Michael Levin: Why Biology Holds the Key to Consciousness

Michael Levin: Why Biology Holds the Key to Consciousness

Michael Levin explores how consciousness and cognition arise from biological processes, arguing that emergent properties of living systems provide a bridge between mind and matter. He discusses recent research on cellular memory, bioelectric networks, and the implications for understanding the origins of consciousness. 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

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Tim Maudlin and Tim Palmer: Superdeterminism vs. Bell's Theorem

Tim Maudlin and Tim Palmer: Superdeterminism vs. Bell's Theorem

Tim Palmer, a Royal Society Research Professor at Oxford, and philosopher Tim Maudlin discuss superdeterminism, Bell’s theorem, and the implications of chaos theory and free variables for physics. The...

25 Juli 20231h 54min

Neil deGrasse Tyson: Why Most UFO Evidence Fails Scientific Rigor

Neil deGrasse Tyson: Why Most UFO Evidence Fails Scientific Rigor

Neil deGrasse Tyson joins Curt to explore Chaitin's incompleteness theorem, the limits of AI, and the UFO debate, while weaving philosophy and physics into a lively conversation. They also tackle the ...

13 Juli 20232h 8min

Ross Coulthart: David Grusch and the UAP Whistleblower Revelations

Ross Coulthart: David Grusch and the UAP Whistleblower Revelations

Acclaimed journalist Ross Coulthart delves into the UFO phenomenon, focusing on the inside story and alleged evidence behind David Grusch’s testimonies. The episode examines government secrecy, media ...

4 Juli 20232h 57min

Curt Jaimungal: Does Anti-Gravity Follow from Quantum Gravity? (Documentary)

Curt Jaimungal: Does Anti-Gravity Follow from Quantum Gravity? (Documentary)

Curt Jaimungal traces how anti-gravity research secretly shaped quantum gravity and general relativity development. He examines the Gravity Research Foundation essay contest, the Chapel Hill conferenc...

30 Juni 202341min

Bernardo Kastrup vs. Susan Blackmore: Idealism Meets Illusionism

Bernardo Kastrup vs. Susan Blackmore: Idealism Meets Illusionism

Susan Blackmore, a psychologist known for her work on consciousness, joins former computer scientist turned philosopher Bernardo Kastrup to examine the illusionist view of consciousness. They debate m...

16 Juni 20231h 35min

John Greenewald: Mojave UAPs, FOIA, and What the Government Won't Release

John Greenewald: Mojave UAPs, FOIA, and What the Government Won't Release

John Greenewald, who runs the world’s largest FOIA archive on UFOs, discusses government cover‑ups, the limits of current UAP investigations and the challenges of obtaining and preserving classified d...

5 Juni 20234h 4min

Chris Langan: The Highest-IQ American on God, Free Will, and Reality

Chris Langan: The Highest-IQ American on God, Free Will, and Reality

Chris Langan, known as the world’s smartest man, explains his Cognitive Theoretic Model of the Universe. He and philosopher Bernardo Kastrup discuss their contrasting views on consciousness and ideali...

26 Maj 20235h 20min

Daniel Schmachtenberger: Why AI May Accelerate Civilizational Collapse

Daniel Schmachtenberger: Why AI May Accelerate Civilizational Collapse

Daniel Schmachtenberger unpacks AI risks within the broader metacrisis threatening collective human survival. He unpacks concepts from Nash equilibrium to quantum mechanics and outlines pathways for c...

17 Maj 20234h 29min

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