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Rust Cohle on Returning to Math and Science after a Long Break
2:17:36 - 2:23:20 (05:44)
Rust Cohle speaks about the challenges of returning to the field after being away for 15 years and the importance of practicing regularly to maintain one's knowledge.
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The difficulty of returning to math and physics after taking a long break is compared to being a violinist without regular practice.
2:17:36 - 2:20:10 (02:34)
Summary
The difficulty of returning to math and physics after taking a long break is compared to being a violinist without regular practice. The speaker questions their ability to keep their skills sharp and retain information.
ChapterRust Cohle on Returning to Math and Science after a Long Break
Episode#163 – Eric Weinstein: Difficult Conversations, Freedom of Speech, and Physics
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
A physicist discusses the idea of finding a "theory of everything", and how current theories could potentially be the "fool's gold" of physics.
2:20:10 - 2:21:09 (00:58)
Summary
A physicist discusses the idea of finding a "theory of everything", and how current theories could potentially be the "fool's gold" of physics. He explains this concept through comparing it to the notion of technical debt in computer science.
ChapterRust Cohle on Returning to Math and Science after a Long Break
Episode#163 – Eric Weinstein: Difficult Conversations, Freedom of Speech, and Physics
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The physics community has said many things incorrectly about the current state of the universe, leading to technical debt which eventually has to be paid.
2:21:10 - 2:23:20 (02:10)
Summary
The physics community has said many things incorrectly about the current state of the universe, leading to technical debt which eventually has to be paid. It's believed that there is a third collection of matter that looks like a generation of matter at low energy.