Max Tegmark vs. Eric Weinstein: AI, Aliens, Theories of Everything & New Year’s Resolutions! (383)

Win a $100 Amazon Gift Card! Help me help you get great guests on the Into the Impossible podcast and spread the message throughout the universe. Fill out this listener https://jf1bh9v88hb.typeform.com/to/FGPUYcdT for your chance to win! Enjoy this classic episode from the vault: Max Tegmark & Eric Weinstein, New Years Eve 2020! Don't forget to join my mailing list for your chance to win a real meteorite: https://briankeating.com/ **00:00-05:00:** - **2020: The Year that Was** Still relevant after all this time.Tegmark emphasizes making news reliable in the age of online media and machine learning. Weinstein expresses concern about controlling intellectual thought and the reliability of trusted news sources. - **Concerns about Truth and Information:** The boys address issues of fact-checking and censorship, emphasizing the need for scientific inquiry to challenge established beliefs and avoid centralized control over truth. **05:00-10:00:** - **New Year's Resolutions:** Weinstein discusses his goal to publish work on geometric unity, and Tegmark talks about blending AI with physics. - **Alternative Theories of Everything:** Importance of diverse scientific perspectives and not just following mainstream ideas. **10:00-15:00:** - **Debate on Theories of Everything:** Weinstein disagrees with Sabine Hossenfelder's view on the topic. Discusses his interpretation of Tegmark’s mathematical universe and proposes a 14-dimensional world theory. **15:00-20:00:** - **Einstein’s Theories and Multi-Dimensional Space:** Weinstein discusses Einstein's theories in relation to his own 14-dimensional concept. Tegmark agrees on the mathematical nature of the universe. **20:00-25:00:** - **Challenges of Unifying Theories:** Discussion about the difficulty in unifying theories and the importance of open-mindedness when faced with new scientific equations. **25:00-30:00:** - **Impact of Social Media on Science:** Challenges in pursuing scientific research in the age of social media. Importance of genuine love for science and funding issues. **30:00-35:00:** - **Negative Aspects of Scientific Pursuit:** Weinstein talks about the challenges faced by those working on unconventional ideas, including online trolling and groupthink. **35:00-40:00:** - **Concept of Entropy and Time:** Discussion on entropy and its increasing nature over time, connection to the beginning of time, and mysteries of black holes. **40:00-45:00:** - **Academia and PhD Candidates:** Weinstein and Tegmark discuss the competitive nature of academia and the importance of having a supportive advisor. **45:00-50:00:** - **Importance of Love and Support in Academia:** Weinstein emphasizes the need for love in academia and Tegmark discusses his work with FQXi in response to academic challenges. **50:00-55:00:** - **Academic Funding and Space-Time Theories:** Conversation on academic funding and brief touch on space-time as a fluid and quantum systems' information loss. **55:00-01:00:00:** - **Falsifiability in Physics:** Tegmark defends the concept of falsifiability, arguing that while certain phenomena can't be directly tested, the theories predicting them can be. **01:00:00-02:00:00:** - **Philosophical Limitations of Current Physics Theories:** Discussion on the philosophical dissatisfaction with current physics theories and the need for a more comprehensive framework. **02:00:00-02:25:00:** - **Simulation Hypothesis and Ethics of AGI:** Weinstein and Tegmark debate the simulation hypothesis and ethical considerations of artificial general intelligence. Discussion on the transformative power of intelligence and the potential for AI to advance human exploration Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmXH_moPhfkqCk6S3b9RWuw/join 📚 Get my books: Think Like a Nobel Prize Winner: life changing interviews with 9 Nobel Prizewinners: https://a.co/d/03ezQFu My tell-all cosmic memoir Losing the Nobel Prize: http://amzn.to/2sa5UpA The first-ever audiobook from Galileo: Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems: Ptolemaic & Copernican https://a.co/d/iZPi9Un 📺 Watch my most popular videos:📺 Neil Turok https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dt5cFLN65fI Frank Wilczek https://youtu.be/3z8RqKMQHe0?sub_confirmation=1 Eric Weinstein vs. Stephen Wolfram https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OI0AZ4Y4Ip4?sub_confirmation=1 Sir Roger Penrose: https://youtu.be/AMuqyAvX7Wo Sabine Hossenfelder: https://youtu.be/g00ilS6tBvs Follow me to ask questions of my guests: 🏄‍♂️ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrBrianKeating 🔔 Subscribe https://www.youtube.com/DrBrianKeating?sub_confirmation=1 📝 Join my mailing list; just click here http://briankeating.com/mailing_list ✍️ Detailed Blog posts here: https://briankeating.com/blog.php 🎙️ Listen on audio-only platforms: https://briankeating.com/podcast #ericweinstein #intotheimpossible #maxtegmark #astronomy #cosmology #cosmicmicrowavebackground #intotheimpossible #briankeating