Sean Carroll on the Enigma of Complexity | Win-Win Podcast

Is complexity the ultimate frontier of physics? How does emergence work? What makes a great physicist, anyway?

These are just some of the delicious topics covered in this Win-Win episode with ‪@seancarroll‬Sean is a theoretical physicist and philosopher who specializes in quantum mechanics, cosmology, and philosophy of science. He's the current Homewood Professor of Natural Philosophy at Johns Hopkins University, and an external professor at the Santa Fe Institute. He's also author of various books, including "Something Deeply Hidden", "The Big Picture" and "The Biggest Ideas in the Universe". He's also the host of the amazing "Mindscape" Podcast.

00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:59 - New Discoveries of the Webb Telescope
00:11:05 - Complexity The New Frontier in Physics
00:16:42 - How Physicists See The World
00:20:14 - Observing Trends in Complexity
00:26:21 - How To Approach Metaphysical (Un)certainty
00:30:41 - Quantum Measurement Problem
00:33:49 - Many Worlds vs Copenhagen Interpretation
00:40:35 - Emergence
00:44:40 - Information under Classical and Quantum Mechanics
00:50:20 - Democracy As A Physical System
00:56:35 - Decision & Game Theory In Many Worlds
01:02:03 - Competition in Academia
01:07:20 - Academic Publishing
01:12:57 - The Problem with Superintelligence
01:23:59 - Computing and Theories of Mind
01:31:26 - Poetic Naturalism
01:41:58 - What Makes A Great Physicist?
01:44:29 - Are There Any Breakthroughs Left?
01:52:08 - Credences of Hypotheses

Links
♾️ Sean's Website: https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/
♾️ The Big Picture Book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Big-Picture-...
♾️ Sean's Youtube:    / @seancarroll  
♾️ Full Episode Transcript: https://winwinpodcast.com/episodes-1/...

Credits
♾️ Hosted by Liv Boeree & Igor Kurganov
♾️ Edited and Mixed by Ryan Kessler

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