Nathan Myhrvold: Working with Hawking, NASA's Errors, and Innovation
2 tim 43 min•29 januari 2021
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Curt and inventor Nathan Myhrvold discuss productivity, collaborating with Stephen Hawking, and controversial views on NASA data, COVID lockdowns, and geo-engineering. Also: theoretical physics, modernist cuisine, and discerning trustworthy science.
0:00 Introduction
1:08 Curt's interest in Nathan Myhrvold
5:04 How Nathan stays productive
8:49 Difficulty photographing storms, waves, birds, meteors
11:54 Problems outside Nathan's ken
15:22 Working with Stephen Hawking
17:41 Hawking vs Einstein
22:24 Newton's contribution to minting coins
23:46 What's holding theoretical physics back since the 80's
28:43 GR and QM combine in a candle flame
30:21 String theory, Weinstein's Geometric Unity, Wolfram's model, Supersymmetry
50:04 Our ideas of "simplicity" in math is wrong
50:48 "Laser cooking" and modernist cuisine
52:50 Why Curt fasts
53:40 "Simplicity" in math and physics, continued
54:49 How Nathan learns a new domain quickly
1:00:16 How would Nathan "solve" COVID?
1:03:18 RNA viruses replicate haphazardly; lucky COVID hasn't mutated more
1:10:17 Current lockdown is worse than doing nothing
1:13:20 WHO suggesting masks were ineffective
1:14:53 The scientists are at fault because...
1:17:10 Was it China's authoritarianism that curbed the numbers?
1:23:04 What was different about South Korea?
1:24:30 Herd immunity
1:30:53 COVID compared to the ordinary flu
1:38:34 On the "new strain"
1:42:45 No evidence COVID is "only seasonal"
1:46:58 Why did NASA analyze their asteroid as spherical?
1:50:38 Solutions from outside the academy
1:52:18 We've underestimated asteroid collision danger
1:56:27 NASA violated basic physical law
1:59:20 Alternatives to trusting mainstream science
2:06:28 How to know what to trust in science
2:11:10 Food myths: Margarine vs Butter, Olive oil vs bacon oil
2:14:10 Health food advocates have killed people
2:15:19 Dangers of taking someone's temperature before entry
2:20:25 Why don't we talk more about geo-engineering?
2:27:53 Global warming has become capitalism vs. something else
2:30:15 The best geo-engineering solutions
2:32:03 Myth: You need "fresh" ingredients for the best food
2:34:53 How were the pyramids built?
2:35:26 Opinions on UFO's and Bob Lazar
2:36:03 The Hard Problem of Consciousness and materialism
RESOURCES:
- YouTube link: https://youtu.be/YUXHLTlx9DA
- 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
- Better Left Unsaid film: http://betterleftunsaidfilm.com
0:00 Introduction
1:08 Curt's interest in Nathan Myhrvold
5:04 How Nathan stays productive
8:49 Difficulty photographing storms, waves, birds, meteors
11:54 Problems outside Nathan's ken
15:22 Working with Stephen Hawking
17:41 Hawking vs Einstein
22:24 Newton's contribution to minting coins
23:46 What's holding theoretical physics back since the 80's
28:43 GR and QM combine in a candle flame
30:21 String theory, Weinstein's Geometric Unity, Wolfram's model, Supersymmetry
50:04 Our ideas of "simplicity" in math is wrong
50:48 "Laser cooking" and modernist cuisine
52:50 Why Curt fasts
53:40 "Simplicity" in math and physics, continued
54:49 How Nathan learns a new domain quickly
1:00:16 How would Nathan "solve" COVID?
1:03:18 RNA viruses replicate haphazardly; lucky COVID hasn't mutated more
1:10:17 Current lockdown is worse than doing nothing
1:13:20 WHO suggesting masks were ineffective
1:14:53 The scientists are at fault because...
1:17:10 Was it China's authoritarianism that curbed the numbers?
1:23:04 What was different about South Korea?
1:24:30 Herd immunity
1:30:53 COVID compared to the ordinary flu
1:38:34 On the "new strain"
1:42:45 No evidence COVID is "only seasonal"
1:46:58 Why did NASA analyze their asteroid as spherical?
1:50:38 Solutions from outside the academy
1:52:18 We've underestimated asteroid collision danger
1:56:27 NASA violated basic physical law
1:59:20 Alternatives to trusting mainstream science
2:06:28 How to know what to trust in science
2:11:10 Food myths: Margarine vs Butter, Olive oil vs bacon oil
2:14:10 Health food advocates have killed people
2:15:19 Dangers of taking someone's temperature before entry
2:20:25 Why don't we talk more about geo-engineering?
2:27:53 Global warming has become capitalism vs. something else
2:30:15 The best geo-engineering solutions
2:32:03 Myth: You need "fresh" ingredients for the best food
2:34:53 How were the pyramids built?
2:35:26 Opinions on UFO's and Bob Lazar
2:36:03 The Hard Problem of Consciousness and materialism
RESOURCES:
- YouTube link: https://youtu.be/YUXHLTlx9DA
- 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
- 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.
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