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  • The evolutionary origins of a good society | Nicholas Christakis | Reason with Science | Psychology

    This episode is with Nicholas Christakis. He is the Sterling Professor  of Social and Natural Science at Yale University, where he directs the  Human Nature Lab. He is also the Co-Director of the Yale Institute for  Network Science. His research focuses on social networks and the  socioeconomic, biosocial, and evolutionary determinants of behavior,  health, and longevity.

    Here we talk about nature nurture, The social  suite which includes seven core properties of any good society, The  forbidden experiment in sociology, and morality.  


    Guest info: 

    Website: https://humannaturelab.net/people/nicholas-christakis 

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/NAChristakis 

    Amazon:  https://www.amazon.com/s?i=stripbooks&rh=p_27%3ANicholas+A.+Christakis+MD++PhD&s=relevancerank&text=Nicholas+A.+Christakis+MD++PhD&ref=dp_byline_sr_book_1  


    Episode links:  

    Website: https://www.reasonwithscience.com/home/the-evolutionary-origins-of-a-good-society-with-nicholas-christakis 

    Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61-cE2z-aWI 

    Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2WjOykglFgmydegQ18QajI 

    Apple podcast:  https://podcastsconnect.apple.com/my-podcasts/show/reason-with-science/407cd478-4271-4319-8318-fc378d4e7ccb/episode/the-evolutionary-origins-of-a-good-society-|-nicholas-christakis-|-reason-with-science-|-psychology/904d4179-7dc4-4a6f-b8c2-a5c13e520d7c 

    Google podcast:  https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9iMjMyNDZlOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw/episode/NDQ0NmFiMDUtMDI5ZS00NzAxLWFhNjYtMjQ3MjgxNTQ0YzBi?sa=X&ved=0CAUQkfYCahcKEwjor4S5ybP9AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQQw


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    Timestamps: 

    00:00:00 Introduction  

    00:01:03 Major questions about human societies  

    00:07:16 Importance of human social networks  

    00:09:58 Nature- nurture debate   

    00:14:15 The social suite  

    00:16:06 Importance of the social society in creating a human society  

    00:22:17 Going beyond the social suite in a society  

    00:24:25 Extended phenotype and Exo-phenotype  

    00:29:36 Exo-phenotype and Darwinian evolution 

    00:30:30 Importance of an individual in a society  

    00:34:48 In-group bias  

    00:44:56 How much we can change 'In-group bias'?  

    00:47:03 Robert Sapolsky's 'Categorical thinking'  

    00:53:05 Life on Mars  

    00:54:11 Importance of Mild hierarchies   

    00:55:49 Mentorship  over Narcissism  

    01:01:39 Love in human societies   

    01:06:15 Morality   

    01:09:11 Thank you!

    1 hr 12 min
  • Physics of Black Holes with Chris Impey

    This episode is with Chris Impey. He is a university Distinguished Professor of Astronomy at the  University of Arizona. For 17 years he was Deputy Head of the Astronomy  Department at the University of Arizona, and he is currently Associate  Dean of the College of Science. His research focuses on observational  cosmology—using telescopes and other instruments to study the  large-scale structure and evolution of the universe. Here we talk about Einstein's monsters, How do black holes form?, Types  of black holes?, Information paradox, Supernova, Dark matter and Dark  energy.


    Guest info:

    Website: http://chrisimpey-astronomy.com/

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/ImpeyChris

    Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Chris-Impey/author/B001IZXGTS?isDramIntegrated=true&ref=ap_rdr&shoppingPortalEnabled=true&store_ref=ap_rdr 


    Episode links:  

    Website: https://www.reasonwithscience.com/home/physics-of-black-holes-with-chris-impey 

    Youtube: https://youtu.be/n_0Wp0s39Es 

    Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7juYOARFZeR2Z1lr7oA0Bw 

    Apple podcast:  https://podcastsconnect.apple.com/my-podcasts/show/reason-with-science/407cd478-4271-4319-8318-fc378d4e7ccb/episode/physics-of-black-holes-with-chris-impey/a1ca48fd-09ea-438f-98c9-54bdfc907c8b 

    Google podcast:  https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9iMjMyNDZlOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw/episode/ZmI1MzU1NGItM2EyOC00NjAwLWFhYzItMGQ5YTgzN2RjYjE5?sa=X&ved=0CAUQkfYCahcKEwjYy_zTm6H9AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAQ


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    1 hr 2 min
  • Big Bang, Black holes and Gravitational waves | Abhay Ashtekar | Reason with Science | Physics

    This episode is with Abhay Ashtekar. He is Evan Pugh Professor of Physics at Penn State, where he also holds the Eberly Chair. In 1993, he founded the Institute of Gravitation and the Cosmos. Ashtekar’s scientific work focuses on theoretical aspects of general relativity, cosmology and quantum gravity. Here we talk about what is gravity?, loop quantum gravity, The big bang, The big bounce, Singularities, Black holes and gravitational waves.

    Guest info: 

    Website: https://science.psu.edu/physics/people/abhay-ashtekar 

    Biography: https://www.aip.org/history-programs/niels-bohr-library/oral-histories/45807


    Episode links:  

    Website: https://www.reasonwithscience.com/home/big-bang-black-holes-and-gravitational-waves-with-abhay-ashtekar 

    Youtube: https://youtu.be/_eYw_MQXIhM 

    Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1W2ltjs6l9I0WSAo9CYEKh 

    Apple podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/cz/podcast/big-bang-black-holes-and-gravitational-waves-abhay/id1641776894?i=1000597045107 

    Google podcast:  https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9iMjMyNDZlOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw/episode/NDc4OGIxMGMtNDY4My00ZmRiLWE0OWUtZjMyYjhkYmIyYTA1?ep=14


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    Google podcast: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9iMjMyNDZlOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw


    Timestamps:

    00:00:00 Introduction

    00:00:52 What is gravity?

    00:10:50 Einstein's equivalence principle

    00:15:34 Importance of geometry in physics

    00:19:04 Introduction to quantum field theory

    00:23:50 Einstein's work on quantum mechanics

    00:25:04 Quantum field theory to explain reality

    00:33:10 Scale of theory of relativity and quantum field theory

    00:37:50 Introduction to loop quantum gravity

    00:52:44 Gravity is a weak force

    00:54:45 'Loops' in loop quantum gravity

    01:05:20 Difference between strings and quantum threads

    01:07:04 Status of Gravitons

    01:10:58 Importance of gravitons

    01:15:12 Gravitational waves

    01:17:34 What is a black hole?

    01:21:16 Black holes and loop quantum gravity

    01:27:12 The Big Bounce

    01:38:00 Loop quantum cosmology

    01:39:07 Big bounce and the universe

    01:41:31 Validating loop quantum gravity

    01:45:25 Recommended reading

    01:49:51 Thank you!


    Recommended reading:

    The Story of Loop Quantum Gravity- From the Big Bounce to Black Holes https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1042&v=x9jYH5VIF9E Before the Big Bang 1 - Loop Quantum Cosmology Explained https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFcQuEw0oY8&feature=c4-overview&list=UUtOgKmAM4MeFu-jd-HB3_cg A 

    Short Review of Loop Quantum Gravity, by A. Ashtekar and E. Bianchi, https://arxiv.org/pdf/2104.04394.pdf 

    Quantum Space-time: Beyond the continuum of Minkowski and Einstein, by A. Ashtekar, https://arxiv.org/pdf/0810.0514.pdf 

    Clip: New Meaning of the Big Bang.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7kvjTRW-tw&feature=youtu.be 

    1 hr 52 min
  • Viruses: The enigma of life with Pavel Plevka

    This episode is with Pavel Plevka. He is a research group leader at Central European institute of technology (CEITEC).  His research is focused on solving the structures of viruses in order to understand their mechanism of action.

    For this conversation, My co-host is Anna Papageorgiou (https://twitter.com/AnnaCalypte).

    Here we talk about general aspects of viruses, their genomes, evolution of viruses, their infection strategies, impact of viruses on human health, environment and agriculture.


    Guest info:

    Website: https://www.ceitec.cz/doc-mgr-pavel-plevka-ph-d/u26854?page=publication

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/PlevkaLab


    Episode links:  

    Website: https://www.reasonwithscience.com/home/viruses_the_enigma_of_life_with_pavel_plevka 

    Youtube: https://youtu.be/c2TRLkbDVa8 

    Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3J2A6psAbgwudGcaBXoePS?si=NNPZNbTbR52KZVSVKW_eyw 

    Apple podcast:  https://podcastsconnect.apple.com/my-podcasts/show/reason-with-science/407cd478-4271-4319-8318-fc378d4e7ccb/episode/viruses-the-enigma-of-life-with-pavel-plevka/e369efdf-1cd7-42ff-967c-2937d6be3edd 

    Google podcast:  https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9iMjMyNDZlOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw/episode/YWJiMDRiY2EtYThjMC00M2M4LWExNWQtNWI3MjNkNDI3YmYw?sa=X&ved=0CAUQkfYCahcKEwj4qOK4q9v8AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQLA


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    Timestamps:

    00:00:00 Introduction

    00:01:01 What is a virus and why do we study them?

    00:02:02 Size of a viruses

    00:03:57 Viroids and Gene Transfer Agents (GTA)

    00:05:17 How to visualize viruses?

    00:07:03 Different structures of viruses

    00:08:34 Classification of viruses

    00:10:01 How do viruses recognize their hosts and infect them?

    00:16:58 Viral mechanism of action

    00:19:42 How viruses can infect multiple hosts?

    00:21:52 Essential features of viral genomes

    00:23:30 Membranes and envelopes of viruses

    00:26:05 Evolutionary origins of viruses

    00:29:22 Why viruses are not part of the tree of life?

    00:30:17 Co-evolution of viruses and hosts

    00:37:24 How widespread viruses are?

    00:39:47 Therapeutic strategies against viruses

    00:42:26 Prevention against viruses

    00:44:55 Phage therapy

    00:47:27 Use of viruses in cancer therapies

    00:49:00 Gene therapy

    00:51:02 Importance of viruses for ecology

    00:54:44 How viruses survive the extreme conditions?

    00:58:40 Honeybee viruses

    01:00:12 Do viruses carry known functions?

    01:01:35 Are viruses alive?

    01:02:29 What the technology lacks?

    01:03:34 Pavel's favorite virus

    01:04:21 Recommended article

    01:05:10 Thank you!

    Music by: Ahmed Hassan (https://www.youtube.com/@2ays577/featured)

    1 hr 7 min
  • Emergence of the universe | Peter Atkins | Reason with Science | Multiverse | Physics
    This episode is with Peter Atkins. He is a chemist and a Fellow of Lincoln College at the University of Oxford. Peter is a prolific writer of popular chemistry textbooks, including Physical Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, and Molecular Quantum Mechanics.
    Here we talk about what are the laws of nature?, fundamental constants, emergence in the universe, strong and weak emergence, multiverse and a theory of everything.
    Guest info:
    Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Books-Peter-Atkins/s?rh=n%3A283155%2Cp_27%3APeter+Atkins
    Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Atkins
    Episode links:
    Website: https://www.reasonwithscience.com/home/emergence-of-the-universe-with-peter-atkins
    Youtube: https://youtu.be/o14rvWAXiJk
    Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2YQUiJSqLSjXm6grwRKhN6?si=US1dT05USgSItcp0ybZovQ
    Apple podcast: https://podcastsconnect.apple.com/my-podcasts/show/reason-with-science/407cd478-4271-4319-8318-fc378d4e7ccb/episode/emergence-of-the-universe-|-peter-atkins-|-reason-with-science-|-multiverse-|-physics/3ef09511-b6fd-4d44-84ae-59fbb5c974bb
    Google podcast: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9iMjMyNDZlOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw/episode/ZTQyYzAzMTUtMDg4Ni00NTAyLWE0MjctOWQ3ZDM5NDQ1NGFi?sa=X&ved=0CAUQkfYCahcKEwjo-4GQ-5X8AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQLA
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    Google podcast: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9iMjMyNDZlOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw
    Timestamps:
    00:00:00 Introduction
    00:00:56 What is emergence?
    00:02:30 what is the relation between emergence, Complexity and self-organisation?
    00:12:42 How the universe originated?
    00:31:00 understanding nothing and multiverse
    00:32:07 How time emerges?
    00:34:09 is nothing still evolving?
    00:41:32 Evolution of humanity through time
    00:51:05 what does it mean to be human?
    00:52:48 how do we discover laws of nature?
    00:58:32 outlaws and inlaws.
    01:01:55 A grand unified theory in science
    01:06:08 are fundamental constants fundamental?
    01:17:11 predicting chemistry from physics
    01:22:05 Increasing importance of predictions
    01:26:05 what are the major questions for science of emergence?
    01:29:15 can we create 'absolutely nothing' in the lab?
    01:30:14 how much can we account for abstract properties?
    01:34:30 future work
    01:36:42 Thank you
    More talks by Peter:
    1) origin of the laws of nature (https://youtu.be/p9Zmzcl85Ds)
    2) where do the laws of nature come from (https://youtu.be/0_ckzZWDth8)
    3) why emergence is significant (https://youtu.be/rAeEozekhu4)
    Music by: Ahmed Hassan ( )
    #reasonwithscience #physics #multiverse
    1 hr 38 min
  • Understanding metabolism and aging | Charles Brenner | Reason with Science | NAD system | Anti-aging

    This episode is with Charles Brenner. He is the Alfred E Mann Family  Foundation Chair in the department of Diabetes and Cancer Metabolism.  His research focuses on disturbances in nicotinamide adenine  dinucleotide (NAD), the central catalyst of metabolism, in diseases and  conditions of metabolic stress.  

    Here we talk about what is metabolism?, NAD system, factors affecting  NAD system, ageing, anti-ageing research and how NAD system can be used  in health?  


    Guest info: 

    Website: https://www.brennerlab.net/ 

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/CharlesMBrenner?s=20&t=sP8HvddsdScE8qzeQN_t3Q 

    Google scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=XgEjtucAAAAJ&hl=en  


    Episode links:  

    Website: https://www.reasonwithscience.com/home/understanding-metabolism-and-aging-with-charles-brenner 

    Youtube: https://youtu.be/DHh_E3BbtmI 

    Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4q1tqsDiIuwi3jNtdZP2UM?si=QB1KgNMxQpu5dJvlNGLqWQ 

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    Google podcast:  https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9iMjMyNDZlOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw/episode/YmUxZmQyZDEtMjI1ZC00N2FlLWJjMjAtNjVmZDZkZDRiYzc1?sa=X&ved=0CAUQkfYCahcKEwiou6WW76v7AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQLA  


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    Timestamps: 

    00:00:00 Introduction 

    00:00:51 What is metabolism? 

    00:01:40 Metabolism at cellular level 

    00:02:44 Different metabolic processes  

    00:04:50 NAD (Nicotinamide adenine diamide) system  

    00:08:20 Food to NAD system   

    00:13:09 Evolutionary history of NAD system   

    00:15:44 Molecular description of NAD system  

    00:20:51 Synthesis of NAD  

    00:23:21 What is metabolic stress?  

    00:28:23 Consequences of metabolic stress on NAD system  

    00:29:45 Conditions caused by NAD deficiency  

    00:34:23 Impact of food on metabolic stress  

    00:35:51 Different types of foods and NAD levels  

    00:40:01 NAD levels and circadian rythem  

    00:40:50 Genetic predisposition to NAD levels 

    00:42:40 Are there population wide changes in NAD systems?  

    00:47:25 Importance of NAD levels in the blood and how much of these can enter in the cell?  

    00:50:08 Are there modified NMN compounds which can enter in the cell?  

    00:52:01 NAD system and aging  

    01:02:25 Objection against 'Sirtuins as drivers of aging' 

    01:04:29 How do we understand aging? 

    01:08:25 Biochemical explanation of aging  

    01:12:20 What kind of biomarkers can help is in studying aging?  

    01:15:33 Charles' work on NAD system  

    01:17:05 What sort of system can help us study aging?  

    01:23:37 Lifestyle and NAD system   

    01:26:07 NR (Nicotinamide Ribose) as supplements  

    01:27:19 Thank you!    

    #reasonwithscience #health #aging

    1 hr 29 min
  • How multicellularity evolves? with William Ratcliff

    This episode is with William Ratcliff. He is an Associate Professor at the School of Biological Science at Georgia Tech. Will studies the physics that constrains multicellular structures and examines the minute changes in certain yeast cells that allows them to become multicellular.

    Here we talk about origin of life, emergence of complexity, eukaryogenesis, how cells become multicellular? and major questions regarding how multicellularity evolves.


    Guest info:

    Website: https://ratclifflab.biosci.gatech.edu/

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/wc_ratcliff?s=20&t=V9HDIs-TNdMJazo02F8v5Q

    Google scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=wdVRIS0AAAAJ&hl=en


    Episode links: 

    Website: https://www.reasonwithscience.com/home/how-multicellularity-evolves-with-william-ratcliff

    Youtube: https://youtu.be/HOrNrg2H5Ok

    Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0xWzhzWozsnIppGpcN1fNx?si=iMvD48OVSPqxhZTfnxv4CQ

    Apple podcast: https://podcastsconnect.apple.com/my-podcasts/show/reason-with-science/407cd478-4271-4319-8318-fc378d4e7ccb/episode/how-multicellularity-evolves-with-william-ratcliff/20ca73cb-7550-451a-9dae-84e1c415ebed

    Google podcast: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9iMjMyNDZlOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw/episode/MmIyMGYzZTYtMWY3My00M2UxLTk1YzgtNTQ0MDZlZGJmNmQ5?sa=X&ved=0CAUQkfYCahcKEwio98jQh4n7AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQLA


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    Timestamps:

    00:00:00 Introduction
    00:00:50 Origin of life
    00:09:02 Protocells and Last Universal Common Ancestor (LUCA)
    00:11:58 Origin of LUCA
    00:14:47 Evolution of life from LUCA
    00:20:35 Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes
    00:27:44 Semantics of colonies, communities and multicellularity
    00:38:25 Kin selection and Group selection debate
    00:43:12 Reductionism in science  
    00:49:32 Strong emergence
    00:55:49 Snowflake yeasts
    01:11:20 Multicellularity in bacteria
    01:14:10 Reproduction in yeasts
    01:21:11 Growth regulation in snowflake yeasts
    01:27:47 Reproduction of snowflake yeasts
    01:34:44 Evolutionary game theory
    01:38:34 Michael Levin's work on Xenobots  01:41:56 Darwinian evolution is crucial for multicellular systems to evolve
    01:47:01 How cellular functions are regulated in multicellular systems?
    01:54:52 Nicole King's work on Choanoflagellates  01:57:19 Polarity in multicellular systems
    01:59:32 Syncytia (Multinuclear) cells
    02:04:22 Snowflake system and major questions about multicellularity  02:15:09 Reverting multicellularity
    02:18:09 Thank you!

    2 hr 19 min
  • Quantum physics for babies with Chris Ferrie

    This episode is with Chris Ferrie. He is an associate Professor at the  University of Technology Sydney and Centre for Quantum Software and  Information. His research focuses on quantum information science. Chris  also writes children's books and some selected titles include Quantum  Physics for Babies, 8 Little Planets and Pandemics for Babies.

    In  this conversation we talk about beginning of quantum physics, Double  slit experiment, matter, understanding reality, quantum entanglement and  quantum computing.  

    Guest info:

    Website: https://www.csferrie.com/
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/csferrie
    Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Chris-Ferrie/e/B00IZILZR6/ref=aufs_dp_fta_dsk

    Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/csferrie  


    Episode links:  

    Website: https://www.reasonwithscience.com/home/quantum-physics-for-babies-with-chris-ferrie 

    Youtube: https://youtu.be/fn1W6Ml_8yY Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0R2jkglSrfguE347uF4oxk 

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    00:00:00 Introduction 

    00:00:55 Do we understand quantum physics?  

    00:03:50 Double slit experiment    

    00:08:43 Max Planck and Einstein's work  

    00:09:58 Early development of quantum theory 

    00:12:05 'Quantum' in quantum physics  

    00:12:41 Heisenberg's principle 

    00:18:56 Schrodinger's equation  

    00:20:10 Quantum superposition and quantum entanglement  

    00:22:53 How to understand quantum entanglement?  

    00:27:26 Measurement  

    00:30:13 What is matter and nature of reality?

    00:34:22 Reductionism 

    00:36:07 Emergence and theory of everything 

    00:39:49 Science of chaos/luck/chance  00:42:11 Understanding chaos 

    00:43:54 Quantum information 

    00:50:07 Quantum information and consciousness 

    00:51:31 Work of Bernardo Kastrup and Donald Hoffman 

    00:54:54 (Eugene) Wigner's friend   

    00:59:44 Decoherence in quantum physics  

    01:02:31 Quantum computers 

    01:07:09 How big are quantum computers? 

    01:10:10 Problem with quantum computers 

    01:11:20 2022 Nobel prize in physics  

    01:15:04 Quantum systems in action  

    01:18:06 Writing science books for babies 

    01:21:08 Thank you!

    1 hr 22 min
  • The mind of a Bee with Lars Chittka

    This episode is with Lars Chittka. He is a professor at Queen Mary,  University of London. Lars is an expert on the behaviour, cognition and  ecology of Bees, and their interactions with flowers. His latest book is  'The mind of a Bee' where he explores the vast amount of work done on  the Bee behavior.

    In this conversation we talk about structure of Bee colonies, Nature-nurture, cognition, intelligence and consciousness.  

    Guest info:

    Website: http://chittkalab.sbcs.qmul.ac.uk/
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/LChittka
    Amazon:  https://www.amazon.com/Mind-Bee-Lars-Chittka/dp/0691180474 Music band: Lars is also a part of a band 'Killer Bee Queens', check out  their music here  (https://killerbeequeens.bandcamp.com/album/strange-flowers)  

    Episode links:

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    Timestamps:

    00:00:00 Introduction

    00:00:51 Most alien thing about Bees
    00:02:12 Words of Maurice Maeterlinck
    00:03:32 How do Bees perceive the world?
    00:05:11 Seeing UV light
    00:05:43 How a new born Bee would learn about its world?
    00:08:25 Evolution of sensitivity to UV
    00:11:00 Bee and flower evolution
    00:13:41 How a Bee manages task of foraging?
    00:18:31 Can Bees see in the Dark?
    00:23:15 Cognitive maps in Bees
    00:26:44 Landmarks recognition by Bees
    00:28:06 Are Bees social animals?
    00:36:28 Bees as carnivores
    00:38:46 Social structure of Bees
    00:45:01 Understanding nature-nurture from social insects
    00:50:33 When the fate (to be a worker or not) of a Bee is decided?
    00:52:18 Arms race between queen and works
    00:54:02 Making of a Queen
    00:58:21 Bee nest
    01:01:17 Plasticity in Bee communication
    01:07:21 Intelligence and cognition in Bees
    01:14:29 Memory and Metacognition  
    01:23:50 Are Bees conscious?  
    01:37:52 Hard problem of consciousness
    01:43:38 Importance of Bees  
    01:47:08 Bee conservation  
    01:54:29 Sensory, perception system of Bees and AI  

    01:58:58 Thank you! 


    #reasonwithscience #consciousness  #intelligence

    2 hr
  • Where did the universe come from? with Geraint Lewis

    This episode is with Geraint Lewis.  He is a Professor of Professor of Astrophysics at the Sydney Institute  for Astronomy, part of the University of Sydney's School of Physics. His  research focuses on the 'dark side of the universe', the matter and  energy that shapes our cosmos. His books include 'A fortunate universe'  and 'The cosmic revolutionary's handbook'. His latest book is 'Where did  the universe come from' co-authored by Prof. Chris Ferrie. 

    In this conversation we talk about theory of gravity, quantum physics,  Big Bang, Expansion of the universe?, Matter, how do the elements form?,  Antimatter, Dark matter and Dark energy.   

    Guest info: 

    Website: https://www.geraintflewis.com/ 

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/Cosmic_Horizons 

    Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Geraint-F-Lewis/e/B01FRL8Y6I?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_2&qid=1665204017&sr=8-2  


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    Timestamps: 

    00:00:00 Introduction 

    00:01:16 Do we have to presuppose the existence of the universe? 

    00:05:49 Something from nothing   

    00:07:14 'What is nothing?'   

    00:08:26 Theory of gravity and Quantum physics  

    00:14:30 Standard model in physics  

    00:16:17 Understanding matter  

    00:19:00 Why we can't include gravity at quantum level?  

    00:20:58 Scale matters for gravity  

    00:21:52 Scales for Quantum effects  

    00:26:46 Evidence for Big Bang  

    00:32:53 What is fundamental?  

    00:37:47 Space-time is doomed  

    00:43:09 Universe emerging from another universe  

    00:45:54 How to envision Big Bang?  

    00:49:16 Forces at work at the Big Bang  

    00:58:46 Idea of the multiverse  

    00:59:41 Fine tuning to produce elements in the universe  

    01:04:10 Are all electrons same? 

    01:11:00 Formation of the elements  

    01:14:12 How do various elements reach on the planets?    

    01:21:20 Antimatter and why matter exist?  

    01:31:29 Dark matter and Dark energy  

    01:34:16 Question of emergence  

    01:35:46 How does angular momentum get included in Dark matter models of galactic rotation?  

    01:39:24 Can we create a universe?  

    01:41:02 Thank you!  


    1 hr 42 min

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Welcome to "Reason with Science", the podcast that explores the intersection of reason and science in our everyday lives. Billions of years of evolution led to a species which is asking questions…