#428 – Sean Carroll: General Relativity, Quantum Mechanics, Black Holes & Aliens Lex Fridman Podcast

Sean Carroll is a theoretical physicist, author, and host of Mindscape podcast. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

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OUTLINE:

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(00:00) - Introduction

(11:03) - General relativity

(23:22) - Black holes

(28:11) - Hawking radiation

(32:19) - Aliens

(41:15) - Holographic principle

(1:05:38) - Dark energy

(1:11:38) - Dark matter

(1:20:34) - Quantum mechanics

(1:41:56) - Simulation

(1:44:18) - AGI

(1:58:42) - Complexity

(2:11:25) - Consciousness

(2:20:32) - Naturalism

(2:24:49) - Limits of science

(2:29:34) - Mindscape podcast

(2:39:29) - Einstein