In this conversation, Sam Harris speaks with Frank Wilczek about the fundamental nature of reality. They discuss the difference between science and non-science, the role of intuition in science, the nature of time, the prospect that possibility is an illusion, the current limits of quantum mechanics, the uncertainty principle, space-time as a substance, the “unreasonable effectiveness” of mathematics in science, the possibility that we might be living in a simulation, the fundamental building blocks of matter, the structure of atoms, the four fundamental forces, wave-particle duality, the electromagnetic spectrum, the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics, the implications of infinite space-time, dark energy and dark matter, and other topics.
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#41 — Faith in Reason
#40 — Complexity & Stupidity
#39 — Free Will Revisited
#38 — The End of Faith Sessions 2
#37 — Thinking in Public
#36 — What Makes Us Safer?
#35 — The End Of Faith Sessions 1
#34 — The Light of the Mind
#33 — Ask Me Anything 4
#32 — The Best Podcast Ever
#31 — Evolving Minds
#30 — Inside the Crucible
#29 — Throw Open the Gates
#28 — Meat Without Misery
#27 — Ask Me Anything 3
#26 — The Logic of Violence
#25 — Behind the Gun
#24 — Ask Me Anything 2
#23 — Islam and the Future of Tolerance (Audiobook Excerpts)
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