Episode #1003
Sean Carroll
Books mentioned
Something Deeply Hidden
Mentioned by Sean Carroll · at 00:22:23
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The Secret
Mentioned by Sean Carroll · at 00:23:48
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Contact
Mentioned by Sean Carroll · at 01:09:44
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The Big Picture
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 02:41:02
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Cosmologist Sean Carroll discusses quantum mechanics, the many-worlds interpretation, and black holes. He and the host also explore dark energy, the Big Bang, and risks from artificial intelligence. The conversation touches on scientific epistemology and whether the universe has a purpose.
What they talked about
- NASA drilling into Yellowstone volcano
- Quantum mechanics misconceptions and the observer effect
- Critique of Deepak Chopra and pseudo-science
- Artificial intelligence and the singularity
- Black holes and Hawking radiation
- Dark matter and WIMP detection
- The Big Bang and expansion of space
- Existential meaning and atheistic cosmology
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