Lex Fridman Podcast

#187 – Frank Wilczek: Physics of Quarks, Dark Matter, Complexity, Life & Aliens

May 29, 2021

02:30:09

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The Evolution of Intelligent Life

04:20

A Beautiful Question You Ask Does the World of Body Beautiful Ideas

03:03

Is CPT an Accurate Symmetry of Nature?

02:00

Introduction

2min

Is NetSuite a Source of Happiness?

3min

ExpressVPN Podcast - The Slow Decline Into Madness

3min

The Most Beautiful Idea in Physics?

4min

Is the Universe Comprehensible?

5min

A Beautiful Question You Ask Does the World of Body Beautiful Ideas

3min

The Source of Symmetry

5min

The History of the Universe

2min

The Size of the Universe

3min

10.

How Fast Can We Process Visual Images?

3min

11.

The Evolution of Thoughts and the Evolution of Ideas in a Complex Situation

2min

12.

The Big Bang Is Like the Explosion of a Bomb

5min

13.

Detecting Gravitational Waves From the Early Universe

3min

14.

The Power of Theory and the Power of Experiments

2min

15.

The Origins of Life

3min

16.

How Complex Structures Can Emerge

3min

17.

The Evolution of Intelligent Life

4min

18.

What Is Life?

3min

19.

The Answer to the Question I'm Sorry I'm Sorry I Disagree With You

2min

20.

Is Consciousness Possible?

2min

21.

Is There a Difference Between Self Awareness and Consciousness?

2min

22.

Is Consciousness a Science or a Psychology?

3min

23.

Is Consciousness a Good Tool in Human Robot Interaction?

3min

24.

The Problem of Quantum Chromodynamics

4min

25.

Thinking Outside the Box in Different Directions

2min

26.

The Principle of Complementarity

5min

27.

Is Complementarity a Foundational Characteristic of Quantum Mechanics?

3min

28.

Leasons in Humility

3min

29.

Is It Deterministic or Free Will?

2min

30.

The Smallest Thing in the Universe Is a Point

5min

31.

How Does Relativity Come Into Play?

1min

32.

Quantum Mechanics and Asymptotic Freedom

5min

33.

QCD and Atomic Mechanics

5min

34.

The Strong CP Problem in the Early Universe

4min

35.

Is CPT an Accurate Symmetry of Nature?

2min

36.

The Eerie Nature of Physics

2min

37.

CP Problem and Time Crystals

5min

38.

The Theory of Dark Matter

2min

39.

Is Axion the Key to Understanding Dark Matter?

2min

40.

What Are Time Crystals?

3min

41.

Is There No Such Thing as Free Lunch?

2min

42.

Is There a Theory of Everything?

4min

43.

Is Space Exploration a Pipe Dream?

4min

44.

Is It Possible to Extend Human Life?

2min

45.

Is There an Audio Book?

6min

46.

Exploration and Exploration in Machine Learning

4min

47.

Is There a Good Thing to Say About This Gift That You Don't Earn?

3min

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OUTLINE:
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(00:00) – Introduction
(08:39) – Are there limits to what physics can understand?
(17:31) – Beautiful ideas in physics
(25:59) – Space and time are really big
(29:47) – There are billions of thoughts in a human life
(37:09) – Big bang
(45:31) – How life emerged in the universe
(51:33) – Aliens
(1:01:25) – Consciousness
(1:08:53) – Limits of physics
(1:14:29) – Complimentary principle
(1:23:34) – Free will
(1:29:47) – Particles
(1:35:10) – Nobel Prize in Physics
(1:48:24) – Axions and dark matter
(2:03:50) – Time crystals
(2:08:42) – Theory of everything
(2:18:10) – Advice for young people
(2:23:52) – Meaning of life