More than any other person, my Ph.D advisor Peter Timbie, taught me how to be a scientist. We discuss Peter’s advisor David Wilkinson (namesake of the WMAP satellite) and Bob Dicke. Learn the history of the Cosmic Microwave Background told by one of best teachers in the Universe.
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Is the human brain a quantum computer? What is the Penrose-Hammeroff Orch OR model of consciousness? And is there an afterlife for our quantum souls?
Here today to answer these questions and take us on a wild tour through consciousness, imagination, and the human brain is Dr. Stuart Hameroff!
Stuart is a professor of anesthesiology and psychology at the University of Arizona and director of The Center for Consciousness Studies.
In this interview, we dive deep into Stuart’s research and his passion for everything consciousness, so make sure to check it out!
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Intro (00:00)
Judging the symposium by its cover (01:54)
The Orch OR theory (06:52)
The problem of free will (10:38)
Elaborating on the Orch OR theory (13:40)
How does anesthesia actually work? (27:59)
Stuart’s interest in quantum physics (32:10)
Artificial intelligence and brain organoids (36:26)
AI, Neuralink, and other brain-computer interfaces (40:59)
Audience questions (46:08)
Outro (59:46)
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Why do we tend to believe that we are always right? And how does this affect the scientific process and science as a whole?
One of the main goals of my channel is to promote scientific literacy and improve the decision-making processes of you, my dear audience. That’s why I decided to take you on a profound journey into the complex world of psychological biases, explicitly focusing on confirmation bias.
From climate change to lobotomies and even Charles Darwin himself, confirmation bias has shaped the world of science from the very beginning and continues to shape it today. So what’s behind this strange phenomenon that seems universal for humankind, and how can we overcome it?
Find out in today’s episode of Into the Impossible!
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The most important number in all of cosmology --the Hubble constant -- which describes the current rate of cosmic expansion, is causing extreme astronomical anxiety. The Hubble constant allows us to measure the age of the universe and predict its future behavior. But something is wrong and disagreement about its value is violent!
Why are the values measured by astronomers so different from those measured by cosmologists and what does it mean for our universe? There are two ways to measure the Hubble constant: one from the early universe using the stellar distance ladder and one from the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB).
Using CMB data, the Planck team says that the universe should expand at a rate of 67.4 kilometers per second per megaparsec. Galaxies should be receding 67 kilometers per second faster for each megaparsec you look out -- just as two raisins in an expanding raisin bread separate faster the farther apart they are.
Measurements of similar features called “baryon acoustic oscillations” yield exactly the same prediction as the CMB team found: Ho = 67. But observations of the actual universe by past guest Adam Riess’s team have suggested for many years that the prediction is off.
Cosmologists calling themselves H0LiCOW published measurements of the universe’s expansion rate using six distant quasars, H0LiCOW saying H0 was 73.3 kilometers per second per megaparsec — much higher than Planck’s CMB prediction. What's crucial is how close H0LiCOW’s measurements were compared to the SH0ES collaboration— the team led by Riess. SH0ES measures cosmic expansion using a “cosmic distance ladder,” a stepwise method of gauging cosmological distances. SH0ES’ latest measurements pinpointed H0 at 74.0, well within H0LiCOW’s error bars.
How can these results be so far off? Maybe the key to resolving this tension, relaxing thousands of tense astronomers lies in something so simple you probably own dozens of them: magnets. But to solve the problem and cure the tension we need a mechanism to make magnets at very early times.
Magnetic fields in galaxies are produced via the amplification of seed magnetic fields of unknown nature. The seed fields, which might exist in their initial form in the intergalactic medium, have never been detected. A decade old paper reports a lower bound on the magnetic field above 3 × 10−16 gauss on the strength of intergalactic magnetic fields, which stems from the nonobservation of GeV gamma-ray emission from electromagnetic cascade initiated by teraelectron volt gamma-rays in the intergalactic medium.
New constraints on the magnetization of the cosmic web using LOFAR Faraday rotation observations (available here https://arxiv.org/abs/2002.06924) show "magnetization of the large scale structur
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It's no secret that almost every step we take is being tracked or recorded in some way. However, plenty of things need to be clarified about what this means for our personal freedoms and safety.
Today, David Brin, a world-renowned expert on privacy and transparency, will shed light on these complex issues weighing on our society! David is an award-winning science fiction author, technical consultant, astrophysicist, and public speaker. He helped establish the Arthur C. Clarke Center for Human Imagination at UCSD and serves on the advisory board of NASA's Innovative and Advanced Concepts group.
In our interview, we explore fascinating topics like AI, human augmentation, the origin of the Universe, privacy, and the values of a transparent society. Tune in!
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The notion of the fourth turning (04:03)
Artificial intelligence vs. augmented intelligence (12:40)
The potential for sentient AI (22:31)
Plasma cosmology and the origin of the Universe (28:04)
The most compelling theory of the origin of life (34:40)
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Heather Heying and Bret Weinstein are evolutionary biologists who have been invited to address the US Congress, the Department of Justice, and the Department of Education, and have spoken before audiences across the globe. They both earned PhDs in Biology from the University of Michigan, where their research on evolution and adaptation earned awards for its quality and innovation. They have been visiting fellows at Princeton University, and before that were professors at the Evergreen State College for fifteen years.
Heather researched the evolution of social systems across a range of organisms, including humans. Her 2002 book, Antipode, is based on experiences in Madagascar studying the sex lives of poison frogs.
In 2002, Bret published The Reserve-Capacity Hypothesis, which proposed that the telomeric differences between humans and laboratory mice have led scientists to underestimate the risks new drugs pose to humans in the form of heart disease, liver dysfunction, & related organ failure.
They resigned from Evergreen in the wake of 2017 campus riots that focused in part on their opposition to a day of racial segregation and other college "equity" proposals. They cohost weekly livestreams of the DarkHorse podcast.
Their new book, A Hunter-Gatherer's Guide to the 21st Century outlines a science-based worldview that will empower you to live a better, wiser life. It is a provocative exploration of the tension between our evolutionary history and our modern woes--and what we can do about it.
We are living through the most prosperous age in all of human history, yet we are listless, divided, and miserable. Wealth and comfort are unparalleled, but our political landscape is unmoored, and rates of suicide, loneliness, and chronic illness continue to skyrocket. How do we explain the gap between these truths? And how should we respond?
For evolutionary biologists Heather Heying and Bret Weinstein, the cause of our troubles is clear: the accelerating rate of change in the modern world has outstripped the capacity of our brains and bodies to adapt. We evolved to live in clans, but today many people don't even know their neighbors' names. In our haste to discard outdated gender roles, we increasingly deny the flesh-and-blood realities of sex--and its ancient roots. The cognitive dissonance spawned by trying to live in a society we are not built for is killing us.
In this book, Heying and Weinstein draw on decades of their work teaching in college classrooms and exploring Earth's most biodiverse ecosystems to confront today's pressing social ills--from widespread sleep deprivation and dangerous diets to damaging parenting styles and backward education practices.
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Enjoy this classic episode from the vault: Max Tegmark & Eric Weinstein, New Years Eve 2020!
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**00:00-05:00:**
- **The Year that Was** Tegmark emphasizes making news reliable in the age of online media and machine learning. Weinstein expresses concern about controlling intellectual thought and the reliability of trusted news sources.
- **Concerns about Truth and Information:** The boys address issues of fact-checking and censorship, emphasizing the need for scientific inquiry to challenge established beliefs and avoid centralized control over truth.
**05:00-10:00:**
- **New Year's Resolutions:** Weinstein discusses his goal to publish work on geometric unity, and Tegmark talks about blending AI with physics.
- **Alternative Theories of Everything:** Importance of diverse scientific perspectives and not just following mainstream ideas.
**10:00-15:00:**
- **Debate on Theories of Everything:** Weinstein disagrees with Sabine Hossenfelder's view on the topic. Discusses his interpretation of Tegmark’s mathematical universe and proposes a 14-dimensional world theory.
**15:00-20:00:**
- **Einstein’s Theories and Multi-Dimensional Space:** Weinstein discusses Einstein's theories in relation to his own 14-dimensional concept. Tegmark agrees on the mathematical nature of the universe.
**20:00-25:00:**
- **Challenges of Unifying Theories:** Discussion about the difficulty in unifying theories and the importance of open-mindedness when faced with new scientific equations.
**25:00-30:00:**
- **Impact of Social Media on Science:** Challenges in pursuing scientific research in the age of social media. Importance of genuine love for science and funding issues.
**30:00-35:00:**
- **Negative Aspects of Scientific Pursuit:** Weinstein talks about the challenges faced by those working on unconventional ideas, including online trolling and groupthink.
**35:00-40:00:**
- **Concept of Entropy and Time:** Discussion on entropy and its increasing nature over time, connection to the beginning of time, and mysteries of black holes.
**40:00-45:00:**
- **Academia and PhD Candidates:** Weinstein and Tegmark discuss the competitive nature of academia and the importance of having a supportive advisor.
**45:00-50:00:**
- **Importance of Love and Support in Academia:** Weinstein emphasizes the need for love in academia and Tegmark discusses his work with FQXi in response to academic challenges.
**50:00-55:00:**
- **Academic Funding and Space-Time Theories:** Conversation on academic funding and brief touch on space-time as a fluid and quantum systems' information loss.
**55:00-01:00:00:**
- **Falsifiability in Physics:** Tegmark defends the concept of falsifiability, arguing that while certain phenomena can't be directly tested, the theories predicting them can be.
**01:00:00-02:00:00:**
- **Philosophical Limitations of Current Physics Theories:** Discussion on the philosophical dissatisfaction with current physics theories and the need for a more comprehensive framework.
**02:00:00-02:25:00:**
- **Simulation Hypothesis and Ethics of AGI:** Weinstein and Tegmark debate the simulation hypothesis and ethical considerations of artificial general intelligence. Discussion on the transformative power of intelligence and the potential for AI to advance human exploration beyond our solar system.
This engaging conversation between Max Tegmark and Eric Weinstein covers a vast range of topics, offering profound insights into physics, ethics, and the future of humanity.
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