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Theories of Everything with Curt JaimungalNikita Nekrasov: Why Physicists Say We Don't Understand Quantum Field TheoryIn this episode I talk with Professor Nikita Nekrasov about why quantum field theory remains elusive despite its experimental triumphs. We explore his solution to the Cyberg‑Witten puzzle, the Nekrasov partition function, and the role of exotic four‑dimensional structures in the chemistry of life.- 00:00 - Introduction- 01:13 - Understanding Quantum Field Theory- 04:38 - The Journey to Gauge Origami- 06:53 - The Story of the Microsoft Partition Function- 19:12 - Connecting Quantum Mechanics and Field Theory- 36:43 - The Nature of Instantons- 45:05 - Exotic R4 and Its Implications...
2025-07-141h 48Theories of Everything with Curt JaimungalNikita Nekrasov: Why Physicists Say We Don't Understand Quantum Field TheoryIn this episode I talk with Professor Nikita Nekrasov about why quantum field theory remains elusive despite its experimental triumphs. We explore his solution to the Cyberg‑Witten puzzle, the Nekrasov partition function, and the role of exotic four‑dimensional structures in the chemistry of life.- 00:00 - Introduction- 01:13 - Understanding Quantum Field Theory- 04:38 - The Journey to Gauge Origami- 06:53 - The Story of the Microsoft Partition Function- 19:12 - Connecting Quantum Mechanics and Field Theory- 36:43 - The Nature of Instantons- 45:05 - Exotic R4 and Its Implications...
2025-07-141h 48Theories of Everything with Curt JaimungalEric Weinstein: Geometric Unity - 40 Years in the MakingIn this rare, unscripted conversation Eric Weinstein reveals the core of his Geometric Unity theory, discussing dark matter, missing generations, peer review, and the potential impact of GU. He also explores philosophical implications, quantum‑classical relationships, and the challenges of communicating his ideas.- 00:00 - Intro- 06:50 - Simplifying GU- 07:58 - Philosophical Implications- 11:24 - Quantum vs Classical- 14:15 - Generations Role- 27:58 - Restricted Data- 32:30 - Clear Communication- 36:59 - Explaining GU Challenges- 38:14 - Recognizing Contributions- 49:34 - Seiberg-Witten Story- 1:06:12 - Critical View of...
2025-06-033h 10Theories of Everything with Curt JaimungalEric Weinstein: Geometric Unity - 40 Years in the MakingIn this rare, unscripted conversation Eric Weinstein reveals the core of his Geometric Unity theory, discussing dark matter, missing generations, peer review, and the potential impact of GU. He also explores philosophical implications, quantum‑classical relationships, and the challenges of communicating his ideas.- 00:00 - Intro- 06:50 - Simplifying GU- 07:58 - Philosophical Implications- 11:24 - Quantum vs Classical- 14:15 - Generations Role- 27:58 - Restricted Data- 32:30 - Clear Communication- 36:59 - Explaining GU Challenges- 38:14 - Recognizing Contributions- 49:34 - Seiberg-Witten Story- 1:06:12 - Critical View of...
2025-06-033h 10Theories of Everything with Curt JaimungalThe Crisis in String Theory is Worse Than You Think...[feat. Leonard Susskind]Leonard Susskind joins us to discuss why the crisis in string theory is deeper than most realize, examining its conceptual limits and the search for a more complete quantum gravity framework. We explore the history of the theory, recent critiques, and possible paths forward.- 00:00 - IntroSPONSORS:- The Economist: 20% off discount. https://www.economist.com/toeRESOURCES:- New Substack! Follow my personal writings here: https://curtjaimungal.substack.com/p/well-technically- Conformal Field Theory (book): https://amzn.to/4fooVr8- Leonard Susskind Bio: https://physics...
2024-10-311h 42Theories of Everything with Curt JaimungalThe Crisis in String Theory is Worse Than You Think...[feat. Leonard Susskind]Leonard Susskind joins us to discuss why the crisis in string theory is deeper than most realize, examining its conceptual limits and the search for a more complete quantum gravity framework. We explore the history of the theory, recent critiques, and possible paths forward.- 00:00 - IntroSPONSORS:- The Economist: 20% off discount. https://www.economist.com/toeRESOURCES:- New Substack! Follow my personal writings here: https://curtjaimungal.substack.com/p/well-technically- Conformal Field Theory (book): https://amzn.to/4fooVr8- Leonard Susskind Bio: https://physics...
2024-10-311h 42Theories of Everything with Curt JaimungalRetired Off Apple Stock Then Revolutionized Physics Living in Hawaii | Garrett LisiGarrett Lisi, a theoretical physicist and surfer, discusses his Exceptionally Simple Theory of Everything based on the E8 Lie group and its implications for fundamental forces and particles. The conversation also explores spinors, triality, and the challenges of unifying physics outside academia.- 00:00 - Intro- 01:24 - Garrett’s Ted Talk and Background- 08:36 - Mystery of Spinors- 10:13 - Garrett Poses a Physical Problem- 12:22 - String Theorists- 23:48 - Triality- 26:13 - Garrett’s Top Points in His Talk- 28:42 - “String Theory’s the Only Game in Town”- 32:10...
2024-09-251h 53Theories of Everything with Curt JaimungalRetired Off Apple Stock Then Revolutionized Physics Living in Hawaii | Garrett LisiGarrett Lisi, a theoretical physicist and surfer, discusses his Exceptionally Simple Theory of Everything based on the E8 Lie group and its implications for fundamental forces and particles. The conversation also explores spinors, triality, and the challenges of unifying physics outside academia.- 00:00 - Intro- 01:24 - Garrett’s Ted Talk and Background- 08:36 - Mystery of Spinors- 10:13 - Garrett Poses a Physical Problem- 12:22 - String Theorists- 23:48 - Triality- 26:13 - Garrett’s Top Points in His Talk- 28:42 - “String Theory’s the Only Game in Town”- 32:10...
2024-09-251h 53
WANDEROUSWANDEROUS: 🇫🇷 Marseille Mystique: A Journey Through the Vertical CityA frank exploration of the City of Marseille, full of wandering, wonder, and, more importantly, I probe the most stunning bit of modernist architecture in France: Unité d'habitation, the “vertical garden city.”Also, there was a DeLorean car on the roof for some reason.Show NotesMy original interview with TedTalk speaker & physicist Garrett LisiThe Beach Walks with Rox video podcast that I mentionGarrett’s Pacific Science Institute that I mentionThat one time I was interviewed for Utah Radio (when my book “The Truth Beyond the S...
2024-08-2427 min
Deep FutureAn Exceptionally Simple Theory of Everything – Garrett Lisi
Garrett Lisi by Martin Schoeller
I’ve got a real soft spot for heretics and people who carve their own path outside of the institutions and societal norms and things that everyone is so pressured into because it creates this echo chamber and there’s these cookie cutter outcomes, it’s not conducive to getting to new ideas, it’s not good for figuring out new things and to discover how the world works and invent new things.
It’s always a real privilege to spend time with a true heretic and today we’re hanging out with Garret Li...
2024-05-021h 39
Rabbit Hole ResearchOn Physics, feat. Garrett Lisi | Traces, Appendix 23A conversation with Garrett Lisi about the shape of the universe, physics, waves, surfing, science, math, beauty, and more.Find me at cristian@ccb.lifeAbout the Guest: Garrett Lisi is an American theoretical physicist known for "An Exceptionally Simple Theory of Everything." It proposes a unified field theory combining a grand unification theory of particle physics with Albert Einstein's general relativistic description of gravitation, using the largest simple exceptional Lie algebra, E8. He works as an independent researcher without an academic position, enjoying the outdoors and surf of Hawaii.References:...
2024-01-261h 23
English Academic Vocabulary Booster4892. 195 Academic Words Reference from "Garrett Lisi: An 8-dimensional model of the universe | TED Talk"This podcast is a commentary and does not contain any copyrighted material of the reference source.
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2023-09-172h 52
WANDEROUSA Classic Podcast: 0101: An Exceptionally Splendid Discussion of Everything with Garrett LisiOne sunny afternoon on Maui, a stunning 8 long years ago, I had the honor of sitting down with theoretical physicist Garrett Lisi for an exceptionally splendid discussion of everything. This was a very spontaneous interview, and marked the beginning of a long interview career! It's a bit rough around the edges, but still has some lovely moments featuring a much younger and perhaps rather naïve version of me. 😂 This is a classic podcast episode from my old podcast, Aravinda Show. Since then, I'm migrating all of those old episodes over here to my Patreon page, which is th...
2022-06-071h 07
ASCENDANTGarrett Lisi takes Smart Risks & Wins 🍀Show Notes
So grateful to have Garrett Lisi on the show today! He's a brilliant theoretical physicist, investor, speaker, and founder of the Pacific Science Institute! In this expansive conversation, we talk about his abundance journey from investing stocks when he was a kid, van life on Maui, his famous TED talk about a new theory of everything, why String Theory is silly, the future of investing, cryptocurrency predictions, and so much more! Enjoy :)
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Our original interview, over 5 years ago! - You can watch his thought-provoking TED talk on that page, too
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2022-04-051h 26
The Good, the Bad, and the SciencePUSHING THE LINE w/Garrett Lisi + Reggie WattsHigh-lining seems impossible both mentally and physically. Find out what it takes as we discuss PUSHING THE LINE with Garrett Lisi and Reggie Watts! Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/goodbadscience to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2021-11-1640 min
Into the Impossible With Brian KeatingPhil Plait, Bad Astronomer, on The INTO THE IMPOSSIBLE PodcastPhilip Plait, also known as The Bad Astronomer, is an American astronomer, skeptic, writer and popular science blogger. Plait has worked as part of the Hubble Space Telescope team, images and spectra of astronomical objects, as well as engaging in public outreach advocacy for NASA missions. He has written two books, Bad Astronomy and Death from the Skies. He has also appeared in several science documentaries, including How the Universe Works on the Discovery Channel. From August 2008 through 2009, he served as president of the James Randi Educational Foundation.[2][3] Additionally, he wrote and hosted episodes of Crash Course Astronomy which...
2021-04-051h 16
Into the Impossible With Brian KeatingWhat did the Event Horizon Telescope Discover? Chat with Heino Falcke: black holes, polarization EHTThanks to today’s sponsor, LinkedIn Jobs! Visit linkedin.com/impossible to post your job ad for FREE!The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) just made a MAJOR Discovery about Black Holes. Chat with Heino Falcke, author of LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS, about what it all means. Light is an oscillating electromagnetic wave. If the waves have a preferred direction of oscillation, they are polarized. In space, moving hot gas, or ‘plasma’, threaded by a magnetic field emits polarized light. The polarized light rays that manage to escape the pull of the black hole travel to a distant camera...
2021-03-3158 min
Into the Impossible With Brian KeatingIs there a Fifth Force? News from the Large Hadron Collider (CERN LHCb): James Beacham & Phil IltenIs there a Fifth Force? News from the Large Hadron Collider with James Beacham & Phil Ilten. Interesting new result from the LHCb Experiment collaboration was just announced, hinting at physics beyond the standard model. Join me and Drs Phil Ilten and James Beacham (of CHASING EINSTEIN fame).What does it all mean Parity violation and more could result -- some mesons containing b quarks may preferentially decay to electrons rather than muons. #CERN #LHC #LHCbRead the paper here: https://arxiv.org/abs/2103.11769
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10:00 Emmy Noether
15:00 A Fifth Force?
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2021-03-2559 min
Into the Impossible With Brian KeatingJames Jordan: His debut novel - The Speed of LifeJames Jordan joins The INTO THE IMPOSSIBLE Podcast to discuss his novel The Speed of Life: An Illustrated Novel.What happens when a brutal crime threatens a mother’s love for her son? An old Florida family and those in their orbit get caught in a torrent of passion, a deadly legal system, and the mythology of the Everglades, which runs as deep as this story does. Propulsive, engaging, evocative, beautiful writing. Tom Holland, writer of Psycho II, writer-director of Stephen King’s Thinner, Fright Night, Child’s Play"From the courtroom to the swamp primev...
2021-03-1535 min
Innovation WavesA Theory of Everything. Mathematics and the symmetry that might be at the heart of the universeWe've learnt to read the universe through its own language, mathematics, since ancient Greece. In 1687 Newton projected us forward by unifying the laws of nature with the ones governing the orbits of planetes. Then in 1865 Maxwell connected Electic energy with magnetism. In 1915 Einstein merged Space and Time with his revolutionary general relativity while Niels Bohr and Max Plank discovered the infinitively small and chaotic world of quantum physics. Since then, Theoretical Physicists and Experimental Physicists have worked hard to try to reconciliate general relativity with quantum mechanics in a Theory of Everything or Quantum Gravity.
For a few decades, String...
2021-02-2643 min
Into the Impossible With Brian KeatingAndy Viterbi: Wireless Pioneer, Co-Founder of Qualcomm - A Historic PerspectiveCommunications pioneer Andrew J.Viterbi — who in 1962 earned one of the first doctorates in electrical engineering granted at the University of Southern California — has forever changed how people everywhere connect and communicate.Dr.Viterbi’s lifelong interest in communications began as a child, when his family fled Italy for America in 1939 to escape the persecution of Jews.Born into an analog world, this visionary thinker opened the doors to the digital age with the Viterbi Algorithm, a groundbreaking mathematical formula for eliminating signal interference. Today, the Viterbi Algorithm is used i...
2021-02-161h 01
Born on this Day podcastNovember 8thBorn on this Day: is a daily podcast hosted by Bil Antoniou, Amanda Barker & Marco Timpano.Celebrating the famous and sometimes infamous born on this day.Check out their other podcasts:Bad Gay Movies, Bitchy Gay MenEat & DrinkEvery Place is the SameMy CriterionsThe Insomnia ProjectMarco's book:25 Things I Wish I Knew Before I Started My PodcastNOVEMBER 8NATIONAL CAPPUCCINO DAYParker Posey,Tara Reid,Courtney Thorne-Smith,
2020-11-0830 min
Hence The FutureEp. 93 - The Future of Physics with Garrett LisiSearching for the "Source Code" of the Universe 👨🔬💫
In this episode, Mattimore sits down with theoretical physicist, Garrett Lisi, to discuss the present and future of our search for a "theory of everything."
Broad Topics:
What is the core mystery that theoretical physics aims to solve?
How have you in particular gone about trying to solve it?
How has our understanding of physics evolved over time?
What role does emergence play in understanding reality?
What is the significance of light in our universe?
What is the significance of consciousness in our universe?
At what stage of em...
2020-05-051h 26
Bit of a Tangent023 | Are Brains Just Neural Nets?Jared and Gianluca have an uncompromising exchange about computational neuroscience and its implications for life and AI research.
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Bit of a Tangent on Twitter (twitter.com/podtangent) and Instagram (instagram.com/podtangent/)
Last episode: www.podtangent.com/e/022-6-books-you-need-to-read-in-2020/
Ideas episode: www.podtangent.com/e/021-the-top-19-ideas-from-2019/
The Portal podcast episode with Garrett Lisi: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/15-garrett-lisi-my-arch-nemesis-myself/id1469999563?i=1000458879827
Don Hoffman on Sam Harris’ podcast: https://samharris.org/subscriber-extras/178-reality-illusion/
2020-01-2944 min
Bit of a Tangent023 | Are Brains Just Neural Nets?Jared and Gianluca have an uncompromising exchange about computational neuroscience and its implications for life and AI research.---------------Shownotes:---------------Jared on Twitter: www.twitter.com/jnearestnGianluca on Twitter: www.twitter.com/QVagabondBit of a Tangent on Twitter (twitter.com/podtangent) and Instagram (instagram.com/podtangent/)Last episode: www.podtangent.com/e/022-6-books-you-need-to-read-in-2020/Ideas episode: www.podtangent.com/e/021-the-top-19-ideas-from-2019/The Portal podcast episode with Garrett Lisi: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/15-garrett-lisi-my-arch-nemesis-myself/id1469999563?i=1000458879827
2020-01-2900 min
The Portal15: Garrett Lisi - My Arch-nemesis, Myself.Garrett Lisi, the so called "Surf Bum with a Theory of Everything (or T.O.E.)", is a PhD theoretical physicist who has refused to be captured by the theoretical physics community. By making shrewd investments, he has avoided holding meaningful employment for his entire adult life. Instead, he lives in Maui and travels the world chasing the perfect wave.In this episode Garrett and Eric sit down to discuss the current status of Garrett's ideas for a final theory based on a mysterious object called E8, perhaps the oddest of mathematical symmetries to b...
2019-12-061h 47The Portal15: Garrett Lisi - My Arch-nemesis, Myself.Garrett Lisi, the so called "Surf Bum with a Theory of Everything (or T.O.E.)", is a PhD theoretical physicist who has refused to be captured by the theoretical physics community. By making shrewd investments, he has avoided holding meaningful employment for his entire adult life. Instead, he lives in Maui and travels the world chasing the perfect wave.In this episode Garrett and Eric sit down to discuss the current status of Garrett's ideas for a final theory based on a mysterious object called E8, perhaps the oddest of mathematical symmetries to b...
2019-12-061h 47
Catalyzing CoherenceE7 - The Geometry of a Unified Physics, Bitcoin, and Beekeeping with Garrett LisiGarrett Lisi is an American theoretical physicist and adventure sports enthusiast. Lisi works as an independent researcher without an academic position. He's a strong proponent of balance in life.
Lisi is known for "An Exceptionally Simple Theory of Everything," a paper proposing a unified field theory based on the E8 Lie group, combining particle physics with Einstein's theory of gravitation. The theory is incomplete and not widely accepted by the physics community.
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2018-06-2100 min
FQxI PodcastRemembering Stephen Hawking; light from the first stars in the universe, with Rennan Barkana; our place in the multiverse, with Eugene Lim; & setting up a science hostel in Maui, with Garrett Lisi.Remembering Stephen Hawking; light from the first stars in the universe, with Rennan Barkana; our place in the multiverse, with Eugene Lim; & setting up a science hostel in Maui, with Garrett Lisi.
2018-03-2040 minFQxI PodcastFQxI March 20, 2018 Podcast EpisodeRemembering Stephen Hawking; light from the first stars in the universe, with Rennan Barkana; our place in the multiverse, with Eugene Lim; & setting up a science hostel in Maui, with Garrett Lisi.
2018-03-2000 min
3h2 HUMANS Radio ShowQuestions and AnswersJune 3, 2017
S2E17 Questions and Answers
Listener Challenge #29 – Focus on the Fridge
Completely empty out and clean the refrigerator at home and work. Throw away expired and unused food items. Organize the remaining contents by department and frequency of use. Place healthy, fresh food options at eye level. Allow this to be a week-long event. Purchase healthy options which can be prepared in advance for grab and go convenience. (Bring re-usable bags to grocery store)
Questions and Answers While on the Road in So Cal (Original Recording 2017.06.03)
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2017-06-0300 min
Survivor Cagayan Recaps for Netflix viewers from Rob Has A PodcastAras BBBaskauskas on the Survivor Cagayan Premiere
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It’s the premiere Survivor: Cagayan recap podcast so Rob is doing it up in style with an in-studio Mount RHAP-more guest: the 2014 Mr. Survivor runner-up, Survivor: Exile Island Winner, Survivor: Blood vs. Water Middling Finisher, and undeniable DILF, Aras Baskauskas (That’s OddUs Bush-cows-kiss, if you’re cool).
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2014-02-282h 36Survivor Cagayan Recaps for Netflix viewers from Rob Has A PodcastAras BBBaskauskas on the Survivor Cagayan Premiere
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It’s the premiere Survivor: Cagayan recap podcast so Rob is doing it up in style with an in-studio Mount RHAP-more guest: the 2014 Mr. Survivor runner-up, Survivor: Exile Island Winner, Survivor: Blood vs. Water Middling Finisher, and undeniable DILF, Aras Baskauskas (That’s OddUs Bush-cows-kiss, if you’re cool).
The BBBros start off talking about the first castaw...
2014-02-282h 36
KlabautercastMaha spricht mit illustren Gästen über das Leben, das Universum und eigentlich alles.
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