Link to YouTube episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0feAk1pXRc This episode has been released early in an ad-free audio version for TOE members at http://theoriesofeverything.org. Sponsors: - Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/TOE for 20% off - *New* TOE Website (early access to episodes): https://theoriesofeverything.org/ - Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal - Crypto: https://tinyurl.com/cryptoTOE - PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE - 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 - Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e - Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverything LINKS MENTIONED: TIMESTAMPS: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sponsors and Timestamps: - Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/TOE for 20% off - Henson: Go to https://hensonshaving.com and enter EVERYTHING at checkout to get 100 free blades with your purchase. - Miracle Made: Go to https://TryMiracle.com/EVERYTHING and use the code EVERYTHING to claim your free 3 piece towel set and save over 40% OFF. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:04:00 The true origins of wisdom 00:05:06 Enlightenment: To slaughter the Moral 00:10:00 Disillusion is masked as education 00:14:20 Measurement problem is the hint toward a greater reality 00:22:50 Vertical causation (the Physical and Corporeal Realms) 00:33:34 The cosmos is divided into three planes 00:44:28 Geometry and Yogi ascension 00:53:12 A Vedic Fakir and first-hand telepathy 01:15:00 Heisenberg, Aristotle, and Plato 01:23:49 "Science is unwholesome and blind" 01:41:29 From atheism to taking religion seriously 01:48:45 Vedic vs. Christian union with God 02:23:19 Philos Sophia foundation and multiplicity within God 01:40:10 All that matters is esoteric and exoteric 02:53:00 Ascension has lost its societal support 03:05:09 The sacred in man and woman 03:15:15 Lunacy as misframed wisdom (debating Jung) 03:32:46 "Evolution is the pseudo-religious credor of our civilization" 03:44:37 Determinism cannot craft what we know to be life 03:52:07 "Being has nothing to do with process ontology" 04:01:47 Wolfgang and Curt bond 04:03:37 Upcoming announcements with Wolfram, Chalmers, and Goertzel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

YouTube link: https://youtu.be/VmQXpKyUh4g Bernardo Kastrup, Donald Hoffman, and Susan Schneider debate on whether computers can be conscious. Visit    • Consciousness in ...   or https://iai.tv/ for the full video and subscribe at    / @theinstituteofar...  . Sponsors: - New TOE Website (early access to episodes): https://theoriesofeverything.org/ - Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal - Crypto: https://tinyurl.com/cryptoTOE - PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE - Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt - Discord Invite: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs - iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast... - Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b9... - Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeveryt... LINKS MENTIONED: - Institute for Arts and Ideas: https://iai.tv and    / @theinstituteofar...   - Part 2 of this panel:    • Consciousness in ...   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/LpfzQVr7Me4 Curt Jaimungal plays the game Everything, developed by artist David OReilly with narration from Alan Watts. - *New* TOE Website (early access to episodes): https://theoriesofeverything.org/ - Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal - Crypto: https://tinyurl.com/cryptoTOE - PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE - 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 - Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e - Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverything Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/ndSnh1YZ6kY Frank Yang is a versatile artist and mentor who adeptly produces video content and dramatic art, while also providing guidance to students seeking to harness the power of their minds to attain inner peace and gain meaningful insights about life. Drawing from his rich experiences in bodybuilding and creative discipline, Frank imparts invaluable wisdom on how to lead a more fulfilling and purposeful life. This episode has been released early in an ad-free audio version for TOE members at http://theoriesofeverything.org. Sponsors: - Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/TOE for 20% off - *New* TOE Website (early access to episodes): https://theoriesofeverything.org/ - Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal - Crypto: https://tinyurl.com/cryptoTOE - PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE - 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 - Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e - Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverything TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 Who is Frank Yang? 00:01:41 Our astounding fundamental nature 00:03:31 The emptiness of consciousness 00:08:37 Continuity leads to liberation 00:13:42 Consciousness has no "objective" 00:15:24 Are we fragments of one consciousness? 00:18:59 Immortality is inevitable 00:20:27 The esoteric value of science 00:32:52 The ancient protocols of meditation 00:41:38 Answering the UFO question 00:43:40 Dangers of depersonalization 00:47:02 Frank's thoughts on Leo Gura 00:52:02 Buddhism and Hinduism 00:56:15 Training the body is training the mind 00:59:17 What is the definition of "Enlightenment?" 01:02:51 Is Frank enlightened? 01:05:56 The truest structure of reality 01:15:06 The importance of having a guru 01:19:34 Everything can be seen as music 01:24:23 Advice for wisdom seekers 01:29:36 The most fundamental aspect of consciousness 01:40:15 Overcoming our conditioning and traumas 01:49:30 From stream entry to the Arahant 02:00:20 When do you know you are at the top? 02:02:53 Greatest teacher in Vipassana Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

YouTube link: https://youtu.be/j1fN5Gxm9fk Leslie Kean is an investigative journalist and author who is most notable for books about UFOs and the afterlife. Sponsors: - Miracle Made: Go to http://TryMiracle.com/EVERYTHING (code: EVERYTHING) to claim your free 3 piece towel set + additional 40% OFF - *New* TOE Website (early access to episodes): https://theoriesofeverything.org/ - Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal - Crypto: https://tinyurl.com/cryptoTOE - PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE - 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 - Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e - Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverything LINKS MENTIONED: - UFOs: Investigating the Unknown | National Geographic: https://youtu.be/sVhq1YxV_Ec - UFOs: Generals, Pilots, and Government Officials Go on the Record: https://amzn.to/3ks0PVC - Surviving Death: A Journalist Investigates Evidence for an Afterlife: https://amzn.to/3ZfLOoE - PaCE1 (Physics and Consciousness Explication Winners): https://youtu.be/rGln1sLk5ME #PaCE1 TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 “There are entities more advanced than us.” 00:05:09 What are UFOs? 00:15:28 Relationship with Chris Mellon and Lue Elizondo 00:25:21 This is why we need to take UFO sightings seriously 00:27:15 North American UAP "Balloons" 00:29:13 "These objects are clearly extraterrestrial." 00:30:43 [Ross Coulthart] White House vs. Pentagon on UAPs 00:33:44 We don't have a stigma problem, we have a cowardice problem 00:35:29 Evidence indicating extraterrestrials or breakaway civilization 00:41:08 One side is the alien (ET) hypothesis, the other is… 00:45:56 What classifies "The Phenomenon" exactly? 00:48:33 Developing Psi abilities after UAP encounters 00:50:57 Leslie's research into the afterlife 01:00:41 Skinwalker and communicating with the deceased 01:04:57 Peer reviewed studies on the afterlife 01:14:21 Disclosure destabilizes society? I don’t buy it! 01:18:20 [Tom Delonge] Gov’t secrecy is good for us 01:23:01 The infamous Varginha case 01:26:13 Who knows more? Gov't vs. Private industry (Lockheed Martin) 01:28:08 The Wilson Memo 01:32:01 Stewart Alexander (the physical medium) 01:39:32 Ectoplasm and etheric hands 01:42:01 Apparitions 01:48:08 Pentagon reports studying mediumship / peer-reviewed studies 02:05:02 "UFOs: Investigating the Unknown" 02:08:05 Something big is coming in 2030s 02:12:16 How would the world change if they knew what Leslie knew? 02:13:19 What convinces Leslie that UFOs are intelligent? 02:16:20 Time-traveling human hypothesis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/rGln1sLk5ME Announcing the winners of our inaugural #PaCE1 (Physics and Consciousness Explication) challenge. Thank you to everyone who participated! Sponsoring the winners: - Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/TOE for 20% off - *New* TOE Website (early access to episodes): https://theoriesofeverything.org/ - Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal - Crypto: https://tinyurl.com/cryptoTOE - PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE - 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 - Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e - Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverything LINKS MENTIONED: - PaCE1 Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwgepVI98Hs&list=PLZ7ikzmc6zlPsL7sXPuebG1hPooNlR55Q TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:00:44 Full participant list 00:02:30 Criteria 00:03:30 Honorable mentions 00:15:06 Winners 00:18:43 Special mentions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

**YouTube link coming soon** Today we talk about the placebo effect, mind over matter, and the cognitive traps that correlate with IQ. David Robson is an author of science with a unique focus on human behavior. He has a degree in mathematics from Oxford -- we bond over our similar degrees in mathematics. He's worked for news scientists, BBC, and he writes for several popular science magazines. Today we discuss the intelligence trap and the expectation effect. Sponsors: - Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/TOE for 20% off - *New* TOE Website (early access to episodes): https://theoriesofeverything.org/ - Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal - Crypto: https://tinyurl.com/cryptoTOE - PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE - Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt - Discord Invite: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs - iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast... - Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b9... - Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeveryt... Timestamps: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:05:55 IQ tests measure what exactly? 00:08:00 Various pitfalls of intelligence (IQ traps) 00:14:09 Rationality is not emotionally comforting 00:16:51 Is “truth” the most valuable pursuit? What is “truth”? 00:19:10 Truth can be terrifying 00:24:14 Curiosity is correlated with high IQ 00:28:53 Breakthroughs are born through curiosity 00:36:13 Contradiction is a healthy part of science 00:39:20 The different styles of science 00:45:36 The placebo effect: how “expectation” can overcome genetics 00:51:35 Applying the placebo and expectation effects 01:05:51 Frustration lies at the heart of learning 01:13:25 Cultivating the qualities of a genius in yourself 01:18:33 What is evidence-based wisdom? 01:23:42 A standardized test for wisdom 01:31:03 The relationship between IQ and RQ (rationality quotient) 01:33:23 Ways to supercharge your rationality 01:35:48 The scientific bias 01:41:56 Parapsychological research 01:47:51 What is “functional stupidity”? 01:52:39 Curt finds holes in every argument 01:57:13 Self deception is easy 02:00:38 When high skill damages performance 02:04:20 The best team is smart and disagreeable 02:10:44 The power of a Yogi 02:18:20 Your perceptions change future reality 02:20:19 Ego depletion and the replication crisis 02:22:23 The pilot sight test 02:27:16 Acquiring creativity, productivity, and Savant-ism Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode released on the Martin Willis podcast. Find it here on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjJv1tEk52s Sponsors: - Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/TOE for 20% off - *New* TOE Website (early access to episodes): https://theoriesofeverything.org/ - Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal - Crypto: https://tinyurl.com/cryptoTOE - PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE - Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt - Discord Invite: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs - iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast... - Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b9... - Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeveryt... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFW14zSYiFY Prof. Greg Kondrak is a computer scientist who used Machine Learning to help decode the Voynich Manuscript and Dorabella Cipher. Sponsors: - Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/TOE for 20% off - *New* TOE Website (early access to episodes): https://theoriesofeverything.org/ - Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal - Crypto: https://tinyurl.com/cryptoTOE - PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE - Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt - Discord Invite: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs - iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast... - Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b9... - Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeveryt... LINKS MENTIONED: TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:03:07 Overview of the difficulty of the Voynich Manuscript 00:04:53 There is no other document like Voynich 00:11:17 The controversy of the Voynich 00:12:38 All language is decipherment 00:27:51 "It is not simple at all" 00:30:49 The Dorabella cipher 00:33:05 Voynich may not be a human language 00:35:05 Universal concepts in language (fighting Chomsky) 00:43:37 ChatGPT knows nothing 00:44:41 AI doesn't have "truth" 00:47:09 Multiple language theory (Voynich) 00:48:34 Artificial intelligence lacks motivations 00:51:48 What rivals the Voynich? 00:53:05 "Puzzles made me a better scientist" 00:56:26 The Zodiac cipher 01:01:27 The problem of "language understanding" has been solved 01:06:48 Training AI in ethics 01:13:53 Chinese and English are superior (analytically) 01:19:35 Proving what the Voynich was and wasn't Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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YouTube link: https://youtu.be/c7tLFNz-oXw An honest day in the life of a math and physics podcaster. This episode has been released early in an ad-free audio version for TOE members at http://theoriesofeverything.org. - *New* TOE Website (early access to episodes): https://theoriesofeverything.org/ - Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal - Crypto: https://tinyurl.com/cryptoTOE - PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE - 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 - Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e - Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverything LINKS MENTIONED: - Streamyard: https://streamyard.com/?fpr=toe - Plexicam: https://www.plexicam.com/#a_aid=TOE - ChatGPT TOE Convo: https://youtu.be/mSfChbMRJwY - Terrence Deacon: https://youtu.be/LVmxzCF-oeo - Brian Greene: https://youtu.be/O2EtTE9Czzo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

YouTube link: https://youtu.be/O2EtTE9Czzo Brian Greene talks about string theory, faster than light travel, and death / afterlife. This episode has been released early in an ad-free audio version for TOE members at http://theoriesofeverything.org. Sponsors:  - Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/TOE for 20% off - *New* TOE Website (early access to episodes): https://theoriesofeverything.org/ - Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal - Crypto: https://tinyurl.com/cryptoTOE - PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE - Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt - Discord Invite: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs - iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast... - Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b9... - Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeveryt... LINKS MENTIONED: - Brian Greene Toronto Talk: https://roythomsonhall.mhrth.com/tick... - World Science Festival: https://cdn.worldsciencefestival.com/ - IAI Interview Brian Greene and Eric Weinstein: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0B1D... TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 Introduction  00:02:50 Faster than light travel  00:12:10 Traversable wormholes 00:18:45 Death and fear 00:20:40 Demons of pursuing science and psychedelics 00:27:57 Finding meaning in disconnectedness 00:32:35 The Hard Problem of Consciousness 00:37:38 Gödel, Dyson, and the relevance of a TOE 00:40:35 Time is not fundamental  00:45:35 The Holographic Principle  00:49:20 Google's wormholes and ER = EPR  00:54:18 Geometric Unity, Wolfram, and E8 00:58:00 Curt's upcoming physics paper 01:08:09 Advice for aspiring physicists (young and old) 01:14:50 Ed Witten is terrifying 01:19:15 Carlo Rovelli, Lee Smolin, and emergent time 01:22:02 Simulation Theory, Swampland, and Geometric Algebra 01:32:50 Responding to Eric Weinstein - Bias in String Theory Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

YouTube link: https://youtu.be/0D1o2XeKgdc Only high school math needed for this lesson in physics, natural units, and some philosophy of physics. This episode has been released early in an ad-free audio version for TOE members at http://theoriesofeverything.org. Sponsors: Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/TOE for 20% off - New TOE Website (early access to episodes): https://theoriesofeverything.org/ - Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal - Crypto: https://tinyurl.com/cryptoTOE - PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE - Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt - Discord Invite: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs - iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast... - Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b9... - Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeveryt... LINKS MENTIONED: - Full Crash Course in Physics in 2h: https://youtu.be/e8kyvdPP8os Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Curt converses with ChatpGPT on free will, AI, consciousness, existence, physics, and meaning. This episode is being released early in an ad-free audio version for TOE members at http://theoriesofeverything.org. Sponsors: - Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/TOE for 20% off - *New* TOE Website (early access to episodes): https://theoriesofeverything.org/ - Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal - Crypto: https://tinyurl.com/cryptoTOE - PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE - Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt - Discord Invite: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs - iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast... - Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b9... - Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeveryt... LINKS MENTIONED: - Terrence Deacon on Existence and Nothingness: https://youtu.be/PqZp7MlRC5g - Matt O Dowd on Spacetime and Free Will: https://youtu.be/T6xLFRHW-IY Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

YouTube link: https://youtu.be/T6xLFRHW-IY This episode has been released early in an ad-free audio version for TOE members at http://theoriesofeverything.org. Matt O'Dowd is the host of PBS Space Time and a Professor of Physics at the City University of New York. His upcoming film on physics and consciousness is called Inventing Reality. You can find out more here: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/inventing-reality Sponsors: - Henson : https://hensonshaving.com/everything - Rocketmoney : https://rocketmoney.com/everything - ExpressVPN : https://expressvpn.com/theoriesofeverything *New* TOE Website (early access to episodes): https://theoriesofeverything.org/ Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal Crypto: https://tinyurl.com/cryptoTOE PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE 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 Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverything LINKS MENTIONED: - https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/inventing-reality TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:02:17 What is PBS Spacetime? 00:05:38 Inventing reality 00:12:52 The scientific perspective of understanding reality 00:15:44 Metaphysics needs to be a part of "theory" 00:23:23 Material is "dual" to Consciousness 00:25:46 Ought from an "is" 00:32:12 Science is incomplete 00:55:21 The hard problem of consciousness 01:04:49 You have free will 01:37:15 Inconsistency in the universe 02:00:53 Terrence Deacon and "absence" / "nothingness" 02:06:52 Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/PqZp7MlRC5g Sponsors: - Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/TOE for 20% off - Rocket Money: https://rocketmoney.com/everything - Masterworks: https://masterworks.com promo code TOE - Uncommon Goods: https://uncommongoods.com/everything *New* TOE Website (early access to episodes): https://theoriesofeverything.org/ Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal Crypto: https://tinyurl.com/cryptoTOE PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE 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 Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverything LINKS MENTIONED: TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:03:50 Overview of insights and autobiography 00:07:28 How are mental representations achieved? 00:16:37 Living in a world of symbols 00:23:11 Indexical Relationships 00:26:49 The language problem 00:29:47 Molecular binding and Covariant Relationships 00:39:45 Structural Information and Recursion 00:44:26 1,2,3, Repeat, Chomsky and Universal Grammar 00:51:19 Chomsky's Universals and Turing Machines 01:02:15 Gödel and minimizing ambiguity 01:10:13 Establishing reference and meaning 01:14:59 Noise and signals 01:20:08 The Symbol Grounding Problem ("The Hard Problem of Meaning") 01:30:06 Where does value come from? 01:37:28 Life is a process far from equilibrium 02:14:46 Homeodynamics and Teleodynamics 02:17:02 Sentience vs. Consciousness 02:39:55 Epistemology is tied to Ontology 02:45:31 Universal Grammar (with a capital "U") goes all the way down to chemistry 02:51:48 Absence and "Nothingness" (our existence is based in "absence") Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices