Sal Pais Λ Stephon Alexander on Singularities, Negative Energy, and the Origins of the Universe
YouTube link: https://youtu.be/PE4C7OI7Frg This episode has been released early in an ad-free audio version for TOE members at http://theoriesofeverything.org. Sponsors: - Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/TOE for 20% off *New* TOE Website (early access to episodes): https://theoriesofeverything.org/ Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal Crypto: https://tinyurl.com/cryptoTOE PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt Discord Invite: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802 Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverything LINKS MENTIONED: - Physics / Consciousness Contest: https://youtu.be/V93GQaDtv8w - Curt's Crash Course on Physics: https://youtu.be/e8kyvdPP8os - Sal Pais podcast: https://youtu.be/5E6QyAhTB3o - Stephon Alexander podcast: https://youtu.be/VETxb96a3qk - Stephon's Book "Fear Of Black Universe": https://amzn.to/3EYRpsJ - Stephon's Book "The Jazz Of Physics": https://amzn.to/3CIPiGI TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:03:03 Main issues of quantum gravity 00:08:08 Academia vs. the Outside 00:11:54 Superforce 00:25:09 Ashtekar quantum bounce 00:32:11 Mathematics of singularity repulsion 00:40:10 Fermionic matter and loop quantum gravity 00:44:08 Negative energy 00:51:11 What is the cause of gravity? 00:52:50 Casimir forces and gravity 00:56:38 Ed Witten on String Theory 01:02:53 AdS / CFT (defending holography) 01:10:15 The "rhythm" universe (a universe that continually comes and goes) 01:15:46 The Pais Effect and patents 01:31:59 Sal Pais (Part 2) and Stephon Alexander (Part 2) 01:33:46 Saxophone