

Know Time
Know Time
For the ones curious about the world and everything in it, but have know time.
Join me on my quest to share stories from people of all fields, and hopefully learn a bit more about space, science, technology, philosophy, culture, history, movies, music or sport.
Join me on my quest to share stories from people of all fields, and hopefully learn a bit more about space, science, technology, philosophy, culture, history, movies, music or sport.
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Aug 17, 2024 • 1h 4min
#86: Cricket, Wicketkeeping & Broadcasting ft. Deep Dasgupta
Deep Dasgupta, Indian cricketer and broadcaster, talks about getting into cricket, the 1983 Cricket World Cup final, Sunil Gavaskar, state cricket in Delhi and Bengal, debut, playing with Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly, incident with Mike Denness, broadcasting and wicketkeeping.Deep: @DeepDasguptaOfficial SUPPORT:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/knowtimeAnchor: https://anchor.fm/knowtime/supportYoutube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ-937lA3_s2g5AxdpKQjVg/joinPODCAST:Anchor: https://anchor.fm/knowtimeSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2CjRJPktODLDeHavCNDLGAApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/know-time/id1535371851?uo=4CONNECT:Youtube: Subscribe!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/knowtimetofly/Instagram (Personal): https://www.instagram.com/shalajlawania/Twitter: https://twitter.com/knowtimetoflyTwitter (Personal): https://twitter.com/shalajlawaniaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/knowtimetoflyReddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/knowtimetofly/Blog: http://www.sadisticshalpy.com/Producer & Host: Shalaj LawaniaTIMELINE0:00 Introduction1:21 1983 Cricket World Cup Final5:03 Sunil Gavaskar10:38 Cricket in 1970s & 1980s12:38 Delhi vs. Bengal State Cricket21:13 Debut29:06 Rahul Dravid37:16 Incident With Mike Deness42:29 Wicketkeeping Masterclass53:18 Broadcasting56:40 Positive Influences (Books, Movies, Role Models)58:07 Greatest Cricketer & Matches1:01:41 Legacy & Meaning Of Life#cricket #india #indiancricket

Aug 10, 2024 • 35min
#85: Tamil Cuisine, Semma & South Indian Food ft. Chef Vijay Kumar
Chef Vijay Kumar, executive chef at Semma, the only Michelin Star Indian restaurant in New York City, talks about his childhood, Tamil Nadu food and cuisine, South Indian food and his experiences as a chef.Vijay: https://www.instagram.com/chef.vijayakumar/?hl=enSUPPORT:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/knowtimeAnchor: https://anchor.fm/knowtime/supportYoutube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ-937lA3_s2g5AxdpKQjVg/joinPODCAST:Anchor: https://anchor.fm/knowtimeSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2CjRJPktODLDeHavCNDLGAApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/know-time/id1535371851?uo=4CONNECT:Youtube: Subscribe!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/knowtimetofly/Instagram (Personal): https://www.instagram.com/shalajlawania/Twitter: https://twitter.com/knowtimetoflyTwitter (Personal): https://twitter.com/shalajlawaniaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/knowtimetoflyReddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/knowtimetofly/Blog: http://www.sadisticshalpy.com/Producer & Host: Shalaj LawaniaTIMELINE0:00 Introduction1:15 Growing Up In Natham, Tamil Nadu10:51 Local Cuisine of Dindigul17:05 South Indian Food21:36 Semma24:01 Cooking26:57 Advice30:12 Lego Interpretation30:51 Positive Influences (Books, Movies, Restaurants)32:48 Legacy & Meaning Of Life#tamil #tamilnadu #food

Aug 2, 2024 • 2h 4min
#84: Particle Physics, Waves, Energy & Higgs Field ft. Matt Strassler
Matt Strassler, theoretical physicist, author of Waves In An Impossible Sea and associate at Harvard University, talks about theoretical physics, particles, waves, wavicles, fields, energy, mass, the Higgs Boson and the Higgs Field.Matt: https://profmattstrassler.com/SUPPORT:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/knowtimeAnchor: https://anchor.fm/knowtime/supportYoutube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ-937lA3_s2g5AxdpKQjVg/joinPODCAST:Anchor: https://anchor.fm/knowtimeSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2CjRJPktODLDeHavCNDLGAApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/know-time/id1535371851?uo=4CONNECT:Youtube: Subscribe!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/knowtimetofly/Instagram (Personal): https://www.instagram.com/shalajlawania/Twitter: https://twitter.com/knowtimetoflyTwitter (Personal): https://twitter.com/shalajlawaniaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/knowtimetoflyReddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/knowtimetofly/Blog: http://www.sadisticshalpy.com/Producer & Host: Shalaj LawaniaTIMELINE0:00 Introduction1:13 Falling In Love With Physics & Space9:07 Writing A Science Book13:08 The Structure Of Matter16:44 What Is A Particle?24:57 What Is A Wave?28:32 Wavicles33:42 What Is A Field?43:57 Limitations Of Language46:51 What Is Energy?1:07:58 The Discovery Of The Higgs Boson1:15:28 Higgs Field1:28:05 The Hierarchy Problem1:37:53 God1:44:48 Lego Interpretation1:46:03 Positive Influences (Books, Movies, Role Models)1:52:51 Mysteries Of The Universe1:54:33 Legacy & Meaning Of Life#science #physics #learn

Jul 20, 2024 • 57min
#83: Cooking, Indian Food, Culture & History ft. Chef Vikas Khanna
Vikas Khanna, head chef at Bungalow, writer, filmmaker and host of MasterChef India, talks about falling in love with cooking, the importance of traditions, staying authentic and the cuisines of Amritsar, Delhi and Bombay.Vikas: https://www.instagram.com/vikaskhannagroup/SUPPORT:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/knowtimeAnchor: https://anchor.fm/knowtime/supportYoutube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ-937lA3_s2g5AxdpKQjVg/joinPODCAST:Anchor: https://anchor.fm/knowtimeSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2CjRJPktODLDeHavCNDLGAApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/know-time/id1535371851?uo=4CONNECT:Youtube: Subscribe!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/knowtimetofly/Instagram (Personal): https://www.instagram.com/shalajlawania/Twitter: https://twitter.com/knowtimetoflyTwitter (Personal): https://twitter.com/shalajlawaniaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/knowtimetoflyReddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/knowtimetofly/Blog: http://www.sadisticshalpy.com/Producer & Host: Shalaj LawaniaTIMELINE0:00 Introduction1:40 Falling In Love With Cooking5:36 Starting A Catering Business8:20 Importance Of History & Context In Food13:24 Separating The Art From The Artist16:36 Cooking: Art vs. Science vs. Spiritual Experience23:53 History vs. Innovation29:10 Game: Local Cuisines35:32 Staying Authentic vs. Whitewashing46:41 Positive Influences (Books, Movies, Role Models)49:23 Celebrating Women52:08 Legacy & Meaning Of Life#cooking #food #india

Jul 13, 2024 • 48min
#82: Broadway, SIX The Musical, Theatre & Acting ft. Jasmine Forsberg
Jasmine Forsberg, actor, singer, songwriter and cast member of SIX The Musical, talks about falling in love with musical theatre, the challenges of Broadway, SIX The Musical, Here Lies Love and auditioning.Jasmine: https://www.jasmineforsberg.com/aboutSUPPORT:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/knowtimeAnchor: https://anchor.fm/knowtime/supportYoutube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ-937lA3_s2g5AxdpKQjVg/joinPODCAST:Anchor: https://anchor.fm/knowtimeSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2CjRJPktODLDeHavCNDLGAApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/know-time/id1535371851?uo=4CONNECT:Youtube: Subscribe!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/knowtimetofly/Instagram (Personal): https://www.instagram.com/shalajlawania/Twitter: https://twitter.com/knowtimetoflyTwitter (Personal): https://twitter.com/shalajlawaniaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/knowtimetoflyReddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/knowtimetofly/Blog: http://www.sadisticshalpy.com/Producer & Host: Shalaj LawaniaTIMELINE0:00 Introduction1:12 Watching Theatre For The First Time3:21 Youth Community Theatre6:10 Challenges of Broadway14:07 Performing20:04 Magic Of Live Theatre26:03 Evolution Of Six Character31:16 Tour vs. Broadway34:37 Here Lies Love38:33 Auditioning41:09 Lego Interpretation42:23 Positive Influences (Books, Movies, Role Models)44:59 Legacy, Advice & Meaning Of Life#theatre #acting #broadway

Jun 30, 2024 • 1h 17min
#81: Philosophy, Grounding, Metaphysics & Monism ft. Jonathan Schaffer
Jonathan Schaffer, professor of philosophy at Rutgers University, talks about the importance of philosophy, metaphysics, ontology, grounding and monism. SUPPORT:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/knowtimeAnchor: https://anchor.fm/knowtime/supportYoutube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ-937lA3_s2g5AxdpKQjVg/joinPODCAST:Anchor: https://anchor.fm/knowtimeSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2CjRJPktODLDeHavCNDLGAApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/know-time/id1535371851?uo=4CONNECT:Youtube: Subscribe!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/knowtimetofly/Instagram (Personal): https://www.instagram.com/shalajlawania/Twitter: https://twitter.com/knowtimetoflyTwitter (Personal): https://twitter.com/shalajlawaniaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/knowtimetoflyReddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/knowtimetofly/Blog: http://www.sadisticshalpy.com/Producer & Host: Shalaj LawaniaTIMELINE0:00 Introduction1:08 Falling In Love With Philosophy4:29 Importance Of Philosophy7:18 Quine’s Ontology10:28 Are Numbers Fundamental?16:22 Quine’s Ontology (contd.)22:16 Grounding32:13 Fundamentality38:38 The Mind-Body Problem47:19 Physicalism48:53 Are Numbers Fundamental? (Part 2)51:21 Monism 1:00:44 Lego Interpretation1:01:37 Positive Influences (Books, Movies, Role Models)1:09:11 Greatest Philosopher1:11:19 Legacy & Death1:14:00 Meaning Of Life#philosophy #metaphysics #learn

Jun 14, 2024 • 1h 26min
#80: Computation, Physics & Fundamental Theory ft. Stephen Wolfram
Stephen Wolfram, legendary computer scientist, physicist and founder of Wolfram Research, talks about computation, his journey, cellular automata, space, time and the fundamental theory of physics.Stephen: https://www.stephenwolfram.com/SUPPORT:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/knowtimeAnchor: https://anchor.fm/knowtime/supportYoutube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ-937lA3_s2g5AxdpKQjVg/joinPODCAST:Anchor: https://anchor.fm/knowtimeSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2CjRJPktODLDeHavCNDLGAApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/know-time/id1535371851?uo=4CONNECT:Youtube: Subscribe!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/knowtimetofly/Instagram (Personal): https://www.instagram.com/shalajlawania/Twitter: https://twitter.com/knowtimetoflyTwitter (Personal): https://twitter.com/shalajlawaniaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/knowtimetoflyReddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/knowtimetofly/Blog: http://www.sadisticshalpy.com/Producer & Host: Shalaj LawaniaTIMELINE0:00 Introduction1:14 Falling In Love With Physics & Computation15:07 The Fundamental Theory Of Physics28:35 An Unconventional Path In Physics36:34 Computation42:18 Cellular Automata44:18 Causal Invariance47:01 Space Is Discrete 50:16 Unifying Quantum Physics & General Relativity58:04 Why Does The Universe Exist?1:10:51 Lego Interpretation1:13:48 Positive Influences (Books, Movies, Role Models)1:17:03 Finding The Theory1:19:51 Legacy1:23:05 Meaning Of Life#science #technology #learn

May 31, 2024 • 56min
#79: Neuroscience, Fear, Emotions & Psychology ft. Joseph LeDoux
Joseph LeDoux, neuroscientist, rock star and professor of neural science at New York University, talks about the split brain experiments, fear, emotions, amygdala, psychology and free will.Joseph: https://as.nyu.edu/faculty/joseph-e-ledoux.htmlSUPPORT:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/knowtimeAnchor: https://anchor.fm/knowtime/supportYoutube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ-937lA3_s2g5AxdpKQjVg/joinPODCAST:Anchor: https://anchor.fm/knowtimeSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2CjRJPktODLDeHavCNDLGAApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/know-time/id1535371851?uo=4CONNECT:Youtube: Subscribe!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/knowtimetofly/Instagram (Personal): https://www.instagram.com/shalajlawania/Twitter: https://twitter.com/knowtimetoflyTwitter (Personal): https://twitter.com/shalajlawaniaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/knowtimetoflyReddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/knowtimetofly/Blog: http://www.sadisticshalpy.com/Producer & Host: Shalaj LawaniaTIMELINE0:00 Introduction1:21 Falling In Love With Psychology4:53 Rock Music & Neuroscience7:45 Four Realms Of Existence13:32 The Split Brain Experiments23:40 Amygdala & Emotions31:20 Fear36:56 Evolution of Human Brain41:37 Nature vs. Nurture & Free Will45:45 Regions Of The Brain48:21 Lego Interpretation 49:00 Death51:09 Legacy53:46 Music55:47 Meaning Of Life#science #psychology #learn

May 18, 2024 • 58min
#78: Universe, Cosmology & God ft. Lawrence Krauss
Lawrence Krauss talks about theoretical physics, beauty, origins, the universe emerging from nothing, cosmology, God, simulations and dark energy!Lawrence: https://lawrencemkrauss.com/SUPPORT:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/knowtimeAnchor: https://anchor.fm/knowtime/supportYoutube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ-937lA3_s2g5AxdpKQjVg/joinPODCAST:Anchor: https://anchor.fm/knowtimeSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2CjRJPktODLDeHavCNDLGAApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/know-time/id1535371851?uo=4CONNECT:Youtube: Subscribe!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/knowtimetofly/Instagram (Personal): https://www.instagram.com/shalajlawania/Twitter: https://twitter.com/knowtimetoflyTwitter (Personal): https://twitter.com/shalajlawaniaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/knowtimetoflyReddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/knowtimetofly/Blog: http://www.sadisticshalpy.com/Producer & Host: Shalaj LawaniaTIMELINE0:00 Introduction1:20 Joy In Theoretical Physics4:37 Beauty In Physics7:50 State Of Physics14:47 The Big Bang17:56 A Universe From Nothing21:47 Einstein’s God24:18 Is There A Creator?26:00 Are We Living In A Simulation?28:42 Idealism32:14 Dark Energy37:49 The Anthropic Principle39:56 Next Breakthrough In Physics42:05 Future Of The Universe47:25 Positive Influences (Books, Movies, Role Models)50:09 Biggest Mystery In The Universe51:28 Legacy52:53 Meaning Of Life#universe #science #learn

May 4, 2024 • 2h 11min
#77: Morality, Mathematics, Ethics & Philosophy ft. Justin Clarke-Doane
Justin Clarke-Doane, professor of philosophy at Columbia University, talks about metaphysics, metaphilosophy, foundations of mathematics, morality, importance of mathematical proofs & axioms, the trolley problem, artificial intelligence and whether 2+2 is 4!Justin: https://philosophy.columbia.edu/content/justin-clarke-doane-0SUPPORT:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/knowtimeAnchor: https://anchor.fm/knowtime/supportYoutube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ-937lA3_s2g5AxdpKQjVg/joinPODCAST:Anchor: https://anchor.fm/knowtimeSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2CjRJPktODLDeHavCNDLGAApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/know-time/id1535371851?uo=4CONNECT:Youtube: Subscribe!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/knowtimetofly/Instagram (Personal): https://www.instagram.com/shalajlawania/Twitter: https://twitter.com/knowtimetoflyTwitter (Personal): https://twitter.com/shalajlawaniaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/knowtimetoflyReddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/knowtimetofly/Blog: http://www.sadisticshalpy.com/Producer & Host: Shalaj LawaniaTIMELINE0:00 Introduction1:22 Indian & Buddhist Philosophy7:28 Foundations of Mathematics14:40 Realism In Morality & Mathematics26:15 The Mathematical Universe37:28 Foundations Of Mathematics (contd.)50:33 Mathematical Pluralism1:03:41 The Trolley Problem1:12:53 Ethics & Morality1:29:10 Artificial Intelligence1:44:43 The Limits Of Human Knowledge1:47:46 Greeks & Mathematical Proofs1:55:26 Lego Interpretation1:56:26 Positive Influences (Books, Movies, Role Models)2:01:57 Powerful Ideas2:03:43 Legacy2:08:01 Meaning Of Life#maths #philosophy #learn