• Black Holes, Cosmic Cycles, and the Mind of Sir Roger Penrose

  • Sep 28 2024
  • Length: 1 hr and 39 mins
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Black Holes, Cosmic Cycles, and the Mind of Sir Roger Penrose

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  • Sir Roger Penrose is a renowned physicist and mathematician known for pioneering the theory of twistors and his contributions to differential geometry, which have significantly impacted our understanding of space-time. Roger's work has been instrumental in advancing theories related to general relativity and quantum mechanics, including the Penrose-Hawking singularity theorems. SPONSOR (THE ECONOMIST): As a listener of TOE, you can now enjoy full digital access to The Economist. Get a 20% off discount by visiting: https://www.economist.com/toe TOE'S TOP LINKS: - Support TOE on Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal (early access to ad-free audio episodes!) - Listen to TOE on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e - Become a YouTube Member Here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdWIQh9DGG6uhJk8eyIFl1w/join - Join TOE's Newsletter 'TOEmail' at https://www.curtjaimungal.org SPONSORS (please check them out to support TOE): - THE ECONOMIST: As a listener of TOE, you can now enjoy full digital access to The Economist. Get a 20% off discount by visiting: https://www.economist.com/toe - INDEED: Get your jobs more visibility at https://indeed.com/theories ($75 credit to book your job visibility) - HELLOFRESH: For FREE breakfast for life go to https://www.HelloFresh.com/freetheoriesofeverything - PLANET WILD: Want to restore the planet's ecosystems and see your impact in monthly videos? The first 150 people to join Planet Wild will get the first month for free at https://planetwild.com/r/theoriesofeverything/join or use my code EVERYTHING9 later. TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Intro 01:22 - Cosmology and Twister Theory 15:00 - “Most Significant Thought I Had” 20:45 - “Twister Are Inherently Chiral” 25:34 - Extra Dimensions 27:02 - Algebraic and Differential Geometry 37:57 - Alexander Grothendieck 40:36 - Gravity and Quantum Mechanics 43:00 - Collapse of the Wave Function 53:04 - Gravitational Fields and the Wave Function 01:11:02 - Free Will 01:14:03 - Is the Universe Discrete or Continuous? 01:16:35 - Ai’s Capabilities 01:19:09 - Many Worlds Theory 01:20:38 - Idealism 01:21:35 - CCC 01:23:31 - Roger’s Legacy 01:33:25 - Outro / Support TOE Other Links: - 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 - Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverything #science #physics #penrose #quantumphysics #theoreticalphysics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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