CIIS and Curt Jaimungal: Consciousness, Spacetime, and the Limits of Science

Fidias Panayiotou, fresh off a Guinness record for the longest continuous VR session, sits down with Curt Jaimungal to discuss podcasting, free will, and morality. The conversation also reflects on th...

15 Jan 20241h 38min

Chiara Marletto, a theoretical physicist, explains Constructor Theory—a framework that shifts physics from dynamics to the realm of possible and impossible transformations. She discusses its implicati...

9 Jan 20242h 8min

Philosopher David Chalmers examines virtual reality at MindFest, questioning whether simulated worlds can be as real and meaningful as the physical universe. He explores the simulation hypothesis, the...

2 Jan 20241h 12min

Robert Sapolsky joins Theories of Everything to explore the intersections of morality, free will, and the justice system. The conversation also delves into human intuition and the implications of chao...

29 Dec 20231h 41min

Daniel Dennett challenges the existence of qualia, the soul, and argues consciousness can be uploaded They discuss pragmatism, emergence, and the AI alignment problem, weaving insights from neuroscien...

26 Dec 20232h 51min

Curt Jaimungal talks with former Pentagon program manager Lue Elizondo about the most astonishing UFO revelations, covering philosophy, history, DNA, time, and alien encounters. The conversation chall...

22 Dec 20231h 47min

Donald Hoffman, a cognitive scientist, and philosopher Philip Goff explore consciousness, perception, evolution, and panpsychism, questioning what is real. Their conversation probes the limits of neur...

19 Dec 20232h 24min

Karl Friston, Joscha Bach, and Curt Jaimungal explore death, AI models of the brain, God, and the nature of consciousness. They debate self‑organization, overlapping realities, and the future of subst...

12 Dec 20232h 45min