Myoclonic Jerk Episode 11 - The Long View
Jan 20, 2016
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Jimmy Dore
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Gabrielle Oettingen
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Annie Duke
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Dan Carlin
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Sean Carroll
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Michelle Thaller
Michelle Thaller, a NASA astronomer, explores the Big Bang and our universe's expansion, while Sean Carroll discusses baby universes and the nature of time. Historian Dan Carlin reflects on how large narratives shape history, and poker champion Annie Duke emphasizes the balance of skill and luck in decision-making. Gabrielle Oettingen introduces the WOOP method, revealing how daydreaming can hinder motivation. Comedian Jimmy Dore shares a humorous encounter with an audience member, shedding light on live performance dynamics.
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Space Itself Expanded
- The Big Bang wasn't an explosion into empty space; space itself expanded and has no edge we can observe.
- Michelle Thaller stresses we can't assume a center or outside to space, which reframes how we imagine cosmology.
A Dark Far Future Is Plausible
- Stars will exhaust usable hydrogen and star formation will cease, leaving a dark, sparse future universe.
- Michelle Thaller and Sean Carroll discuss low-entropy endings and speculative mechanisms for new baby universes.
Baby Universes From Quantum Fluctuations
- Quantum fluctuations in an empty, expanding parent universe could pinch off baby universes that start hot and dense.
- Sean Carroll's model makes our Big Bang one of many such local beginnings inside a larger multiverse.