Norman Wildberger and Curt Jaimungal: Free Will, Physics, and Math

Norman Wildberger interviews Curt Jaimungal, exploring free will, the nature of consciousness, and the interplay of mathematics, physics, and UFO phenomena while debating the risks and promises of grand theories of everything.- 0:40 - Introducing Curt- 1:44 - Film making and maths physics background- 3:40 - Curt's film Better Left Unsaid- 7:50 - Rise of intellectual podcasts- 9:53 - Theories of Everything channel- 13:59 - Role of Consciousness- 16:58 - Mathematical computational cognitive TOEs- 19:46 - Physical TOE landscape and Standard Model- 24:45 - Sociology of physics and string theory- 28:35 - Many illustrious guests- 32:43 - Exceptional objects E8 monster- 36:55 - Effective teaching and learning- 38:45 - Great Free Will debate- 47:40 - UFO conundrum- 53:50 - Probabilistic approach to uncertainty- 58:58 - Government policy on UFOs and truth- 1:02:54 - Sociological differences maths vs physics- 1:07:59 - Ignored individual TOEs, Wolfram new physics- 1:11:54 - Risks of taking TOEs too seriously- 1:17:50 - Moving forward, new episodesRESOURCES:- Norman Wildberger's channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/njwildberger- Patreon for Curt: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal 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