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#318 - Physics & Philosophy

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May 1, 2023
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Tim Maudlin
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 5min
2
Tim Modlin on the Nature of Scientific Reductionism
04:44 • 4min
3
The Relationship Between Reductionism and Emergence
08:21 • 4min
4
The Supervenience Claim for Micro Physics
12:00 • 2min
5
The Computer Science and the Future of Computing
13:45 • 2min
6
Functionalism in the Philosophy of Mind
15:17 • 3min
7
The Different Levels of Conceptual Structure
18:14 • 2min
8
The Hard Problem of Consciousness
20:00 • 3min
9
The Relationship of Mathematics to Physics
22:45 • 2min
10
Platonism and Time
24:21 • 2min
11
The Consequences of Time
26:00 • 2min
12
The Neuroscience of Time Perception
27:45 • 2min
13
The Perception of Time
29:30 • 2min
14
The Objective Structure of Time
31:38 • 2min
15
The Two Views of Time
33:26 • 2min
16
The Block Universe
35:23 • 2min
17
Presentism Versus Eternalism in the Block Universe
36:57 • 3min
18
The Relativity of Time
39:39 • 2min
19
The Importance of Directionality in Physics
41:23 • 2min
20
The Problem With Time Symmetry
43:22 • 2min
21
The Problem With Time Symmetry
45:32 • 2min
22
The Importance of Causation in Time Order
47:16 • 2min
23
The Uncertainty of Reality
48:52 • 4min
24
The Importance of Conscience
52:23 • 2min
25
The Importance of Possibility
54:03 • 2min
26
The Law of Gravity
56:02 • 2min
27
The Uncanny View of Possible Worlds
57:40 • 2min
28
Newton's Laws of Nature
01:00:05 • 3min
29
What if I Could Trisect an Angle With Straight Edge and Compass?
01:02:48 • 2min
30
The Importance of Imagining the Future
01:04:37 • 2min
31
The Problem With Determinism
01:06:39 • 2min
32
The Limits of Free Will
01:09:09 • 3min
33
The Importance of Free Will
01:12:28 • 2min
34
The Dismissiveness of Determinism
01:14:06 • 1min
35
The Concept of Time
01:15:35 • 2min
36
The Four-Dimensional Spacetime
01:17:13 • 2min
37
The Block Universe and Time
01:18:55 • 2min
38
The Limitations of Time
01:20:36 • 2min
39
The Importance of Context in Languages
01:22:33 • 2min
40
The Illusion of Time
01:24:05 • 2min
41
The Importance of Free Will in Physics
01:26:28 • 3min
42
How to Understand What Bohr Believed
01:29:25 • 2min
43
The Probability of the Wave Function
01:30:55 • 2min
44
The Origins of Einstein's Gripe
01:32:42 • 2min
45
The Schrodinger Cat and the Wave Function
01:34:20 • 2min
46
The Schrodinger Equation Isn't Everything
01:36:12 • 2min
47
The Many Worlds Theory
01:37:44 • 2min
48
The Branching Structure of Quantum Mechanics
01:39:39 • 1min
49
The Probability Problem in Quantum Mechanics
01:41:08 • 2min
50
The Importance of Free Will
01:42:50 • 2min
51
The Importance of Free Will
01:45:12 • 2min
52
The Laplacian Demon
01:46:52 • 2min
53
The Limits of Freedom
01:48:38 • 4min
54
The Problem With Predictability
01:52:44 • 2min
55
The Importance of Deciding
01:54:41 • 2min
56
The Importance of Deliberation
01:56:33 • 2min
57
The Predictability of Hannibal Lecter
01:58:29 • 2min
58
The Difference Between Free Will and Physical Determinism
02:00:00 • 3min
59
The Importance of Free Will
02:02:35 • 2min
60
The Importance of Free Will
02:04:48 • 2min
61
The Paradigm of Free Will
02:06:19 • 3min
62
The Mysterious Power of Choice
02:08:59 • 2min
63
The Paradigm of Free Will
02:10:54 • 2min
64
The Power of Subjective Factors
02:13:05 • 3min
65
The Paradigm of Free Will
02:15:58 • 2min
66
The Power of Choice
02:18:19 • 2min
67
The Importance of Free Choices
02:20:33 • 3min
68
The Paradigm of Freedom
02:23:10 • 2min
69
The Consequences of Tuning
02:25:19 • 2min
70
The Importance of Choosing Your Preferences
02:26:57 • 2min
71
The Importance of Being Able to Express Your Preferences
02:28:30 • 2min
72
The Moral Conundrum of Responsibility
02:30:02 • 5min
73
The Moral Case of Tiger Woods
02:34:37 • 2min
74
The Importance of Deliberative Decision Making
02:36:20 • 3min
75
The Power of Blame
02:39:01 • 2min
76
Blame Is an Admonishment
02:41:17 • 2min
77
The John Bell Institute for the Foundations of Physics
02:43:06 • 3min