Claudia de Rham: The Physicist Who Broke and Rebuilt Gravity

Claudia de Rham: The Physicist Who Broke and Rebuilt Gravity

Claudia de Rham, a leading theoretical physicist at Imperial College, discusses her groundbreaking work on modifying gravity and its implications for cosmology. She challenges common assumptions about gravity, explores the bridge between quantum theory and general relativity, and highlights her new book “The Beauty of Falling”.- 00:00 - Intro- 01:00 - Wrong Assumptions About Gravity- 09:28 - General Relativity- 11:43 - Everything is Quantized- 13:07 - Quantum Theory and GR- 18:35 - The Beauty of Falling Book- 27:40 - Repulsion vs Attraction- 31:37 - Expansion of the Universe- 48:02 - Discovery Timeline- 01:03:53 - Curt Summarizes Theory- 01:07:42 - Ghost Particles- 01:14:51 - Claudia on Ghost Particles- 01:29:20 - Advice to Aspiring Scientists- 01:32:04 - What Else Does Theory Solve- 01:35:24 - Higuchi Bound- 01:44:12 - Anti-Gravity- 01:45:29 - Witten-Weinberg Theorem- 01:47:06 - Claudia’s Current Work- 01:59:12 - Speed of Light and Causality- 02:02:50 - Outro / Support TOESPONSORS:- The Economist: 20% discount on annual digital subscriptions at https://www.economist.com/TOERESOURCES:- 'The Beauty of Falling' (Claudia’s book): https://amzn.to/3Xcfm8z- The Economist (Article) "The Universe’s Creaking Model": https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2024/06/19/the-dominant-model-of-the-universe-is-creaking- Fay Dowker on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgYHEPCLVas- "People of IP": https://insidetheperimeter.ca/fr/les-gens-de-lip-la-gravite-na-pas-de-prise-sur-claudia-de-rham/- Claudia de Rham Imperial Profile - https://profiles.imperial.ac.uk/c.de-rham- Claudia’s Talk (The Royal Institution): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7MN64JlsMw- Claudia on New Scientist - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQTjpK8-lCY- Iceberg of String Theory: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4PdPnQuwjY- NEW Get my 'Top 10 TOEs' PDF + Weekly Personal Updates: https://www.curtjaimungal.org- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theoriesofeverythingpod- TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@theoriesofeverything_- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt- Discord Invite: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs- iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802- Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP- Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverything 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. 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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Curt Jaimungal: General Relativity Is NOT Deterministic (Here's the Proof)

Curt Jaimungal: General Relativity Is NOT Deterministic (Here's the Proof)

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John Donoghue: We Have Already Quantized Gravity (And It Works)

John Donoghue: We Have Already Quantized Gravity (And It Works)

Professor John Donoghue explains why quantum physics and gravity actually work perfectly together. He tackles quadratic gravity, effective field theory, and random dynamics, arguing that grand unifica...

11 Mars 1h 6min

Nir Lahav: What If Consciousness Follows the Rules of Relativity?

Nir Lahav: What If Consciousness Follows the Rules of Relativity?

A physicist proposes a relativistic theory of consciousness based on spacetime geometry and information.Physicist Nir Lahav joins me to argue that the hard problem isn't hard so much as confused—a con...

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Curt Jaimungal: Why Neil deGrasse Tyson Gets "Belief" Wrong

Curt Jaimungal: Why Neil deGrasse Tyson Gets "Belief" Wrong

Curt Jaimungal argues that astrophysicists like Neil deGrasse Tyson and spiritual gurus Deepak Chopra and Thomas Campbell can’t logically claim they don’t hold beliefs. This “Theories of Everything” w...

2 Mars 16min

David Bessis: What Mathematics Really Is and How to Learn It

David Bessis: What Mathematics Really Is and How to Learn It

What is mathematics, really? Mathematician David Bessis joins me to argue that math isn't about numbers in a Platonic realm or a meaningless game of symbols—it's a cognitive technology for rewiring yo...

23 Feb 2h 18min

Erik Verlinde: Gravity Is Not Fundamental, It Is Entropic

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 Feb 1h 58min

Vitaly Vanchurin: The Universe Is a Neural Network That Learns

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

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

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