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Claus Metzner
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I am PD Dr. Claus Metzner, a theoretical physicist. In my podcast, I share personal views mainly about Science and Philosophy, but also about Buddhism, Jazz, Good Life, and more. I may use self-played short Jazz pieces as breaks in my episodes. Please send any comments to claus.metzner@zoho.com and have a look at my website: https://tinyurl.com/clausmetzner . [ Es gibt auch noch 43 ältere Podcast-Folgen in deutscher Sprache: https://anchor.fm/claus-metzner ]

  1. 05/24/2025

    CM Jam 05

    Another hike in the forest with wild ideas about quantum mechanics, consciousness, the world as a multi-player game and anti-reductionist mindsets. The first 10 min may be a bit too technical for some ....

    41 min

  2. 05/10/2025

    CM Jam 04

    Just thinking and talking during another weekend hike.

    57 min

  3. 04/20/2025

    Rebroadcast: E033 Meaning of Life

    Spotify has detected a few seconds of copyright-protected music at the end of this old episode. So I had to cut that piece out and upload the episode again (-:

    25 min

  4. 04/12/2025

    CM Jam 03

    This is an embarrassing episode, recorded spontaneously during a little hiking tour. It has practically zero content and is mostly about my private fears and fancies. Better don't listen to it, or you will be angry that I have wasted your time !

    59 min

  5. 04/06/2025

    E066 - Debunking Reductionism

    In this episode, I (again) challenge the classical reductionist worldview, arguing that it fails to account for quantum non-locality, context-dependent particle properties, and the emergence of meaning. I suggest that higher-level phenomena — like intention and top-down causality — are not mere illusions, but play a real role in shaping the world. I propose that quantum 'randomness' could allow for creative influences, possibly even from a higher consciousness, to guide evolution and complex organization. I have written about some of these ideas in my blog: https://www.tumblr.com/cm-shorts

    27 min

  6. 03/15/2025

    CM Jam 02

    Why are most of you satisfied with consensus reality ?

    14 min

  7. 03/15/2025

    CM Jam 01

    From now on, in between the regular 'CM Memes' episodes, I will publish free-style improvised recordings, called 'CM Jam'.

    30 min

  8. 02/16/2025

    E065 - Trained Creators

    In this episode, I explore the concept of "Trained Creators" - systems like AI, humans, or nature that generate novel, functional patterns by leveraging deep learned correlations. Building on ideas from episode #61, I discuss how these systems, after training, act as probabilistic generative models, creating outputs that combine past knowledge in surprising and innovative ways. Creativity, I argue, exists on a spectrum, from small variations to groundbreaking ideas, and emerges through hierarchical processes within these models. Using examples from physics, jazz improvisation, and AI like ChatGPT, I show how compressing known data into generative systems opens up vast possibilities, often surprising even their creators. This dynamic, where humans feed models and draw insights from them, forms a feedback loop that could drive a new era of collective innovation.

    24 min
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I am PD Dr. Claus Metzner, a theoretical physicist. In my podcast, I share personal views mainly about Science and Philosophy, but also about Buddhism, Jazz, Good Life, and more. I may use self-played short Jazz pieces as breaks in my episodes. Please send any comments to claus.metzner@zoho.com and have a look at my website: https://tinyurl.com/clausmetzner . [ Es gibt auch noch 43 ältere Podcast-Folgen in deutscher Sprache: https://anchor.fm/claus-metzner ]

Information

  • Creator
    Claus Metzner
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2025
  • Episodes
    73
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Claus Metzner
  • Show Website
    CM memes