Theoretical physicists

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Interviews with theoretical physicists

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Curt Jaimungal & Peter Woit + Joseph Conlon 28 Dec 2024 • EN

The String Theory Debate (Peter Woit & Joseph Conlon)

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,

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Lawrence Krauss & Jeffrey Sachs 18 Dec 2024 • EN

Jeffrey Sachs on Diplomacy, Conflict, and the Path to Peace

I had the privilege of welcoming my friend Jeffrey Sachs back to the podcast. Jeffrey joined me earlier this year, and given the unfolding crises around the world, I thought it was a good time to sit down again and talk current events. I expect our conversation will generate disagreements from many listeners. Open disc

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Sean Carroll & C. Brandon Ogbunu 18 Nov 2024 • EN

Brandon Ogbunu on Fitness Seascapes and the Course of Evolution

Biological evolution via natural selection is a simple idea that becomes enormously complicated in its realization. Populations of organisms are driven toward increased "fitness," a measure of how successfully we reproduce our genetic information. But fitness is a subtle concept, changing with time and environment and

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Neil deGrasse Tyson + Chuck Nice & Brian Greene 24 Dec 2024 • EN

Past, Present, Future: Time Travel with Brian Greene

What type of time travel is in “A Christmas Carol”? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice answer fan questions on time travel, paradoxes, and wormholes with theoretical physicist, Brian Greene. Did Ebenezer Scrooge get pulled through a wormhole?   (Originally Aired December 20, 2022) NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can l

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Lawrence Krauss & Nicholas Christakis 28 Nov 2024 • EN

Nicholas Christakis: From Social Networks to AI, Special Thanksgiving Podcast

Nicholas Christakis is a Renaissance Man, with whom I have wanted to have a conversation for some time. There was so much to talk about with him, and each item was so fascinating, that we barely scratched the surface, even in the lengthy discussion we had. This is a great Thanksgiving Day listen.. instead of football g

Sean Carroll & J. Doyne Farmer 21 Oct 2024 • EN

Doyne Farmer on Chaos, Crashes, and Economic Complexity

A large economy is one of the best examples we have of complex dynamics. There are multiple components arranged in complicated overlapping hierarchies, out-of-equilibrium dynamics, nonlinear coupling and feedback between different levels, and ubiquitous unpredictable and chaotic behavior. Nevertheless, many economic mo

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