Erik Verlinde: Gravity Is Not Fundamental, It Is Entropic
What if gravity is just entropy in disguise? Professor Erik Verlinde joins me to argue that gravity isn't a fundamental force—it's thermodynamic, emerging from quantum information the way gas pressure...
16 Helmi 1h 58min
Vitaly Vanchurin: The Universe Is a Neural Network That Learns
What if physics is just the universe learning? Most Theories of Everything episodes are mind‑bending for their math, physics, philosophy, or consciousness implications. This one hits all four simultan...
9 Helmi 1h 58min
Rob Spekkens: Why the Quantum Wave Function Is Not Real
From Ancient Egypt to Leibniz... Brand‑new interview out with Robert Spekkens of the Perimeter Institute, one of the sharpest minds working on quantum foundations. In 2004, he constructed a classical ...
2 Helmi 2h 47min
Subir Sarkar: Why Dark Energy Is a Local Illusion
Hot off the press, Professor Subir Sarkar makes the case that dark energy doesn’t exist (and he’s not being provocative for its own sake). He’s the former head of Oxford’s particle theory group, serve...
26 Tammi 2h 3min
Stuart Kauffman: There Is No Theory of Everything
This is an interview with Stuart Kauffman, one of the founders of complexity theory. He invented random Boolean networks at only 23 years old and helped establish the Santa Fe Institute. Now 86, he ma...
20 Tammi 1h 28min
Timothy Williamson: The Logician Who Says Vagueness Has Exact Answers
Timothy Williamson (Oxford) challenges modal logic, epistemic possibility, and the nature of philosophical knowledge.As a listener of TOE you can get a special 20% off discount to The Economist and al...
13 Tammi 1h 57min
I’m Giving Away $5,000 to Explain Hard Physics (and AI)
Host Curt Jaimungal launches #CORE1, a competition seeking high-level video explainers for physics, AI, and philosophy. If you're a researcher or student, you'll have a chance to win part of the $5,00...
18 Joulu 202510min
Bas van Fraassen: Why Science Does Not Reveal the Truth
Professor Bas van Fraassen argues science doesn't deliver literal truth about reality, meaning unobservable physics is merely a model. He also contends the self isn't a thing and that logic permits fr...
15 Joulu 20252h 17min
