Sean Carroll is a theoretical physicist and cosmologist specializing in dark energy, general relativity, and quantum mechanics. Sean is a research professor at Caltech and a prolific author known for his books "The Big Picture" and "Something Deeply Hidden," which explore the intersection of science, philosophy, and the mysteries of the universe. YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/9AoRxtYZrZo Become a YouTube Member Here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdWIQh9DGG6uhJk8eyIFl1w/join Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal (early access to ad-free audio episodes!) Join TOEmail at https://www.curtjaimungal.org Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 01:23 - Sean’s Current Work (Holographic Principle) 07:02 - Duality in De Sitter Spacetime 14:24 - “Let’s Talk About Philosophy” 30:36 - The Crisis in Fundamental Physics 45:02 - Pseudoscience / Heterodox Ideas 50:30 - Unconventional Physics Theories 56:02 - Funding Unconventional Theories 01:00:58 - “The Experimenters Are Guided by Theorists” 01:02:45 - Sean’s Latest Paper “Beyond Falsifiability” 01:11:17 - Poetic Naturalism 01:13:00 - Morals, Aesthetics, Philosophy 01:16:44 - Boltzman 01:22:25 - The Big Bang 01:24:58 - Holography / Quantum Gravity 01:28:40 - “Publish or Perish!” 01:33:30 - Dark Matter 01:36:05 - Something New to Blow Your Mind 01:39:22 - Loop Quantum Gravity 01:49:56 - Outro / Support TOE Links: •⁠ ⁠Peter Woit Podcast: https://youtu.be/9z3JYb_g2Qs •⁠ ⁠Peter Woit's Book on "Not Even Wrong" (URL missing) •⁠ ⁠Lee Smolin Podcast: https://youtu.be/uOKOodQXjhc •⁠ ⁠Neil Turok Podcast: https://youtu.be/ZUp9x44N3uE •⁠ ⁠Sean Carroll's "Crisis in Physics" Podcast (URL missing) •⁠ ⁠Sean Carroll's Podcast Channel (URL missing) •⁠ ⁠Sean Carroll's Book on "The Big Picture" (URL missing) •⁠ ⁠Julian Barbour Podcast with Michio Kaku (URL missing) •⁠ ⁠String Theory Iceberg Video: https://youtu.be/X4PdPnQuwjY •⁠ ⁠Economist Article on "Universe is Creaking" (URL missing) •⁠ ⁠Article on Quantum Microtubule Phenomenon: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jpcb.3c07936 •⁠ ⁠Sean Carroll's Article: https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/blog/2008/03/06/being-a-heretic-is-hard-work •⁠ ⁠Sean Carroll's Beyond Falsifiability Article: https://arxiv.org/abs/1801.05016 Support TOE: - Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal (early access to ad-free audio episodes!) - Crypto: https://tinyurl.com/cryptoTOE - PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE - TOE Merch: https://tinyurl.com/TOEmerch Follow TOE: - NEW Get my 'Top 10 TOEs' PDF + Weekly Personal Updates: https://www.curtjaimungal.org - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theoriesofeverythingpod - TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theoriesofeverything_ - 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 Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdWIQh9DGG6uhJk8eyIFl1w/join #science #physics #sciencepodcast #science Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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