Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal

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David Bentley Hart is a renowned author, philosopher, religious studies scholar, and theologian. In today's episode David explores the problem of evil, labeling it the most compelling argument against theism due to the undeniable suffering of innocents. David candidly acknowledges the dilemma, finding it intellectually irresolvable, yet juxtaposes this with the profound hope and transformative significance of Christ’s resurrection. Drawing on Stoic metaphysics, David explores the concept of a spiritual body and its philosophical ties to early Christian thought, all while challenging conventional Trinitarian interpretations of texts like John 1:1. This conversation is a rich tapestry of theology, philosophy, and personal insight, inviting listeners to reconsider foundational beliefs about faith, suffering, and the nature of reality. As a listener of TOE you can get a special 20% off discount to The Economist and all it has to offer! Visit https://www.economist.com/toe New Substack! Follow my personal writings and EARLY ACCESS episodes here: https://curtjaimungal.substack.com Timestamps: 00:00 - Evil 08:50 - New Testament 15:02 - Stoic Metaphysics 24:51 - The Spirit 31:12 - Books of the Bible 39:24 - John 1:1 47:55 - Jesus 54:14 - Language 01:02:45 - Neo-Platonism 01:08:53 - Self Awareness 01:14:35 - Consciousness 01:18:05 - God 01:19:51 - Spirituality 01:27:36 - Perennialism 01:36:55 - Belief 01:39:44 - Episode Recap! 01:50:50 - Outro Links Mentioned: •⁠ ⁠Johnathan Bi’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@bi.johnathan/featured •⁠ ⁠David Bentley Hart’s bibliography: https://amzn.to/3C9vIqA •⁠ ⁠The Experience of God: Being, Consciousness, Bliss (book): https://amzn.to/3DOuNMO •⁠ ⁠The New Testament: A Translation (book): https://amzn.to/427Dzzv •⁠ ⁠All Things Are Full of Gods: The Mysteries of Mind and Life (book): https://amzn.to/4h525pm •⁠ ⁠A Conversation Between Iain McGilchrist and David Bentley Hart (video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vooDJQ3fdug&pp=ygUjaWFpbiBtY2dpbGNocmlzdCBkYXZpZCBiZW50bGV5IGhhcnQ%3D •⁠ ⁠Curt’s OSV profile: https://www.osv.llc/fellows-grantee/curt-jaimungal-95763 •⁠ ⁠Michael Levin’s blog: https://thoughtforms.life/ •⁠ ⁠The Atheist’s Guide to Reality (book): https://amzn.to/4h4U97n •⁠ ⁠Psychology from An Empirical Standpoint (book): https://amzn.to/3DHRzWA •⁠ ⁠Iain McGilchrist on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9sBKCd2HD0 •⁠ ⁠Donald Hoffman on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmieNQH7Q4w&t=7139s TOE'S TOP LINKS: - Enjoy TOE on Spotify! https://tinyurl.com/SpotifyTOE - Become a YouTube Member Here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdWIQh9DGG6uhJk8eyIFl1w/join - Support TOE on Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal (early access to ad-free audio episodes!) - Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt - Discord Invite: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs - Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverything #science #podcast #religion #spirituality #philosophy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode features Yang-Hui He, a mathematical physicist and professor known for his groundbreaking work in string theory, geometry, and AI-driven approaches to mathematical research, as he explains how machine learning is revolutionizing the field and leading to major discoveries. As a listener of TOE you can get a special 20% off discount to The Economist and all it has to offer! Visit https://www.economist.com/toe Timestamps: 00:00 - String Theory & Mathematics 10:54 - How Does One Do Mathematics? 16:28 - Computers & Mathematics 20:04 - Bottom-Up Mathematics 28:44 - Meta-Mathematics 46:17 - Top-Down Mathematics 55:22 - Pattern Recognition 01:01:30 - Platonic Data 01:07:15 - A Classic Problem Since 1736 01:17:38 - Classical Results for Reimann Surface 01:22:29 - Manifolds 01:26:52 - Superstring Theory 01:30:45 - When Physics Meets Math 01:43:01 - Progress in String Theory 01:45:45 - Image Processing 01:59:33 - Episode Recap 02:12:50 - Outro Links Mentioned: •⁠ ⁠The Calibi-Yau Landscape (book): https://amzn.to/41XmUi0 •⁠ ⁠Machine Learning (book): https://amzn.to/49YQ42t •⁠ ⁠Topology and Physics (book): https://amzn.to/4gCcjxr •⁠ ⁠Yang-Hui He’s recent physics lecture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhuZar2C55U •⁠ ⁠Roger Penrose on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGm505TFMbU •⁠ ⁠Edward Frenkel’s String Theory discussion on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_oPMcvHbAc •⁠ ⁠Edward Frenkel’s lecture on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RX1tZv_Nv4Y •⁠ ⁠Joseph Conlon and Peter Toit on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAaXk_WoQqQ •⁠ ⁠A New Lower Bound For Sphere Packing (article): https://arxiv.org/pdf/2312.10026 •⁠ ⁠Principia Mathematica (book): https://www.amazon.com/Principia-Mathematica-Alfred-North-Whitehead/dp/1603864377/ref=sr_1_5?crid=2ANIKKX6G8KRK&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.c62w_u2CfXIK6AaEt-QKx6dp22lbkUr17cSyr3O-rltVBjvb8xCrwLWz8CQ6iWjo8rjmeCsSCwPwM_U0T8_InZfz0vEX9UKDWfSa5Oan86o4YwU6F3GdBPz3J2d_hXbLOc-EULawZ47JksUzndhf5q7ydfCMlK9lYKc2XLZQq-6_dHWQSbjYI82e_dcKw9EWp71DPKIZ9v5qvbyP3CnE7gRpN7uPMZpj-lxlo7Wjsl4.iSUZDFr0n-ZlkiADza8yEePerPoxBJRRCLhO0tQm2wU&dib_tag=se&keywords=principia+mathematica&qid=1735580157&s=books&sprefix=principia+ma%2Cstripbooks%2C122&sr=1-5 •⁠ ⁠Tshitoyan’s paper on Nature: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-019-1335-8 New Substack! Follow my personal writings and EARLY ACCESS episodes here: https://curtjaimungal.substack.com TOE'S TOP LINKS: - Enjoy TOE on Spotify! https://tinyurl.com/SpotifyTOE - Become a YouTube Member Here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdWIQh9DGG6uhJk8eyIFl1w/join - Support TOE on Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal (early access to ad-free audio episodes!) - Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt - Discord Invite: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs - Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverything #science #physics #ai #artificialintelligence #mathematics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As a listener of TOE you can get a special 20% off discount to The Economist and all it has to offer! Visit https://www.economist.com/toe In today’s episode of Theories of Everything, Curt Jaimungal is joined by renowned physicists Peter Woit and Joseph Conlon to delve into the complexities of String Theory. Together, they explore its potential as a unified framework for understanding the fundamental forces of the universe, discussing both its strengths and the criticisms it faces. Peter Woit is a renowned mathematical physicist and outspoken critic of string theory, and Joseph Conlon is a distinguished theoretical physicist and strong proponent of string theory. NOTE: The video of Brian Greene in the introduction was intended to serve as a visual representation related to string theory as a general subject. It wasn’t meant to imply his support or opposition to string theory without understanding the details of it. I love Brian Greene. I even spoke to him here for the podcast. https://youtu.be/O2EtTE9Czzo. - Curt New Substack! Follow my personal writings and EARLY ACCESS episodes here: https://curtjaimungal.substack.com Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 03:10 What Wrong with the Standard Model? 10:27 The Axion and Experimental Hope 15:01 Critiques of String Theory 17:25 Evaluating String Theory's Validity 20:44 The Sociological Landscape of Physics 25:20 Holography and Its Implications 29:03 The Complexities of ADS-CFT 32:59 Witten's Influence and Controversies 36:32 The Balance of Arrogance and Humility 40:37 Structural Issues in Theoretical Physics 44:20 The Diminishing Returns of Mathematical Physics 48:55 Young Researchers and Career Concerns 52:42 The Disconnect from Experimental Data 56:24 The Evolution of Theoretical Physics 59:48 Challenges Facing the Field Today 01:02:28 Future Directions 01:35:36 The State of Fundamental Physics 01:47:07 Exploring Time Dimensions 02:07:40 AI Recap 02:20:50 Outro Links: •⁠ ⁠Why String Theory? (Joseph’s book): https://amzn.to/4gSJr42 •⁠ ⁠Origins: The Cosmos in Verse (Joseph’s book): https://amzn.to/3Dz887b •⁠ ⁠Not Even Wrong (Peter’s book): https://amzn.to/49T1mFn •⁠ ⁠Quantum Theory (Peter’s book): https://amzn.to/408Jp2h •⁠ ⁠Peter Woit’s blog: https://www.math.columbia.edu/~woit/wordpress/ •⁠ ⁠Edward Witten’s recent paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.15549 •⁠ ⁠Strings Conference (2024): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiSDiHgXimR9pHoFPhCDPfDOhreEg8vSp •⁠ ⁠Istanbul Stringy Meeting (2024): https://istringy.org/ism24/ •⁠ ⁠Physics Today: Edward Witten’s 2015 post: https://pubs.aip.org/physicstoday/article/68/11/38/414984/What-every-physicist-should-know-about-string •⁠ ⁠Peter Woit’s previous appearance on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTSeqsCgxj8 •⁠ ⁠Moduli Redefinitions and Moduli Stabilisation (Conlon’s paper): https://arxiv.org/pdf/1003.0388 •⁠ ⁠Scott Aaronson on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZpGCQoL2Rk •⁠ ⁠Brian Greene on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2EtTE9Czzo •⁠ ⁠TOE’s String Theory Iceberg: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4PdPnQuwjY&t=1749s TOE'S TOP LINKS: - Enjoy TOE on Spotify! https://tinyurl.com/SpotifyTOE - Become a YouTube Member Here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdWIQh9DGG6uhJk8eyIFl1w/join - Support TOE on Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal (early access to ad-free audio episodes!) - Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt - Discord Invite: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs - Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverything #science #physics #stringtheory Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices