The Intersection of Science and Meaning | Dr. Brian Greene | EP 486

Watch “Depression & Anxiety” - https://bit.ly/3XH68kN Dr. Jordan B. Peterson sits down with physicist and author, Dr. Brian Greene. They discuss the strange conceptualization of “before” the Big Bang, how time might be a microscopic phenomenon, how order existed at the point of the universe's creation, what would happen if you fell into a black hole, and the process of going from understanding to harnessing new insights. Dr. Brian Greene is an American physicist known for his research on string theory. He is a professor of physics and mathematics at Columbia University and the chairman of the World Science Festival, which he co-founded in 2008. Dr. Greene has worked on mirror symmetry, relating two different Calabi–Yau manifolds (concretely relating the conifold to one of its orbifolds). He also described the flop transition, a mild form of topology change, showing that topology in string theory can change at the conifold point. This episode was recorded on September 9th, 2024 Unlock the ad-free experience of The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast and dive into exclusive bonus content on DailyWire+. Start watching now: http://dwpluspeterson.com/yt ALL LINKS: https://feedlink.io/jordanbpeterson - Sponsors - ExpressVPN: Get 3 Months FREE of ExpressVPN: https://expressvpn.com/jordan Hallow: Get 3 months free at https://hallow.com/Jordan Jeremy’s Razors: Get the Precision 5 from Jeremy's Razors at https://www.jeremysrazors.com - Links - For Brian Greene: On X https://x.com/bgreene?lang=en Website https://www.briangreene.org/ "Until the End of Time: Mind, Matter, and Our Search for Meaning in an Evolving Universe" (Book) https://www.amazon.com/Until-End-Time-Evolving-Universe/dp/1524731676 "The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory" (Book) https://www.amazon.com/Elegant-Universe-Superstrings-Dimensions-Ultimate/dp/039333810X - Chapters - (0:00) Coming up (0:37) Intro (3:13) What was before the Big Bang? (9:52) Psychological and numerical entropy as it relates to a goal (17:48) Time might be microscopic, the evolution of complex systems (20:13) The physical definition of order, how to violate the 2nd Law of Thermodynamics (25:09) Order at the moment of creation (28:20) Stephen Hawking’s arrow of time, how gravity collects particles (37:42) The double slit experiment, the speed of light, and our frame of reference (46:58) Quantum physics is a living interpretation (50:04) The field of possibility, utilizing story to gain relevant insight (55:21) How the microscopic affects the macroscopic realm (58:27) Free will is incoherent within quantum physics (1:03:53) Personal accountability in a deterministic world (1:07:02) Conceptual absurdities: what happens when you enter a black hole (1:16:24) String theory: what the “strings” are and how they work (1:19:58) From understanding to harnessing, “there are no experimental observations” (1:26:57) Competing theories might have been describing the same phenomenon // COURSES // Discovering Personality: https://jordanbpeterson.com/personality Self Authoring Suite: https://selfauthoring.com Understand Myself (personality test): https://understandmyself.com // BOOKS // Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life: https://jordanbpeterson.com/Beyond-Order 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos: https://jordanbpeterson.com/12-rules-for-life Maps of Meaning: The Architecture of Belief: https://jordanbpeterson.com/maps-of-meaning #JordanPeterson #JordanBPeterson #DrJordanPeterson #DrJordanBPeterson #DailyWirePlus