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Episode 30: Unsolved Problems in Physics Part 1 - The Mystery of Time

The Theory of Anything

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The Problem with Time and the Mystery of Emergence

The speakers discuss the problem of time and how it is not immediately obvious to non-physicists that there is a problem with time. They introduce the concept of emergence and distinguish it from novelty, criticizing reductionism as a limited view of science. They also explore the presence of stochasticity and randomness in physics, particularly in relation to quantum physics.

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