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Andrew Strominger, professor of physics at Harvard University, talks about black holes, soft hair, no-hair theorem, holographic principle, anti-de Sitter space, AdS/CFT correspondence, determinism, quantum gravity and string theory.

Andrew: https://www.physics.harvard.edu/people/facpages/strominger

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0:00 Introduction

1:40 The Role of Obsession In Theoretical Physics

11:18 Falling In Love With Physics

16:31 Black Hole, Event Horizon & Singularity

23:00 No-Hair Theorem

26:48 Black Hole Information Paradox

28:07 Soft Hair

38:29 Holographic Principle & Bekenstein-Hawking Entropy

44:01 Anti-de Sitter Space & AdS/CFT Correspondence

48:31 Information Realism

54:55 Determinism

1:03:02 Quantum Gravity

1:15:08 String Theory

1:26:24 Twistor Theory

1:28:08 Lego Interpretation

1:28:59 Inspirations (Books, Role Models)

1:33:29 Mysteries of the Universe, Legacy & Meaning of Life

#physics

Anurag Ram Chandran, entrepreneur and co-founder of Kubo Care, provides a masterclass on entrepreneurship where we cover: different motivations to become a founder, what are the different funding stages when raising capital, how to calculate valuation and equity dilution, what is venture capital, angel investors, how to stress test an idea, building a team and hiring talent!

Anurag: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anuragrc/

Kubo Care: https://kubocare.com/

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0:00 Introduction

2:49 Motivations To Become An Entrepreneur

15:34 What Personality Traits Do Successful Founders Have?

22:55 Finding Co-Founders

36:10 Idea vs. Team vs. Timing

43:10 Stress Testing

51:34 Do You Need Funding From Venture Capital?

59:37 Raising Capital 101: Funding Rounds, Valuation, Dilution & Equity

1:13:45 How Much Capital Do You Need?

1:17:22 Giving Away Equiity

1:20:46 Calculating Company Valuation

1:24:35 Deciding Your Salary

1:28:08 What Do VC Firms Look For?

1:30:50 The Problems With Venture Capital

1:38:49 Work-Life Balance

1:43:32 Attracting Talent

1:54:24 Lego Interpretation

1:56:29 Advice for Aspiring Entrepreneurs

2:02:52 Meaning of Life

#entrepreneurship

Michael Levin, developmental and synthetic biology and professor at Tufts University, talks about the links between computation and biology, bioelectricity, cancer, cognitive light cones, xenobots and regeneration in biology & medicine.

Michael: https://drmichaellevin.org/

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TIMELINE

0:00 Introduction

1:09 Computation & Biology

9:13 Bioelectricity

11:57 Why Don’t Robots Get Cancer?

19:08 Mind

21:31 Cognitive Light Cone

24:29 Universal Goal

29:59 Bioelectricity (Contd.)

33:57 Xenobots

40:41 Regenerative Biology

48:31 Memories

50:54 Legacy & Meaning of Life

#biology

Sara Seager, astrophysicist, professor at MIT and author of The Smallest Lights In The Universe, talks about exoplanets, biosignatures, the Starshade project, detecting exoplanet atmospheres, the Fermi Paradox and life on Venus.

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1:45 Are We Alone In The Universe?

3:51 Falling In Love With The Universe

7:23 Exoplanets

12:47 Detecting Exoplanets

18:05 Starshade Project

29:32 The Seager Equation

32:40 Exoplanet Atmospheres & Biosignatures

39:49 Life on Venus

51:06 What Happens When We Find Extraterrestrial Life?

54:40 Origins of Life

56:46 Detecting Exoplanet Atmospheres

59:04 Fermi Paradox

1:04:56 Future of Space Exploration

1:12:23 Lego Interpretation

1:14:30 Inspirations (Books, Movies, Role Models)

1:18:11 Mortality, Legacy & Meaning of Life

#astrophysics

Sean B. Carroll, evolutionary development biologist, professor at University of Maryland College Park, producer and author of Endless Forms Most Beautiful and Serengeti Rules, talks about his journey, DNA, genes, evo-devo, genetic switches, natural selection, random mutations and the Serengeti rules.

Sean: https://www.seanbcarroll.com/

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1:44 Falling In Love With Biology

7:57 What Is DNA?

9:20 What Is Natural Selection?

14:04 Modern Synthesis

16:28 What Is Evo-Devo?

38:10 Natural Selection vs. Evo-Devo

48:38 Quantum Theory & Random Mutations

1:00:53 A Series Of Fortunate Events

1:19:45 The Serengeti Rules

1:38:29 God

1:45:38 Lego Interpretation

1:47:11 Inspirations (Books, Movies, Role Models)

1:52:47 Legacy & Meaning of Life

#biology

Chris Washburne, Grammy-winning trombonist and professor at Columbia University, talks about the magic of jazz, his journey, jazz history, latin jazz, discrimination and racism in jazz and the origins of salsa.

Chris: https://www.instagram.com/chriswashburne/

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1:37 The Magic of Jazz

8:39 Getting Into Jazz

12:33 How Did Jazz Become Popular?

20:31 How to Listen to Jazz?

28:12 A Brief History of Jazz

39:19 What is Latin Jazz?

42:49 The Problems With Labels & Genres

51:34 The Othering of Latin Jazz

57:30 The History of Salsa

1:03:04 Impact of Jazz & Salsa

1:08:40 Improvisation

1:14:20 Lego Interpretation

1:15:44 Inspirations (Books, Movies, Role Models)

1:18:36 Greatest Jazz Players & Jazz Clubs

1:21:36 Legacy & Meaning of Life

#jazz

Jacob Barandes, physicist and philosopher of science at Harvard University, talks about realism vs. anti-realism, Humeanism, primitivism, quantum physics, Hilbert spaces, quantum decoherence, measurement problem, Wigner's Friend thought experiment, philosophy of physics, the quantum-stochastic correspondence and indivisible stochastic processes.

Jacob: https://www.jacobbarandes.com/

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1:21 Realism vs. Anti-realism

27:15 Humeanism vs. Primitivism

37:08 What Is Quantum Theory?

41:11 What Is A Hilbert Space?

44:34 What Is Quantum Theory? (Contd.)

58:37 Measurement Problem & Wigner’s Friend

1:04:31 The Limitations of Quantum Theory

1:23:03 Quantum Decoherence

1:32:29 Many-Worlds Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics

1:48:04 Problems With Other Interpretations

1:57:25 Indivisible Stochastic Theory

2:15:06 Probabilities & Randomness

2:34:17 Philosophy of Physics

2:42:35 Role of Beauty In Physics

2:47:34 Criticisms of Indivisible Stochastics

2:57:30 The Problem With Bell’s Inequality

3:08:39 Lego Interpretation

3:09:58 Inspirations (Books, Movies, Role Models)

3:25:01 Meaning of Life

#quantumphysics

Norman Finkelstein, historian and author of books like The Holocaust Industry and Gaza: An Inquest Into Its Martyrdom, talks about his motivations, childhood influences, history of the Israel and Palestine conflict, why Hamas attacked on October 7th, why he won't condemn Hamas, violence in resistance movements and the culpability of Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel.

Norman: https://www.normanfinkelstein.com/

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1:25 Motivations

21:38 Childhood Influence

32:37 The Burden Of Fighting For Truth & Justice

37:44 Why Did Hamas Attack On October 7th?

50:30 How Do You Pick A Starting Point For The Israel-Palestine Conflict?

1:05:05 Do You Condemn Hamas and October 7th?

1:20:56 Violence vs. Non-Violence

1:31:47 The Culpability of Benjamin Netanyahu & State of Israel

1:41:43 Morality & Accountability

1:55:26 Meaning Of Life

#israel #palestine #gaza

Ruth Kastner, physicist and philosopher of science, talks about quantum mechanics, philosophy of physics, foundations, the wave function, Schrodinger's Cat thought experiment, measurement problem, spacetime, realism and the Possibilist Transactional Interpretation.

Ruth: https://www.ruthekastner.org/

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0:00 Introduction

1:32 Falling In Love With Physics

8:40 Philosophy of Physics

13:37 What Is Quantum Mechanics?

18:05 Wave Function, Measurement Problem & Schrodinger’s Cat

28:50 Realism

33:19 Spacetime

36:00 Transactional Interpretation

43:48 Time Symmetry

48:32 Transactional Interpretation (contd.)

1:03:24 Probabilities

1:10:54 Criticisms & Similarities

1:21:25 Inspirations (Books, Movies, Role Models)

1:24:25 Legacy & Meaning of Life

#quantumphysics

For three and a half years, I’ve struggled with a question that’s asked often: “How long will you stay in New York?” Today, I finally have an answer to that question:

“Not long. Not long at all.”

I’m leaving.

There’s no easy way to explain why I’m committing professional and personal hara-kiri, so if you care to know, I’ve written 15,000 words on why I’m leaving both this city and this country.

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3:31 Heads

52:53 Tails

1:33:20 Epilogue

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