The Dynamics of Marrying Outside Academia

This chapter candidly explores the dynamics of marrying someone from a different academic field, highlighting the spouse's diverse career background. Personal anecdotes about trust and adaptability illuminate the benefits and challenges of such relationships.

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Lee Smolin joins TOE to discuss his work in theoretical physics, the dynamic nature of the laws of physics and the concept of time.

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:04:13 - Doubly Special Relativity and Violation of Lorentz Invariance

00:09:15 - The Concept of Thick Time

00:19:11 - Duality Between String Theory and Loop Quantum Gravity

00:23:50 - Condensed Matter Theory

00:28:35 - Approximating by a Continuum and Discrete Sets

00:34:11 - Misapprehensions about Loop Quantum Gravity

00:38:43 - Defining Complexity and the View of the Universe by One Observer

00:43:52 - Causal Energetic: The Relationship Between Varieties and Kinetic Energy

00:48:38 - Varying Parameters in the Universe

00:53:35 - The Bomes Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics

00:58:30 - Causality and Relativity

01:03:15 - Different Styles in Mathematics and Chess

01:07:55 - The Fundamental Questions in Biology

01:12:49 - Marrying Outside Your Field

01:18:04 - Discussion on Authors and Novels

01:23:35 - Conversations with Fire Robin

01:28:39 - Being Sincere and Ambitious

01:33:39 - A Visit from BJ

01:38:34 - Outro

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