In this episode of Cosmic Codex, I have the immense privilege of sitting down with Professor Bernard Carr, one of the world’s most esteemed cosmologists, a longtime collaborator of Stephen Hawking, and a dear friend. Together, we embark on a sweeping exploration of the nature of time, the mysteries of black holes, the role of consciousness in the cosmos, and the tantalizing possibility of higher dimensions. Our conversation doesn’t shy away from the big questions: Is consciousness fundamental to reality? Can physics ever truly account for subjective experience? What does it mean to talk about “Kairos”—meaningful, qualitative time—versus “Kronos,” the linear ticking of the cosmic clock? Bernard shares his own bold ideas about the need for new dimensions of time to accommodate mind and meaning, and we reflect on the intersection of science, philosophy, and the spiritual quest. Chapters: 00:00 – Black Holes as Portals: Introduction 00:30 – Welcoming Professor Bernard Carr 02:34 – Bernard’s Journey: Hawking, Cambridge, and Beyond 04:15 – What Is Time? Newton, Einstein, and the Arrows of Time 07:45 – Entropy, Order, and the Meaning of Life 10:00 – How Astronomy Shapes Our Sense of Time 13:00 – Gravity, Relativity, and the Curvature of Space-Time 17:00 – Black Holes: From Theory to Observation 20:44 – The Event Horizon and the Flow of Time 23:35 – Light, Photons, and Timelessness 25:12 – Falling Into a Black Hole: Time Dilation and Paradoxes 29:00 – Black Holes, Wormholes, and the Possibility of Other Universes 32:30 – Closed Timelike Curves and Time Travel 35:00 – Quantum Entanglement, Nonlocality, and Retrocausality 38:45 – Consciousness, Mind, and the Limits of Physics 41:00 – Kairos vs. Kronos: Two Kinds of Time 44:00 – Higher Dimensions: String Theory, M-Theory, and Beyond 48:00 – The Final Theory: Mind, Matter, and the Universal Tapestry 51:00 – Reflections, Takeaways, and Closing Thoughts Further Resources: For a visual explanation of light cones (which Bernard references in our discussion), I highly recommend this resource: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_coneFor more on Bernard Carr’s work, visit his faculty page: https://www.qmul.ac.uk/maths/profiles/carrb.htmlIf you’d like to explore the concept of Kairos and Kronos, this article is a great starting point: https://www.templeton.org/news/kairos-and-kronosFor diagrams and further reading on black holes, event horizons, and time dilation, see: https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Black_holes_and_time_dilationJoin my school of consciousness & metaphysics --> The Temple
