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Quantum entanglement and the illusion of time, in 79 minutes | Jim Al-Khalili: Full Interview Jim Al-Khalili 0:00 Chapter 1: Does time flow? 2:42 Why Time Feels Faster as We Age 3:56 Time and Change in Philosophy and Physics 5:28 Einstein and the End of Absolute Time 6:19 Time in the Equations of Physics 7:50 Chapter 2: How do we reconcile quantum field theory with the general theory of relativity? 12:10 Evidence for Time Dilation: Muons 14:29 Gravity Slows Time: General Relativity 19:22 Space-Time and the Block Universe 21:55 Does Time Really Exist? 26:33 The Debate: Eternalism vs Presentism 34:12 Chapter 3: Is There a “Now”? 40:40 Chapter 4: Why Does Thermodynamics Have a Direction in Time? 49:38 Quantum Entanglement and the Direction of Time 55:10 Did Time Begin at the Big Bang? 45:00 Will Time End? 1:05:40 Chapter 5: Is Time Travel Possible?
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The richest thing you will ever own | Giulia Enders Giulia Enders
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The terrifying ways that social media is altering teenage brains | Full Interview with Clare Morell Clare Morell 0:00 Hijacking our children’s brains 0:42 Smartphones are hurting our children 2:27 Social reward wiring 3:25 Dopamine deficit 4:00 Desensitization 5:34 A child’s brain on social media 11:32 How to exit tech and give your kids a better life 13:14 Why screen time limits fail 14:52 Tech-free families 16:12 Smart phone and mental health quality 18:08 Dumphones 19:33 Social media and social isolation 24:57 Autism and ADHD and Electronic Screen Syndrome 26:46 How smartphones distract us 28:41 Technoference 31:20 How to free your child from the perils of smartphones 32:16 What to focus on after exiting tech 34:18 Getting your kids’ buy-in 45:18 What is a reasonable age for a smartphone? 57:01 The decline of reading scores 57:57 Reading on screens versus reading on paper 1:01:58 Section 230 law 1:08:55 The pornography epidemic
Big Think149,985 views • 8 months ago
Why people sabotage relationships | Alain de Botton The School of Life
Big Think81,727 views • 6 months ago
Stoicism for people who don’t want self-help | Massimo Pigliucci: Full Interview 0:00 Chapter 1: What is Stoicism? 2:11 Role ethics 4:29 Eudaemonia 4:59 What constitutes a Eudaemonic life? 5:31 Being a Cosmopolitan 5:45 Epictetus’ 3 fundamental disciples 6:10 Desire 6:39 Action 7:05 Assent 8:00 3 general areas of study 8:22 Physics 9:43 Action 10:07 Logic 11:07 Does Stoicism work? 12:02 Cognitive behavioral therapy 16:03 The risk of Eclecticism 18:42 Philosophical pessimism 21:04 Modern Stoic writers 22:01 Chapter 2: The Stoic toolkit 22:22 Managing our emotions 28:45 Preparing for difficult situations 36:00 Finding peace in a chaotic world 45:08 Making difficult decisions 51:00 Becoming a better person 1:08:21 Chapter 3: Debunking misconceptions about Stoicism 1:10:21 Stoicism’s resurgence 1:13:52 Stoicism as a remedy for bad times 1:16:29 The “stiff upper lip” myth 1:21:05 Two ways to misconstrue Stoicism 1:26:16 Stoicism and pleasure 1:28:00 Preferred indifference 1:34:30 The Stoic Opposition
Big Think43,636 views • 8 months ago
Michio Kaku: Why Moore’s law is ending and what comes next Dr. Michio Kaku 0:00 How quantum computers will change everything 2:13 Turning medicine upside down 4:05 Moore's law is falling apart 6:10 The power to crack digital code 8:38 Computing on parallel universes 10:15 The winners will use quantum computers
Big Think39,720 views • 9 months ago
Quantum physics explained in 22 minutes Brian Cox 0:00 The subatomic world 1:23 A shift in teaching quantum mechanics 2:48 Quantum mechanics vs. classic theory 6:07 The double slit experiment 11:31 Complex numbers 13:53 Sub-atomic vs. perceivable world 16:40 Quantum entanglement
Big Think60,876 views • 1 year ago
Love is a skill, not a feeling | Alain de Botton: Full Interview The School of Life
Big Think24,123 views • 6 months ago
What we can learn from the history of semiconductors | Chris Miller Chris Miller
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Yuval Noah Harari: What happens when intelligence outgrows its creators? Yuval Noah Harari 0:00 If humans are so smart, why are we on the verge of destruction? 1:45 Why is the quality of our information decreasing? 2:19 The rise of alien intelligence 14:20 How information technology shapes society 19:52 The rise of inorganic information 28:21 The importance of human institutions 37:09 Information isn’t truth
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The surprisingly simple rules most investors break | Barry Ritholtz Barry Ritholtz
Big Think22,987 views • 7 months ago
The biggest mistake we make when talking about consciousness | Annaka Harris Annaka Harris
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