Jonathan Pageau: Why Metaphor Is More Real Than the Literal
I personally subscribe to The Economist. TOE listeners get 35% off the annual subscription. No other podcast has this! https://economist.com/TOE Jonathan Pageau explores the symbolism of traditional ...
2 Apr 20212h 15min
Iain McGilchrist: Why Reason and Language Cannot Capture Existence
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 worldvi...
29 Mar 20213h 2min
Noam Chomsky: GPT-3, Neuralink, and the Limits of AI Language
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.- 00:00:0...
24 Mar 20211h 16min
Richard Borcherds: The Monster Group and Monstrous Moonshine
I personally subscribe to The Economist. TOE listeners get 35% off the annual subscription. No other podcast has this! https://economist.com/TOE Fields Medalist Richard Borcherds talks about the Mons...
17 Mar 20211h 40min
Mithuna Yoganathan: Quantum Immortality and Self-Study in Physics
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 ...
11 Mar 20211h 44min
Stuart Hameroff: Penrose's Quantum Consciousness Theory Explained
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,...
4 Mar 20212h 14min
Tammy Peterson: Finding God Through Tragic Illness and Gratitude
I personally subscribe to The Economist. TOE listeners get 35% off the annual subscription. No other podcast has this! https://economist.com/TOE Tammy Peterson shares her journey through a tragic ill...
25 Feb 20211h 42min
Bernardo Kastrup: Why Analytical Idealism Defeats Materialism
I personally subscribe to The Economist. TOE listeners get 35% off the annual subscription. No other podcast has this! https://economist.com/TOE 0:00 Intro2:34 Bernardo's journey: materialism to idea...
20 Feb 20214h 50min
