Mathematician Exposes String Theory's Failure

Full length podcast with Edward Frenkel. https://youtu.be/n_oPMcvHbAc. It's one of the best podcasts on all of TOE. We talk about Infinity, Ai, String Theory, Death, The Self. Sponsor: Go to https://hensonshaving.com and enter EVERYTHING at checkout to get 100 free blades with your purchase. (Note: you must add both the 100-blade pack and the razor for the discount to apply.) - Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal (early access to ad-free audio episodes!) - 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 - TOE Merch: https://tinyurl.com/TOEmerch BOOKS MENTIONED: - Love and Math (Edward Frenkel): https://amzn.to/3ZiXyI1 - From Mathematics to Philosophy (Hao Wang): https://amzn.to/3ZkIcTD - The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R. Tolkien): https://amzn.to/46bZnsw - Works of Carl Jung (Carl Jung): https://amzn.to/44UKJF7 - Works of Marie-Louise von Franz (Marie-Louise von Franz): https://amzn.to/3sWWg9D - Bhagavad Gita: https://amzn.to/3sTfrB8 - The Undecidable (Martin Davis): https://amzn.to/48njW7u - The Emperor's New Mind (Roger Penrose): https://amzn.to/44Zabcw - Not Even Wrong (Peter Woit): https://amzn.to/44XJlBx - The Trouble with Physics (Lee Smolin): https://amzn.to/3sXpmG6 - Lost in Math: How Beauty Leads Physics Astray (Sabine Hossenfelder): https://amzn.to/3Pna7xy ARTICLES MENTIONED: - Computing Machinery and Intelligence (Alan Turing): https://www.cs.mcgill.ca/~dprecup/courses/AI/Materials/turing1950.pdf - Solvable and Unsolvable Problems (Alan Turing): https://academic.oup.com/book/42030/chapter-abstract/355747732?redirectedFrom=fulltext VIDEOS MENTIONED: - Debate w/ Sabine Λ Bernardo on Superdeterminism: https://youtu.be/kJmBmopxc1k - Podcast w/ Norman Wildberger TOE: https://youtu.be/l7LvgvunVCM - Podcast w/ Dror Bar Natan on TOE: https://youtu.be/rJz_Badd43c - Podcast w/ Lex Fridman and Frenkel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Osh0-J3T2nY - Podcast w/ Richard Borcherds on TOE: https://youtu.be/U3pQWkE2KqM (Part 2) and https://youtu.be/xu15ZbxxnUQ (Part 1) - Podcast w/ Sabine Hossenfelder on TOE: https://youtu.be/walaNM7KiYA - Podcast w/ Bernardo Kastrup on TOE: https://youtu.be/lAB21FAXCDE - Podcast w/ Eric Weinstein on TOE: https://youtu.be/KElq_MLO1kw - Angela Collier on String Theory: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kya_LXa_y1E - Mike Wallace's Interview of Aldous Huxley (1958): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alasBxZsb40 WEBSITES MENTIONED: - Edward Frenkel's Official Site: https://edwardfrenkel.com - Edward Frenkel's Soundcloud (DJ Moonshine): https://soundcloud.com/moonstein - Twitter (Edward Frenkel): https://twitter.com/edfrenkel - YouTube (Edward Frenkel): https://www.youtube.com/edfrenkel - Instagram (Edward Frenkel): https://www.instagram.com/edfrenkel - Peter Woit's Blog: https://www.math.columbia.edu/~woit/wordpress ARTICLES MENTIONED: - AI Safety: A First-Person Perspective (Edward Frenkel): https://www.edwardfrenkel.com/ai-safety-first-person.pdf - Computing Machinery and Intelligence (Alan Turing): https://www.edwardfrenkel.com/turing-intelligence.pdf - Strominger's Quote about String Theory: https://www.math.columbia.edu/~woit/wordpress/?p=11138 - Interview Extract with David E. Kaplan: https://www.math.columbia.edu/~woit/wordpress/?p=13108 NOT MENTIONED BUT SHOULD HAVE BEEN: - Peak Math YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@PeakMathLandscape | I can't recommend this channel enough. It's raised the bar for math content on YouTube! Title edited Jan 02, 2024