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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:53 The philosophy of physics
00:04:18 Physics without numbers
00:20:20 Truth and mathematics
00:29:08 Pythagoras didn't scorn irrational numbers
00:31:31 Geometry is at the core of reality
00:39:11 Sometimes the data is incorrect (efficiency of detectors)
00:45:02 Bell's theorem, quantum mechanics, non-locality, and realism
00:50:38 Superdeterminism and Retrocausality
01:27:08 Quantum Foundations (five books to become an expert)
01:31:10 "Beables" - What physically exists?
01:33:57 The Mathematical Universe is a confusion
01:38:31 Spatialize time? Or temporalize space?
01:46:37 Against Occam's Razor, Feynman, and Backward Time
01:56:56 Time is not an illusion
02:01:50 Quantum mechanics with observers
02:08:36 Classifying different quantum theories (and thoughts on Penrose)
02:16:25 Overview of Pilot Wave Theory (Bohmian Mechanics)
02:20:18 Philosophy vs. Physics vs. Math
02:28:53 Consciousness is the hardest question
02:32:28 Disproofs of functionalism and computational consciousness
02:37:15 Wolfram
02:38:56 Arrow of time (entropic / thermal time)
02:41:49 Bergson, Einstein, and Bohm
02:44:48 Bell was the sweetest man (personal stories from Tim)
02:50:54 Causation, Pearle, and keeping your mind sharp
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