Chapter
Our Place in the Universe
27:37 - 33:08 (05:30)
Neil deGrasse Tyson discusses the human scale in relation to the size of the universe and the limitation of our imagination when trying to comprehend it.
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The size of the universe is incomprehensible to humans, but in the grand scheme of information processing and understanding, humans are actually quite large, and our time is not insignificant.
27:37 - 31:08 (03:30)
Universe
Summary
The size of the universe is incomprehensible to humans, but in the grand scheme of information processing and understanding, humans are actually quite large, and our time is not insignificant.
ChapterOur Place in the Universe
Episode#187 – Frank Wilczek: Physics of Quarks, Dark Matter, Complexity, Life & Aliens
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The number of thoughts a person can have can be calculated by taking the rate that we can process visual images, with it pointing to several billion thoughts.
31:08 - 33:08 (02:00)
Thought Processing
Summary
The number of thoughts a person can have can be calculated by taking the rate that we can process visual images, with it pointing to several billion thoughts. This rate can also be applied to other types of meaningful thoughts.