Neil deGrasse Tyson joins Curt to explore Chaitin's incompleteness theorem, the limits of AI, and the UFO debate, while weaving philosophy and physics into a lively conversation. They also tackle the role of evidence in science and discuss upcoming cosmic threats.

- 00:00:00 - Introduction
- 00:02:52 - What Neil is working on
- 00:04:57 - What fundamental aspect of our universe will change?
- 00:06:27 - Nobel Prize, Bell's Inequality, and Locality
- 00:09:27 - Chaitin's Incompleteness Theorem
- 00:13:59 - The role of philosophy in physics
- 00:17:32 - Norton's Dome
- 00:29:24 - Carlo Rovelli, Lee Smolin, and John Baez on Philosophy
- 00:39:50 - The limitations of the scientific method
- 00:45:48 - Whistleblower David Grusch and UFO "testimony"
- 00:49:15 - The government is not as incompetent as people say
- 00:56:09 - Increscent evidence and extraordinary claims
- 00:57:44 - If Neil encountered an alien but didn't film it, what would he do?
- 01:06:18 - Analyses by Kevin Knuth, et al.'s on UAP radar
- 01:07:54 - Why not apply "where's the evidence" to String Theory and the social "sciences"?
- 01:13:32 - How Neil prepares for interviews and speeches
- 01:25:10 - Straw man vs. the Strongest man (Neil disparagers the UFO topic)
- 01:31:05 - Curt suggests Neil may have a biased set...
- 01:37:35 - Debunking that Aristotle thought heavier bodies fall faster
- 01:41:19 - Neil doesn't have "beliefs"
- 01:46:09 - Impending asteroids colliding with Earth
- 01:48:42 - Curt proposes a bet on the UAP topic to Neil...
- 01:57:03 - Closing thoughts

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- YouTube link: https://youtu.be/HhWWlJFwTqs
- Neil deGrasse Tyson's NEW book - Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization: https://amzn.to/3QaXBn5
- Norton's Dome: https://sites.pitt.edu/~jdnorton/Good...
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- Alex O'Connor's NDT podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukhmq...
- Kevin Knuth's UAP Analysis: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...

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