Psi- 01:35:56 - Where do aliens / UFO's fit into this model?- 01:36:55 - On Bob Lazar- 01:39:59 - Curt's explications on Thomas' view of Curt- 01:42:01 - Why should I care if my "consciousness" survives death if my personality / relationships don't survive?- 01:47:56 - AUO is outside our imagination. Why the choicy use of tellurian concepts?- 01:51:39 - Curt's final judgementsRESOURCES:- YouTube link: https://youtu.be/5nyXBX1fHpo- Channel link: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheoriesOfEverything- Patreon for conversations on Theories of Everything, Consciousness, Free Will, and God: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal- Help support conversations like this via PayPal: https://bit.ly/2EOR0M4- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt- iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802- Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e- Google Podcasts: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Id3k7k7mfzahfx2fjqmw3vufb44- http://betterleftunsaidfilm.com Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal features long-form, technically detailed interviews with leading researchers in physics, mathematics, consciousness, and philosophy, exploring topics at the level of active research. For academics, graduate students, and anyone seeking depth beyond popular science. SPONSOR: I subscribe to The Economist for their science and tech coverage. As a TOE listener, get 35% off! No other podcast has this: https://economist.com/TOE FOLLOW: Substack | Spotify | YouTube | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Curt and inventor Nathan Myhrvold discuss how Myhrvold stays extraordinarily productive, his collaboration with Stephen Hawking, and controversial viewpoints on NASA data, COVID lockdown policies, and geo‑engineering solutions to climate change. The conversation also touches on the challenges facing theoretical physics, modernist cuisine, and how to discern trustworthy science.- 00:00:00 - Introduction- 00:01:08 - Curt's story of becoming interested in Nathan Myhrvold- 00:05:04 - How does Nathan remain so productive? (daily habits?)- 00:08:49 - The difficulty in taking pictures of large storms, waves, birds, and meteors- 00:11:54 - What problems are outside Nathan's ken? (nuclear power, etc.)- 00:15:22 - Working with Stephen Hawking (practically, how does one do so?)- 00:17:41 - Comparing Hawking to Einstein- 00:22:24 - Newton's contribution to the minting of coins (the ridges are because of him)- 00:23:46 - What's holding theoretical physics back (since the 80's)?- 00:28:43 - General relativity and quantum mechanics combine in a candle flame- 00:30:21 - String theory, Weinstein's Geometric Unity, Wolfram's computational model, and Supersymmetry- 00:50:04 - Our ideas of "simplicity" in math is wrong- 00:50:48 - "Laser cooking" and modernist cuisine- 00:52:50 - Reasons why Curt fasts- 00:53:40 - About "simplicity" in math and physics, continued- 00:54:49 - How does Nathan learn a new domain, quickly?- 01:00:16 - How would Nathan "solve the problem" of COVID?- 01:03:18 - RNA viruses replicate haphazardly and we're lucky COVID hasn't mutated more- 01:10:17 - Current lockdown is worse than doing nothing- 01:13:20 - The WHO suggesting masks were ineffective / counter-effective- 01:14:53 - The scientists are at fault because...- 01:17:10 - Was it China's authoritarianism that curbed the numbers or another factor?- 01:23:04 - What was different about South Korea, in response to COVID?- 01:24:30 - Herd immunity- 01:30:53 - COVID compared to the ordinary flu- 01:38:34 - On the "new strain"- 01:42:45 - No evidence for COVID being "only seasonal" and same with the common cold- 01:46:58 - Why did NASA analyze their asteroid as spherical (giving abjectly incorrect data)?- 01:50:38 - Solutions coming from outside the academy and established institutions- 01:52:18 - We've underestimated the danger of asteroid collisions because of NASA's data- 01:56:27 - NASA violated basic physical law, unethically- 01:59:20 - What's the alternative to trusting mainstream science, when not everyone can investigate an issue on their own?- 02:06:28 - How do you know what to trust in science without looking into the research yourself?- 02:11:10 - Food myths: Margarine vs Butter, Olive oil vs bacon oil- 02:14:10 - Health food advocates have killed people- 02:15:19 - It's dangerous to physically take someone's temperature before allowing them to enter- 02:20:25 - Why don't we talk more about geo‑engineering solutions to global warming?- 02:27:53 - Global warming has become capitalism vs. something else- 02:30:15 - The best solutions global warming via geo‑engineering- 02:32:03 - Myth: You need "fresh" ingredients for the best tasting food- 02:34:53 - How were the pyramids built?- 02:35:26 - Opinions on UFO's and Bob Lazar- 02:36:03 - On the Hard Problem of Consciousness and materialismRESOURCES:- YouTube link: https://youtu.be/YUXHLTlx9DA- Patreon for conversations on Theories of Everything, Consciousness, Free Will, and God: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal- Help support conversations like this via PayPal: https://bit.ly/2EOR0M4- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt- iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802- Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e- Google Podcasts: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Id3k7k7mfzahfx2fjqmw3vufb44- Better Left Unsaid film: http://betterleftunsaidfilm.com Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal features long-form, technically detailed interviews with leading researchers in physics, mathematics, consciousness, and philosophy, exploring topics at the level of active research. For academics, graduate students, and anyone seeking depth beyond popular science. FOLLOW: Substack | Spotify | YouTube | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thomas Campbell, author of the My Big TOE trilogy, explores his comprehensive Theory of Everything, linking scientific paradoxes with paranormal phenomena and the nature of consciousness. The conversation dives into remote viewing, psi variables, ego, intuition, and the implications of a virtual reality universe.- 00:00:00 - Introduction- 00:03:05 - How did he develop his TOE?- 00:10:05 - Reality beyond operational definitions- 00:12:27 - Remote viewing evidence- 00:20:59 - Remote viewing vs OBE- 00:24:45 - Variables affecting psi- 00:27:26 - Writing My Big TOE book- 00:34:44 - MBT overview- 00:42:03 - Overcoming GR non-renormalizability- 00:46:08 - Model beyond force unification- 00:47:59 - Logical vs intuitive audience- 00:52:05 - Math describes not explains- 00:52:57 - Platonism question- 00:53:40 - Weinstein & Wolfram mention- 00:58:16 - Probabilistic QM- 01:00:56 - Hoffman vs Campbell vs Matrix- 01:03:33 - Intellect vs intuition- 01:10:30 - Jung vs Campbell- 01:12:51 - Curt on fear/ego- 01:20:18 - Peterson vs Campbell- 01:27:04 - Discussion on fear- 01:32:29 - Consciousness vs self- 01:34:26 - AUO and AUM definitions- 01:38:16 - Curt's entropy objections- 01:46:05 - Virtual Reality claim- 01:52:29 - Identity question- 01:56:35 - Identity and death- 02:01:54 - Consciousness and ego- 02:05:34 - Intuition reliability- 02:09:50 - Psychedelics caution- 02:20:06 - Psychedelics vs meditation- 02:24:20 - Politeness and society- 02:27:41 - Morality without ego- 02:40:33 - Science and consciousness- 02:42:12 - Campbell's OBE specifics- 02:45:27 - Transcendental Meditation help- 02:49:54 - Non-dualism vs Campbell- 02:58:09 - World determinism question- 03:03:05 - Start with nothing?- 03:07:01 - Auras in photos- 03:08:50 - Second quantization foundationsRESOURCES:- Video version (necessary to see equations): https://youtu.be/kko-hVA-8IU- Thomas Campbell's WEBSITE: https://www.my-big-toe.com/ Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal features long-form, technically detailed interviews with leading researchers in physics, mathematics, consciousness, and philosophy, exploring topics at the level of active research. For academics, graduate students, and anyone seeking depth beyond popular science. SPONSOR: I subscribe to The Economist for their science and tech coverage. As a TOE listener, get 35% off! No other podcast has this: https://economist.com/TOE FOLLOW: Substack | Spotify | YouTube | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Noam Chomsky (MIT) tackles Gödel's incompleteness, challenges Wittgenstein, and defends mathematical realism He engages with scholars on topics such as Wittgenstein, Jung, and the Sapir‑Whorf hypothesis, offering his linguistic perspective on philosophy and science.- 00:00:00 - Introduction- 00:02:03 - Gödel incompleteness and realism- 00:04:25 - Science of consciousness- 00:09:52 - Modern Ptolemaic models in science- 00:11:29 - Analyzing infinitival phrases- 00:14:38 - Units of culture and memes- 00:21:55 - Extralinguistic experiences via linguistics- 00:25:16 - Perceiving thought without verbal expression- 00:27:37 - Chomskyan pre‑grammar for religion- 00:33:52 - Wittgenstein’s influence on Chomsky- 00:39:51 - Conscious volition vs unconscious wiring- 00:44:51 - Mathematics as domain of all languages- 00:46:33 - Language creation: top‑down vs bottom‑up- 00:49:47 - Social constructionism vs Chomsky- 00:51:47 - Jung’s archetypes and Chomskyan grammar- 00:54:02 - Bakunin, freedom, language, and human nature- 00:57:51 - Forgotten revolutionary words and phrases- 00:58:39 - Changes in universal grammar view- 01:08:13 - Change vs evolution (variation, replication, selection)- 01:15:12 - LatinX, BIPOC and linguistic difference- 01:17:14 - Sapir‑Whorf hypothesisSPONSORS:- Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal- PayPal: https://bit.ly/2EOR0M4- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt- iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802- Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e- Google Podcasts: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Id3k7k7mfzahfx2fjqmw3vufb44RESOURCES:- Video version here: https://youtu.be/pUWmTXkpHjE- Rebecca Goldstein's interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkL3BcKEB6Y- Anil Seth's interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hUEqXhDbVs- Anil Seth's twitter: https://twitter.com/anilkseth- Daniel Bonevac's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/PhiloofAlexandria- Eric Weinstein interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KElq_MLO1kw- http://betterleftunsaidfilm.com Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal features long-form, technically detailed interviews with leading researchers in physics, mathematics, consciousness, and philosophy, exploring topics at the level of active research. For academics, graduate students, and anyone seeking depth beyond popular science. SPONSOR: I subscribe to The Economist for their science and tech coverage. As a TOE listener, get 35% off! No other podcast has this: https://economist.com/TOE FOLLOW: Substack | Spotify | YouTube | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David Sloan Wilson defends group selection theory and examines how memes threaten Western cultural values They explore how evolutionary theory intersects with politics, identity, and culture, and discuss the upcoming documentary Better Left Unsaid.- 00:00:00 - Introduction- 00:01:54 - Is "the West" losing its values? What are those values?- 00:05:24 - Multi-level selection vs. Group Selection- 00:11:10 - The political right vs left in terms of level of evolutionary selection- 00:12:51 - Identity Politics framed in terms of group selection (plus a definition of Identity Politics)- 00:15:04 - Why can't a propitious argument made FOR Identity Politics?- 00:20:05 - How can we adopt a "whole Earth ethic" as a country, when others don't adopt it?- 00:23:47 - What do humans need to behave "selflessly" when animals get along with doing so?- 00:28:16 - Link between evolutionary theory and Buddhism- 00:30:00 - Humans are built to cooperate in small groups (not large)- 00:32:49 - We've selected ourselves for timidity- 00:38:03 - A synoptic view of "This View of Life" and the need for encompassing values- 00:38:32 - Classical economics (and some contemporary) is wrong and unadaptive- 00:40:44 - If we've been selected for altruism, why is it difficult?- 00:44:54 - Carl Jung and selfish acts being unselfish (because they harm you in the long-run)- 00:50:24 - A $1000 suit isn't to look good, but to look BETTER than the guy with a $500 suit- 00:53:00 - How good is altruism as a motivational agent for behavior?- 00:55:54 - Tribalism is the answer, not the problem- 00:57:05 - Problems with Social Constructionism- 00:59:18 - Postmodernism and David Sloan Wilson's issues with it- 01:03:28 - Women's studies / LGBTQ studies / etc. utilizing "tribal circuitry"- 01:06:53 - The "Ultimatum Game" in evolutionary psychology- 01:09:55 - On this "tribal circuitry" again- 01:17:40 - On the Nordic countries and the "homogeneity" argument- 01:23:58 - Is communism more adaptive than capitalism?- 01:28:31 - "Tight and loose" compared to totalitarian systems (existential security)- 01:31:38 - Which memes are prius to liberalism?- 01:36:28 - Are the Inuit less adapted than the White Europeans who invented centralized heating?- 01:42:37 - Is virtue as "honesty / forthrightness / generosity" a human universal given most studies are done on Westerners?- 01:45:10 - Is David Sloan Wilson a moral relativist?- 01:47:38 - The effects of arcane disciplines in Universities spreading outward to the culture- 01:49:47 - Evolutionary theory as a unifying language for the disparate fields of science- 01:54:05 - "When does the left go too far?"- 01:56:18 - Memes that last so long they affect our evolution- 01:57:26 - Dawkin's concept of "gene" was problematic, and thus so is "meme"- 02:00:06 - Jordan Peterson vs Susan Blackmore on memes and Jung- 02:02:10 - Chomskyan grammar and Pinker's language instinct is wrong- 02:04:06 - On Victor Huang's "innovation oasis"RESOURCES:- YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3fG96gvgLU- https://twitter.com/David_S_Wilson- http://betterleftunsaidfilm.com Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal features long-form, technically detailed interviews with leading researchers in physics, mathematics, consciousness, and philosophy, exploring topics at the level of active research. For academics, graduate students, and anyone seeking depth beyond popular science. FOLLOW: Substack | Spotify | YouTube | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Anil Seth (University of Sussex) explains the Bayesian brain model and challenges Dennett's views on consciousness They explore perception, illusion, free will, and even the prospects of mind uploading, weaving together neuroscience, philosophy, and AI.- 00:00:00 - Introduction- 00:01:08 - What's alluring about "consciousness" research?- 01:03:51 - Defining "phenomenology"- 02:05:56 - What does it mean to "explain" consciousness?- 03:14:52 - Difference between illusion and hallucination- 04:18:16 - If perception is tuned for fitness, why care about objective reality?- 05:24:44 - Applying Donald Hoffman's ideas to Anil Seth's- 06:33:39 - Does time actually slow down, during high valence emotions- 07:36:31 - Details on the Bayesian model of consciousness- 08:41:50 - Can you be wrong about your own perceptions?- 09:46:29 - Myth of left brain vs. right brain- 10:54:31 - The role of the "ego" and the loss of it- 11:56:45 - Consciousness and quantum mechanics- 13:00:37 - Sapir Whorf hypothesis and Curt's polemics- 14:10:24 - Language and conscious experience- 15:13:33 - Can I "see" without noticing? What's the difference?- 16:17:27 - The Bayesian model of consciousness (and its limitations)- 17:25:16 - How does the Bayesian model deal with mental disorders- 18:36:26 - Gödel's incompleteness theorem's implications on the computational nature of the brain- 19:42:23 - Can we upload our minds? (a neuroscientific perspective)- 20:45:48 - Integrated Information Theory and measuring Phi- 21:50:21 - Peter Lush's recent paper and undermining the rubber hand illusion- 22:55:09 - Placebo effect and hypnosis- 24:01:25 - Experiments involving psychedelics (LSD and microdosing)- 25:04:01 - Anil's personal insights from psychedelics- 26:06:18 - Anil's views on Daniel Dennett's "Explaining Consciousness"- 27:12:26 - Compatibilism, free will, and Douglas Hofstadter- 28:15:21 - Global Workspace Theory- 29:19:45 - Anil Seth and Pragmatism- 30:22:39 - Curt's list of final questions, repudiated- 31:23:35 - How do the various AI architectures relate to the brain? (GAN / Convultional / etc.)- 32:32:17 - How does Anil stay so fit?- 33:33:44 - Comporting rationalism with irrational behaviorsRESOURCES:- Patreon for conversations on Theories of Everything, Consciousness, Free Will, and God: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal- Help support conversations like this via PayPal: https://bit.ly/2EOR0M4- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt- iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802- Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e- Google Podcasts: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Id3k7k7mfzahfx2fjqmw3vufb44- Anil Seth's Links WEBSITE: https://anilseth.com- TWITTER: https://twitter.com/anilkseth- TED TALK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyu7v7nWzfo- http://betterleftunsaidfilm.com Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal features long-form, technically detailed interviews with leading researchers in physics, mathematics, consciousness, and philosophy, exploring topics at the level of active research. For academics, graduate students, and anyone seeking depth beyond popular science. FOLLOW: Substack | Spotify | YouTube | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeremy Corbell reveals the inside story of Bob Lazar's raid and exposes Skinwalker Ranch UFO encounters They explore source credibility, government secrecy, and the creative process behind investigative documentaries.- 00:00:00 - Introduction- 00:04:17 - Choosing topics- 00:06:01 - Early paranormal interest- 00:07:02 - Reason to interview- 00:09:06 - Who is Bob Lazar- 00:13:31 - Trust in John Lear- 00:14:43 - Credible UFO sources- 00:18:21 - Reason for alien visits- 00:18:59 - Human-like aliens- 00:25:11 - Skinwalker Ranch intro- 00:26:13 - Alien displays in cities?- 00:28:26 - Psychedelics and aliens- 00:30:02 - Tic-Tac video motive- 00:32:04 - Defending Jeremy- 00:37:16 - Daily routine and meditation- 00:40:26 - Film funding sources- 00:42:30 - Creative scene design- 00:45:05 - Unreleased director's cut- 00:45:46 - Netflix contract details- 00:46:15 - Music and visual style- 00:50:14 - Alien-government collusion?- 00:51:46 - Disinformation and Project Blue Book- 00:54:49 - Curiosity weaponized?- 00:55:48 - Next project preview- 00:56:45 - Timing film releases- 00:58:03 - Access tips for filmmakers- 00:59:28 - Government surveillance?- 01:01:15 - Lazar raid and Element 115- 01:14:10 - Why Lazar not killed- 01:16:13 - John Lear story- 01:21:48 - Aliens as small phenomenon- 01:23:23 - Skinwalker, bigfoot, etc.- 01:29:07 - Aliens see us as containers- 01:34:32 - Richard Doty story- 01:37:43 - Paid debunking?- 01:38:37 - Hostile UFO cases- 01:41:17 - Skinwalker activities- 01:46:31 - Audience: Jeremy as kid- 01:46:45 - Audience: Job danger- 01:47:06 - Audience: Best UFO evidence- 01:47:36 - Audience: Changing books- 01:48:19 - Audience: Hand scanner in CE- 01:50:47 - Audience: Sensemaking & Future Shock- 01:51:06 - Audience: Filming problems- 01:51:25 - Audience: Disclosure prospects- 01:51:41 - Audience: Filmmaker advice- 01:52:03 - Audience: Wright Patterson thoughts- 01:52:50 - Audience: Alien tech influence- 01:54:01 - Audience: Species continuity- 01:54:32 - Audience: Aliens and religion- 01:54:59 - Audience: Jeremy's fascinationSPONSORS:- Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal- PayPal: https://bit.ly/2EOR0M4- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurtRESOURCES:- YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4wZbcovkXY Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal features long-form, technically detailed interviews with leading researchers in physics, mathematics, consciousness, and philosophy, exploring topics at the level of active research. For academics, graduate students, and anyone seeking depth beyond popular science. SPONSOR: I subscribe to The Economist for their science and tech coverage. As a TOE listener, get 35% off! No other podcast has this: https://economist.com/TOE FOLLOW: Substack | Spotify | YouTube | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Merel Kindt discusses how fear extinction can be achieved permanently, covering propranolol, epigenetics, psychedelics, and the broader implications of erasing fear. The conversation explores scientific approaches to phobias, PTSD, and future challenges in fear‑removal research.- 00:00 - Introduction to fear extinction- 14:07 - Propranolol and blood/brain barrier- 18:32 - Epigenetics and inherited fears- 26:33 - Removing fear of public speaking- 30:36 - PTSD- 33:45 - Psychedelics MDMA for self‑treatment- 37:29 - Pilot study with cigarette addiction- 42:31 - Should we get rid of fear? Consequences- 43:13 - MDMA vs LSD vs Psilocybin- 48:07 - Fear of silverfish- 50:13 - Modeling‑based phobias- 54:37 - Kindt 2009 paper on memory engrams- 55:34 - Kindt 2019 paper- 58:02 - Imagery scripting- 59:35 - Disgust removal?- 1:00:36 - How beta‑blockers work- 1:02:04 - Sleep for memory reconsolidation- 1:03:33 - Startle reflex measurement- 1:06:07 - Testing alternative beta‑blocker- 1:07:12 - Future challenges and limitationsSPONSORS:- Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal- PayPal: https://bit.ly/2EOR0M4- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt- Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802- Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e- Google Podcasts: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Id3k7k7mfzahfx2fjqmw3vufb44RESOURCES:- DOCUMENTARY SERIES: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pM3G6kITdYk- MEREL'S WEBSITE: https://kindtclinics.com/en/- http://betterleftunsaidfilm.com Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal features long-form, technically detailed interviews with leading researchers in physics, mathematics, consciousness, and philosophy, exploring topics at the level of active research. For academics, graduate students, and anyone seeking depth beyond popular science. SPONSOR: I subscribe to The Economist for their science and tech coverage. As a TOE listener, get 35% off! No other podcast has this: https://economist.com/TOE FOLLOW: Substack | Spotify | YouTube | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices