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 Feb 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 Feb 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 Jan 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 Jan 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 Jan 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 Dec 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 Dec 20252h 17min
Roger Penrose and Ivette Fuentes: A Bold New Test of Gravity
Sir Roger Penrose and Professor Ivette Fuentes analyze the Ron Folman T-cubed experiment and whether the equivalence principle holds in quantum mechanics. They also detail gravity's role in wave funct...
25 Nov 20251h 13min
