Chapter
Contemplating the Physical World and Human Experience
1:06:07 - 1:14:36 (08:28)
The speaker reflects on his experience of teaching about black holes and how it caused him to contemplate the relationship between the physical world and the human experience of emotions and free will.
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Although it's necessary to speak about things in the poetic language of human experience, one should not forget that some concepts have no basis in the understanding of the physical world.
1:06:07 - 1:10:38 (04:31)
Summary
Although it's necessary to speak about things in the poetic language of human experience, one should not forget that some concepts have no basis in the understanding of the physical world. Abstract ideas like human emotion, free will, and experience should still be valued and recognized despite their lack of physicality.
ChapterContemplating the Physical World and Human Experience
Episode#232 – Brian Greene: Quantum Gravity, Big Bang, Aliens, Life, Death, and Meaning
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The discovery of black holes as massive as billions of times the mass of the sun is both exciting and terrifying, evoking human emotions like awe and fear.
1:10:38 - 1:11:56 (01:17)
Summary
The discovery of black holes as massive as billions of times the mass of the sun is both exciting and terrifying, evoking human emotions like awe and fear.
ChapterContemplating the Physical World and Human Experience
Episode#232 – Brian Greene: Quantum Gravity, Big Bang, Aliens, Life, Death, and Meaning
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
Exploring the controversy and arguments in the field, this podcast dives into the biggest mysteries we hope to solve about the early universe and the right theory of the Big Bang.
1:11:56 - 1:14:36 (02:39)
Summary
Exploring the controversy and arguments in the field, this podcast dives into the biggest mysteries we hope to solve about the early universe and the right theory of the Big Bang.