Avi Loeb is a Harvard Astrophysicist and best-selling author of books such as ''Extraterrestrial" and "The Elephant in the Universe". Bernardo Kastrup is an idealist philosopher and the executive director of Essentia Foundation. His work has been leading the modern renaissance of metaphysical idealism, the notion that reality is essentially mental. In this episode, we discuss the common areas in between their fields, such as consciousness, the existence of aliens, and curiosity within scientific research.
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Loeb's last book: https://www.amazon.com/Interstellar-Search-Extraterrestrial-Future-Stars/dp/006325087X
Kastrup's work: https://www.bernardokastrup.com/
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
01:13 The Link Between Loeb And Kastrup
03:26 Lack Of Curiosity In Science
08:11 Anomalies Of Today
12:40 Supersymmetry
16:29 Consciousness, AI, and Free Will
22:26 The Hawking Limit
29:53 AI Replacing Humans
36:31 Educating AI
37:38 The Role Of Humanities In AI
40:13 Challenging Physical Realism
47:11 Avi Loeb's Response To Opponents
01:01:27 Haters Of The Scientific Attitude
01:05:37 Opinions VS. Evidence
01:11:13 Is God An Alien?
01:14:21 Simulation VS. Baby Universes
01:16:31 Reality VS. Virtual Reality
01:18:42 Everett's Many Worlds Theory
01:23:09 Bernardo's Response To Avi
01:29:47 Finding Our Interstellar Love
01:31:46 Optimism On The Future
01:36:42 John E. Mack and Avi Loeb
01:39:04 The Problem With Science Media
01:48:12 Misinformation And AI
01:51:40 Afterthoughts On The Conversation