Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal

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

Richard Haier reveals how brain efficiency correlates with IQ and explains the controversial g-factor of intelligence They examine controversies such as The Bell Curve, discuss genetic and environmental influences, and explore interventions from brain training to neuromodulation.- 0:00:00 - Intro and book overview- 0:02:50 - Bell Curve controversy- 0:06:26 - Brain efficiency hypothesis- 0:16:06 - Stigma, race and IQ- 0:21:31 - IQ and morality- 0:22:27 - IQ vs g‑factor vs intelligence- 0:23:46 - Chronometry ratio scale- 0:26:38 - Low IQ as societal problem- 0:29:04 - Genetics and interventions- 0:31:18 - Brain training and nootropics- 0:31:55 - Dual n‑back- 0:33:17 - TDCS, PEMF and EM‑stimulation- 0:36:01 - Parietofrontal integration theory- 0:46:50 - IQ correlates with life outcomes- 0:47:47 - Character and morality tests- 0:49:16 - RAPM test demo- 0:53:24 - Path length between regions- 0:57:36 - Finn et al 2015 study- 1:04:12 - IQ genes probabilistic- 1:05:14 - Children IQ vs parents- 1:06:46 - Brain damage and savantism- 1:08:34 - Openness and intelligence- 1:09:40 - LSD trips and intelligence- 1:11:01 - IQ and happiness- 1:11:53 - Flynn effect limits- 1:15:26 - Factors that decrease IQ- 1:16:59 - IQ and consciousness- 1:22:00 - Mindfulness meditation- 1:23:27 - Joscha Bach on intelligence- 1:24:26 - Eric Weinstein on intelligence- 1:27:16 - Elon Musk Neurolink- 1:27:57 - AI and IQ tests for computers- 1:31:14 - Finding g‑factor in animals- 1:32:55 - What separates humansSPONSORS:- Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal- PayPal: https://bit.ly/2EOR0M4- Twitter (Curt): 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- Documentary site: http://betterleftunsaidfilm.comRESOURCES:- RICHARD HAIER'S LINKS WEBSITE: http://richardhaier.com- BOOK: https://www.amazon.com/Neuroscience-I... 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

Joscha Bach explores the nature of intelligence, consciousness, and reality, tackling questions from the definition of truth to the existence of free will. He contrasts various theories of consciousness, discusses the role of art and society, and presents his own model of control, attention, and reflective recall.- 0:00:00 - Introduction- 0:00:17 - Work ethic and daily routine- 0:01:35 - Definition of truth- 0:04:41 - Quantum graph as nature's substratum- 0:06:25 - Mathematics as language descriptor- 0:13:52 - Constructivist mathematics and reality- 0:17:06 - Meaning of existence and pi- 0:20:14 - Something vs nothing, existence default- 0:21:11 - Bach's model vs multiverse- 0:26:51 - Is the universe deterministic- 0:28:23 - Determining initial conditions and rules- 0:30:55 - Nature of time, fundamental?- 0:34:21 - Optimal algorithm for finding truth- 0:40:40 - Simplicity of fundamental laws- 0:50:17 - Art and the artist's cost function- 0:54:02 - Ideas as stories driven by intuitions- 0:58:00 - Society's minimal role in training intuitions- 0:59:24 - Art under repressive government- 1:04:01 - Market case for civil rights- 1:06:40 - Fascism vs communism- 1:10:50 - Control/attention/reflective recall model- 1:13:32 - Consciousness vs attention- 1:16:02 - Chinese Room experiment- 1:25:22 - Understanding predicated on consciousness- 1:26:22 - Integrated Information Theory (IIT)- 1:30:15 - Donald Hoffman's consciousness theory- 1:32:40 - Hofstadter's strange loop theory- 1:34:10 - Holonomic brain theory- 1:34:42 - Dennett's consciousness theory- 1:36:57 - Sensorimotor (embodied cognition) theory- 1:44:39 - What is intelligence?- 1:45:08 - Intelligence vs consciousness- 1:46:36 - Free will in Bach's model- 1:48:46 - Opposite of free will and addiction- 1:51:48 - Changing identity to live forever- 1:59:13 - Depersonalization and illusory self- 2:02:25 - Fear of loss of control- 2:05:00 - Heart and conscience- 2:07:28 - Testing/falsifying Bach's consciousness model- 2:13:46 - Evolution of Bach's model- 2:14:41 - Stopping lucid dreaming- 2:15:33 - Dreams and GANs- 2:18:08 - Why we don't remember dreams- 2:19:58 - Are dreams real? Is reality a dream?- 2:20:39 - Practically improving experience- 2:23:56 - What matters more than survival?- 2:28:27 - Bach's identity- 2:29:44 - Is hating humanity objectively wrong?- 2:30:31 - Practical Platonism- 2:33:00 - What "God" is- 2:36:24 - Gods as real as you claim- 2:37:44 - Nature of prayer and its effect- 2:41:06 - Society losing future and culture- 2:43:24 - Disagreement with Jordan Peterson- 2:47:16 - Millennials as authoritarian generation- 2:48:31 - Views on social justice movement- 2:51:29 - UBI vs social inequality and AGI- 2:57:39 - Nested hierarchy of "I"s- 2:59:22 - Innovation as "cheating" in USA- 3:02:27 - Activists operating on false info- 3:03:04 - Bach's Marxist roots and lessons- 3:08:45 - BONUS BIT: Societal problemsRESOURCES:- YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MNBxfrmfmI 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

James Robert Brown (University of Toronto) argues for mathematical Platonism and examines the Continuum Hypothesis He examines moral realism, the nature of mathematical objects, and debates free will versus physics while probing Platonism and alternative foundations.- 00:00:00 - Introduction- 00:01:17 - The connection between mathematics and ethics- 00:03:05 - Mathematical concepts that are interpreted solely physically (thick and thin concepts)- 00:16:33 - The continuum hypothesis- 00:19:23 - A counter proof to the continuum hypothesis- 00:24:45 - What's possible can have probability of zero (measure zero, technically)- 00:33:50 - Platonism and "thick" mathematical concepts- 00:34:39 - Moral realism / objectivity, without God- 00:36:59 - Does 2+2=5?- 00:40:43 - Moral intuitions as serving a marker for what's "correct"?- 00:46:42 - What's makes some theory correct beside its ability to predict / explain?- 00:47:54 - Does libertarian Free Will exist, and how is it coexistent with physics?- 00:53:13 - VIEWER TEST: Platonism test for the audience- 00:54:53 - Did Shakespeare invent Hamlet, or discover it?- 00:56:09 - What created the Platonic world?- 00:57:42 - Eternal vs Sempiternal- 00:59:12 - Thought experiments as a tool of probing physics, without experiment- 01:00:39 - Galileo's thought experiment demonstrating objects fall at the same rate despite different masses / heaviness- 01:03:39 - Thought experiment demonstrating relative motion (invariance of physical laws given uniform motion)- 01:05:01 - The Tower thought experiment demonstrating the opposite of the above- 01:09:43 - VIEWER TEST: Are you a Newtonian absolutist, or a Leibnizian relationalist?- 01:12:45 - Why did Prof Brown go into the philosophy of math, instead of directly into mathematics (or physics)?- 01:13:20 - Have any philosophical problems ever been solved?- 01:14:47 - Is God good? Or is goodness independent of God?- 01:15:41 - Descartes vs Leibniz on God's power (God can do anything -- except what's logically impossible)- 01:18:43 - The parochial view of physicists / mathematicians to dismiss what they can't define- 01:22:31 - Thought experiment from Newton regarding the necessity of space- 01:24:45 - Einstein's variation on the above thought experiment- 01:28:17 - How to classify thought experiments- 01:31:35 - Prof. Brown's thoughts on Wolfram's TOE and Eric Weinstein's TOE- 01:32:40 - Nicholas Gisin's thoughts on real numbers, and free will- 01:33:02 - What other foundations are there to physics, other than classical logic?- 01:39:05 - What does Mathematical Realism look like when it's NOT Platonic?- 01:45:31 - The physical laws themselves as abstract entities, which have causal power- 01:55:55 - Lee Smolin's Principle of Precedence as a bridge between Platonism and non-Platonism- 01:59:01 - Deriving an "ought" from an "is"- 02:03:29 - What does James not like about Sam Harris?- 02:06:45 - Is Math discovered or invented?- 02:10:18 - Does Platonism entail some idea of a God?- 02:14:49 - Theism vs Deism- 02:16:34 - On the Sokal Affair and the trouble with Postmodernism- 02:22:01 - Limits of free speech?- 02:27:41 - The problem of commercializing research- 02:33:09 - On Jordan Peterson's "Darwinian" definition of truthSPONSORS:- 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:- Graphics are included in the YouTube version to make it easier to comprehend: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV7BQZy1A6o- 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

John Vervaeke examines the meaning crisis and argues for integrating Buddhism with Christianity via psychedelics He weaves cognitive science, philosophy, and personal practice to map how we can cultivate wisdom and purpose.- 00:00:00 - Introduction- 00:02:43 - What is an "affordance" in Cognitive Science?- 00:07:28 - The different uses of the word "meaning"- 00:10:10 - Materialism vs Physical-ism- 00:12:48 - What is "truth"? Harris vs Peterson from a Cognitive Scientific perspective- 00:17:43 - Perspectival knowledge (definition and examples)- 00:21:13 - The ways we practice narrative- 00:27:13 - The two world model- 00:31:13 - Buddhism's influence on John's worldview- 00:33:43 - The definition of Harry Frankfurt's "bullshit"- 00:42:43 - Addiction- 00:45:48 - Relationship between Lucifer and Frankfurt's BS- 00:55:23 - What is the "meaning crisis"? (explicating the "meaning of life")- 01:10:23 - Poetry should be read aloud- 01:11:53 - Faith, love, and participatory knowledge- 01:18:23 - The Platonic / Aristotelian influence on Christianity- 01:21:43 - How do reverse-engineer other points of view (such as what it's like to be someone in the 1200s)- 01:32:13 - The relationship between "reason" and "love"- 01:47:43 - The skepticism toward wisdom institutions and the birth of narcissism- 01:49:43 - The way Vervaeke uses the word "God" (God as affording transcendence)- 01:54:53 - The language of myth is lost but we retain the grammar- 02:00:43 - Where are we going with the "meaning crisis"? Is it getting worse?- 02:06:20 - How does John manage his time?- 02:07:45 - What do psychedelics provide that meditation doesn't?- 02:18:00 - Modelling truth in the other domains of knowledge (procedural, participatory, perspectival)- 02:21:40 - The "interpretation crisis" vs the "meaning crisis"- 02:22:40 - "Meaning" is not present in the scientific world view- 02:25:50 - What's relevance? (technical term is: "relevance realization")- 02:31:30 - John Vervaeke's origin of recognition of others- 02:34:10 - How does John collaborate?- 02:38:50 - People will sacrifice wealth for meaning- 02:43:50 - What is "evil"? Buddhism vs Christianity- 02:49:35 - Is Nihilism negative to the psyche, or salutary?- 02:50:00 - What could "free will" mean, possibly? ("freedom" in a certain sense isn't intrinsically "good")- 02:57:20 - Trolley Problem + Sam Harris' model of "evil" being neurological and a reduction of responsibility- 03:00:50 - Jungian individuation's relationship to the Big 5 model- 03:05:50 - How do we practically use this knowledge to cultivate character?- 03:10:45 - On self-deception- 03:13:00 - Tony Robbins (and other self development gurus) operate primarily on the placebo effect- 03:14:15 - "Being in the present moment" is horrible advice- 03:17:10 - What is 3rd generation Cognitive Science?- 03:24:40 - On "wisdom is knowing the difference between what you control and what you don't."- 03:27:50 - What wisdom is (relevance realization)- 03:28:15 - Which theory of consciousness does Vervaeke think is most correct / wrong?- 03:32:50 - Are intelligent people more "consciousness" or wise? If so, are they then more valuable people?- 03:39:00 - What is "reason" vs "rationality"?- 03:41:30 - Audience question: What is objectivity / what is real?- 03:45:40 - Audience question: On evil, and a "moral dimension"- 03:48:00 - Audience question: Is the point of meditation to reduce anxiety?RESOURCES:- Prof. John Vervaeke's info: https://www.youtube.com/user/johnvervaeke- "Meaning Crisis" series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLND1JCRq8Vuh3f0P5qjrSdb5eC1ZfZwWJ- John's Twitter: https://twitter.com/vervaeke_john 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 interviews Noam Chomsky, diving into consciousness, free will, and the nature of God before tackling moral relativism, activism, and the challenges of modern education. The conversation also examines neoliberal influences, Black Lives Matter, and Chomsky’s personal reflections on religion and politics.- 0:00 - Introduction- 0:32 - Consciousness and free will- 6:04 - Views on God- 8:02 - Moral relativism vs objectivism- 9:55 - Mythology and religious upbringing- 13:30 - Childhood and religion comment- 17:53 - Christianity as pacifism, liberation theology- 22:12 - Liberation of the poor activism- 24:02 - Neoliberalism origins- 30:40 - Job as autocrat control- 36:48 - Democratic education ideas- 39:32 - Neoliberal crisis- 42:20 - Schools vs learning instinct- 49:00 - Illich de‑schooling critique- 52:15 - Multiple school systems- 54:52 - Charter schools problems- 57:36 - Openness, diversity, BLM- 1:00:28 - Imprisonment fear- 1:01:38 - Trump war crimesSPONSORS:- 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:- 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 Sheldrake exposes alleged scientific deception and defends his peer-reviewed dog telepathy experiments They explore why mainstream science dismisses Sheldrake's ideas, discuss the role of myth and religion, and consider the possibility of simulation and psychedelic insight.- 0:00 - Introduction- 1:00 - Scientists dismiss Sheldrake's ideas- 2:40 - Will science end?- 5:10 - Natural vs supernatural divide- 11:10 - Sheldrake on Dennett's consciousness theory- 13:10 - Nature of reason- 15:25 - Unconscious within unconscious- 18:05 - Free will and external influence- 22:05 - Ordered or random consciousness bedrock- 28:15 - Psychedelic reality- 28:25 - LSD vs DMT differences- 35:10 - Religion ahead of science- 37:50 - Dog telepathy experiment controversy- 44:25 - Richard Wiseman's alleged distortion- 48:08 - Wikipedia manipulation by skeptics- 50:00 - Myth and truth- 53:40 - Simulation hypothesis- 56:00 - Religion, myth, and creation- 57:10 - New Atheists' view of God- 1:04:10 - Views on Jordan Peterson- 1:06:10 - Where to find more on SheldrakeSPONSORS:- 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 channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheoriesOfEverything- All the data Rupert Sheldrake references is here: https://www.sheldrake.org/research- mini-doc about the affair is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkrLJhBC3X4- 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

Richard Wolff discusses the foundations of Marxist economics, the relevance of Black Lives Matter, defunding the police, and the prospects of a third‑wave socialism. He examines historical Marxist ideas, contemporary activism, and policy proposals while questioning institutional biases.- 0:00 - Humility as condition for scholarship- 4:04 - How Wolff became a Marxist economist- 14:14 - West’s fear of Marxism- 17:36 - Taboo of Marxism and education- 23:58 - Definitions of Marxism, Socialism, Communism- 36:02 - The “third phase” of Socialism- 40:10 - Different experiments of Communism- 42:22 - Marx on worker co‑ops- 50:59 - Violence and self‑defense in revolution- 53:20 - Defunding the police movement- 57:32 - Is the state antithetical to Marxism?- 1:02:07 - Black Lives Matter- 1:04:02 - Anarcho‑communism and Marxism- 1:06:02 - Advice for BLM activism- 1:08:02 - Root problem: race or economics?- 1:12:37 - Measuring freedom- 1:16:43 - Identity politics and class- 1:18:45 - Where Wolff disagrees with Marx- 1:22:36 - Limits of right and left politics- 1:25:50 - Policy Wolff would enact if elected- 1:29:50 - Kamala Harris’ father as Marxist- 1:30:45 - Quota‑based systems and affirmative action- 1:35:51 - Definitive answer on affirmative action- 1:38:19 - Hegel’s relation to Marx- 1:40:14 - Hegelian contradiction and logic- 1:42:08 - Overview of the labor theory of value- 1:45:26 - Exploitation in employer‑employee relationsRESOURCES:- YouTube channel: 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 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

Edward Stuart, Professor Emeritus of Economics, examines the core differences between capitalism, socialism, and communism, debating their historical outcomes and contemporary relevance in China, the United States, and the Korean peninsula.- 0:00:00 - Introduction to Prof. Edward Stuart- 0:01:11 - Difference between Socialism, Social Democracy, and Communism- 0:03:53 - Social democracy vs Welfare State- 0:04:32 - What is State Capitalism? And does that characterize China?- 0:08:05 - Is China successful economically, because of Capitalism or Communism?- 0:12:50 - Does Stalin's regime deserve praise for raising literacy, health care, employment?- 0:20:30 - What about Mao? (same question as above)- 0:23:23 - South vs North Korea on Capitalism vs Communism- 0:34:39 - Why North Korea will collapse economically and politically imminently- 0:35:50 - Not "real" Communism: Why equality doesn't happen in Communist societies- 0:40:03 - Difference between economic collapse and a Depression- 0:41:03 - Conditions for Depression and current US predicament- 0:54:22 - US tariffs on China and economic growth/protection- 0:59:23 - Is the US economy headed toward another Depression?- 1:01:51 - Why printing money doesn't always lead to inflation- 1:04:15 - Hyperinflation and how to paradoxically solve it- 1:08:14 - "Communism has killed 10's of millions?" True.- 1:09:41 - "Capitalism has lifted more out of poverty than any other system?" Partially true.- 1:13:55 - Can slavery be blamed on Capitalism given it needs voluntary exchange? (+ an economics joke)- 1:19:30 - What is "black envy" vs "white envy"? Does Marxism lead to "black envy"?- 1:29:21 - Edward Stuart's biggest differences with Richard Wolff- 1:30:58 - Where you can find more from Prof. Edward Stuart- 1:31:33 - Bonus: Economics vs. PhysicsSPONSORS:- Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal- Twitter: https://twitter.com/bluthefilm 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

Paul Vanderklay, a minister in the Christian Reformed Church, joins Curt Jaimungal to examine how Jordan Peterson, John Vervaeke, Jonathan Pageau, and Sam Harris shape a “new Christianity.” They debate the nature of Christian belief, the role of God, and the intersection of religion with secularism and the state.- 0:00:00 - Introduction to Paul Vanderklay- 0:02:55 - Pros and cons of Peterson, Vervaeke, and Pageau approaches- 0:08:10 - How Christian is the “new Christianity” put forward by Peterson and Jung- 0:10:04 - Is this the same old debate referenced by Dostoevsky and Nietzsche?- 0:13:15 - Solzhenitsyn and the new definition of “religion”- 0:16:32 - What makes someone a Christian?- 0:20:42 - What is God? (thoughts on the Sam Harris / Peterson debate)- 0:24:24 - Why deriding God by analogizing him to “Zeus” is incorrect- 0:27:30 - Relationship between Christianity, Secularism, and the State- 0:34:16 - Can you rationally prove God’s existence?- 0:44:40 - Is Sam Harris a Christian?- 0:47:47 - How “religion without religion” makes sense- 0:53:19 - Does freedom just mean “more choice”?SPONSORS:- Curt Jaimungal Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal- Curt Jaimungal Twitter: https://twitter.com/bluthefilmRESOURCES:- PAUL VANDERKLAY YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGsDIP_K6J6VSTqlq-9IPlg- PAUL VANDERKLAY Twitter: https://twitter.com/PaulVanderKlay- JOHN VERVAEKE YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/johnvervaeke- JONATHAN PAGEAU YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtCTSf3UwRU14nYWr_xm-dQ- JONATHAN PAGEAU Twitter: https://twitter.com/PageauJonathan 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

John Moffat (88-year-old physicist) explains his Modified Gravity theory and shares stories of meeting Schrödinger He also shares personal stories, including his meeting with Feynman and his early start in mathematics, while reviewing his current work and non‑technical books.- 0:00:00 - Modified Gravity and theory origins- 0:24:58 - Does MOG match data?- 0:29:53 - Black holes: mass, spin, alpha- 0:32:49 - Thoughts on TOE, Weinberg and Wolfram- 0:34:56 - Problem with quantum gravity- 0:43:16 - Modifying QFT and learning method- 0:55:27 - Higgs emergence from non‑renormalizable SU(2)xU(1)- 1:00:16 - Higgs needed for unitarity in Moffat's theory- 1:04:54 - Arrow of Time- 1:06:44 - Meeting Feynman (brief story)- 1:07:36 - Difficulty of modifying gravity- 1:10:58 - Current research focus- 1:12:01 - Non‑technical books by Moffat- 1:14:04 - Black hole singularities and coordinates- 1:18:55 - Early math/physics start from painter with PTSD- 1:30:16 - Einstein's early TOE attempts- 1:41:04 - Bohr and Schrödinger vs Einstein- 1:52:17 - Attending Dirac's course- 2:02:44 - Appreciation for Prof. Brian KeatingSPONSORS:- Patreon: NEW https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal - Twitter: https://twitter.com/bluthefilm 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

Sabine Hossenfelder dismantles aesthetic arguments in fundamental physics and challenges quantum gravity approaches She critiques the reliance on aesthetic arguments in fundamental physics and shares insights from her work on quantum gravity.RESOURCES:- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdWIQh9DGG6uhJk8eyIFl1w- Sabine's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SabineHossenfelder/videos- Sabine's Twitter: https://twitter.com/skdh- Follow us: http://twitter.com/bluthefilm 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

Brian Keating (UCSD) evaluates Weinstein's Geometric Unity and Wolfram's Theory of Everything proposals I talk with Brian Keating about theories of everything, the role of free will, and his thoughts on the ideas of Eric Weinstein and Stephen Wolfram. 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

Donald Hoffman (UCI) proves consciousness creates reality and spacetime is merely an interface hiding truth Host Curt Jaimungal, a mathematical physicist, probes the scientific and philosophical implications, making it the most technical conversation Hoffman has given. 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

Douglas Lain (Marxist writer) debates violent revolution versus peaceful change and Christianity's role in society The conversation shifts from interview to friendly debate, with Peter Glinos also joining the discussion.RESOURCES:- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyoQK-mZXr2ws4C0nXGCH1w 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

Rebecca Goldstein, an American philosopher, novelist and public intellectual, discusses Gödel's incompleteness, Sam Harris's Landscape, and her debate with Jordan Peterson. She also introduces her upcoming documentary Better Left Unsaid, exploring when the left goes too far.RESOURCES:- Better Left Unsaid: https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=http%3A%2F%2Fbetterleftunsaidfilm.com&v=VkL3BcKEB6Y&event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa2hVZF95dHY2U1NHcy1nRTBTMkZqd3JpdGY0Z3xBQ3Jtc0trdU5UYUl3ZE05dm5FZWRjTW5OZWlVdWhoRmpILXRQaHcyemprS3ozNm1CVkFKanRYaU41cnpXSzU2TEE5SmpqX2pxZXM4eFhqSE9ZZzY0OXoxcWxPZGJpVE5Bd09FRG5LRnBSSjhFd2FpamU3aFVQNA== 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

Eric Weinstein joins Curt to discuss how he generates ideas, the Marxist roots of Black Lives Matter, and his decision to avoid nootropics. The conversation deconstructs his cognitive process and offers a fresh perspective on contemporary cultural debates.RESOURCES:- YouTube channel: 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- Eric's podcast, The Portal: https://www.youtube.com/user/nobani88 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

Steven Pinker (Harvard) defends free speech against radical left censorship and discusses Peterson controversy The conversation explores the radical left, free speech, and the challenges of presenting controversial ideas.RESOURCES:- 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

Noam Chomsky (MIT) dissects Jordan Peterson's ideas, postmodernism, and Michel Foucault's influence on academia The interview is conducted by Peter Glinos and Curt Jaimungal for the documentary Better Left Unsaid.RESOURCES:- 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