Thomas Hertog is a cosmologist and one of Stephen Hawking’s closest collaborators. He's the author of the book On the Origin of Time, which is a beautiful blend of physics, philosophy, and biography of Stephen and his long term collaboration with Thomas.
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Topics:
* The physics and philosophy of time
* The origin of time, and how even make sense of statements of that type
* A bold new idea about the origin of the laws of physics
* Stephen Hawking, both as a scientist and a human being
… and other topics.
Thomas’ book: https://www.amazon.com.au/Origin-Time-journey-Stephen-Hawking-ebook/dp/B08QV2Y1JF
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:10 How could time have an origin?
8:15 Human intuition and the origin of time
10:50 Thomas and Matt reminisce about Stephen Hawking
20:20 Can time flow in reverse?
28:30 Wave Function of the Universe
36:25 Imaginary time & quantum gravity
39:15 Darwinian evolution of the laws of physics
56:15 Quantum multiverse
1:06:10 Experimental verification of Thomas' & Stephen's' theories
1:15:25 Book recommendations
1:18:25 Who should represent humanity to an AI superintelligence?
