Curt Jaimungal

Finally here. This is Part Two of Philip Mannheim’s lecture, on quantum gravity and where mass comes from. Philip is a professor emeritus of physics at the University of Connecticut, and he prepared more than 150 pages of notes for this. Every derivation is on screen, so you can pause and check each step yourself. LINK IN REPLY

This episode is about mathematics in the age of AI. Richard Borcherds, a Fields Medalist and professor of mathematics at UC Berkeley, and Eric Weinstein @EricRWeinstein, who earned his PhD in mathematics at Harvard, join to take up three questions. What is mathematics about, what is the future for math students, and what is at stake? We discuss whether AI can build theories or only solve problems, why pure mathematics is worth funding, and what is left for human mathematicians. The conversation also covers the sporadic groups, whether math will go the way of chess, and who deserves credit if a stranger with an AI proves the Riemann hypothesis.

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You can watch and listen to TOE on Spotify too. Thanks to everyone who flagged the playback glitch. It’s fixed. LINK IN REPLY

Here’s another documentary-esque clip on the TOE clips channel, this time Juan Maldacena on ER = EPR, the idea that entangled black holes are connected by a wormhole. We worked diligently on the animations to bring the physics to ‘life,’ so to speak, and I hope you enjoy. LINK IN REPLY

Elizabeth Holmes is not manipulating Billy. In the history of masterful, monstrous/malicious manipulators, I don't think there's a *single* case where the manipulator gives the manipulatee power of attorney. Zero.