These are just some of the questions covered in this Win-Win episode with the incredible Sean Carroll. Sean is a theoretical physicist and philosopher who specializes in quantum mechanics, cosmology, and philosophy of science.

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 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

♾️ Sean's Website https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/

♾️ The Bigger Picture https://www.amazon.co.uk/Big-Picture-...

♾️ Sean's Youtube    / @seancarroll  

Credits

♾️ Hosted by Liv Boeree

♾️ Edited and Mixed by Ryan Kessler

The Win-Win Podcast:

Poker champion Liv Boeree takes to the interview chair to tease apart the complexities of one of the most fundamental parts of human nature: competition. Liv is joined by top philosophers, gamers, artists, technologists, CEOs, scientists, athletes and more to understand how competition manifests in their world, and how to change seemingly win-lose games into Win-Wins.