Eric Weinstein & Stephen Wolfram: Theories of Everything

Please join my mailing list here 👉 https://briankeating.com/list to win a meteorite 💥 Are you ready for the battle of the theories of everything? Eric Weinstein and Stephen Wolfram, two mathematical mavericks and personal heroes of mine, joined me on the show to debate their theories of everything, answer questions from the audience, and discuss the fundamental nature of the universe. I thoroughly enjoyed this deep and wide-ranging conversation, and I hope you will, too! Tune in. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmXH_moPhfkqCk6S3b9RWuw/join Intro (00:00) Why are young people so interested in theories of everything? (06:17) Is it possible to reconcile Eric's and Stephen's theories? (13:28) The notion of paradigm shifts (20:07) Too simplistic or too complex? (39:47) Comparing and contrasting different approaches (1:07:00) Of what value is a theory if it’s not testable? (1:16:48) The role of AI and the simulation hypothesis (1:31:31) Final thoughts (1:43:44) Outro (1:49:15) — Additional resources: 📚 A Project to Find the Fundamental Theory of Physics by Stephen Wolfram: https://a.co/d/3EijLiy 🎤 Watch Wolfram’s TED Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60P7717-XOQ 🎙️ Find Eric's Portal Podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR85PW_B_7_Aisx5vNS7Gjw ✖️ Find Stephen on Twitter: https://twitter.com/stephen_wolfram ✖️ Find Eric on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ericrweinstein 👀 Find Sabine Hossenfelder's commentary on Stephen and Eric here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdu9KvLxHFg 📺 Watch my most popular videos: Neil Turok https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dt5cFLN65fI Frank Wilczek https://youtu.be/3z8RqKMQHe0?sub_confirmation=1 Eric Weinstein vs. Stephen Wolfram https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OI0AZ4Y4Ip4?sub_confirmation=1 Sir Roger Penrose: https://youtu.be/AMuqyAvX7Wo Sabine Hossenfelder: https://youtu.be/g00ilS6tBvs Avi Loeb: https://youtu.be/N9lUceHsLRw ➡️ Follow me on your fav platforms: ✖️ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrBrianKeating 🔔 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/DrBrianKeating?sub_confirmation=1 📝 Join my mailing list: https://briankeating.com/mailing_list ✍️ Check out my blog: https://briankeating.com/blog.php 🎙️ Follow my podcast: https://briankeating.com/podcast Into the Impossible with Brian Keating is a podcast dedicated to all those who want to explore the universe within and beyond the known. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode! #intotheimpossible #briankeating #ericweinstein #stephenwolfram