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"We could be within 5 years of really falsifying Einstein's classical theory." How? By generating entanglement in an experiment to test quantum gravity! I'm excited to release a technical deep-dive into how to test quantum features of gravity, explained in an approachable and intuitive way by Prof Vlatko Vedral... from the University of Oxford. We go right from Feynman's original thought experiment about putting a single mass in superposition, to Vlatko and his collaborators' Chiara Marletto & Sougato Bose's recent "BMV" two-mass experimental proposal. As well as carefully explaining what different scenarios and results tell us about the nature of quantum gravity, Vlatko outlines actual experimental requirements and progress towards implementing this crucial test in the near future. 00:00 Coming Up 02:03 Intro 02:56 Feynman's Single Mass Superposition 12:20 Fake Decoherence 23:07 Interfering Neutrons & Conservation Laws 35:10 Two Masses Thought Experiment 49:23 Coupling gravity and Quantum Field 57:05 Quantumness as Non-Commuting Operators 01:10:47 Experimental Proposals 01:26:46 Challenges and Future Directions 01:35:32 Final Thoughtsshow more

Dr Maria Violaris

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Dr Maria Violaris1 year ago

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ItsBS1 year ago

You can already falsify Einstein's theory. Understand the simple Algebra that requires the light source to be moving (in the moving frame). See how that MOVING requirement conflicts with his speed of light postulate. Without a derivation, the postulate is circular reasoning.

benferrum - e/jounce1 year ago

Yes tyvm for making this!

Dr Maria Violaris1 year ago

Hope it’s interesting, feedback welcome!

stringking420691 year ago

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stringking420691 year ago

Oxford has legit hep-th people and THIS is what you decide to post? Fuq this and FUQ YOU.

Christine Liang1 year ago

Yeah! "Falsifying Einstein's classical theory!" Interesting ...... 😀

benferrum - e/jounce1 year ago

@burny_tech you gonna love this

Denise Brook1 year ago

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62,881 views • 9 months ago

HudZah () is someone exploring what it means, and what it takes, to operate at the edge of what is possible. In this conversation, we traced HudZah's path from Riyadh to Sri Lanka to Waterloo. A childhood split across three countries, shaped by rationed wifi, a single HP desktop, and the discovery that what you build on a computer can change the world around you. We talked about coding HTML on Notepad at ten, building soundboard apps that funded his own move to Canada, and what it's like to grow up in a place with no permits, no regulators, and no one telling you what you can't do. We explored the birth of esports through Half-Life mods, the machines behind the food we love, and a baklava maker in San Francisco whose irrational pursuit of quality you can taste in a single bite. We discussed how AI is collapsing the walls between disciplines, what that does to the identities we built around expertise, and why individual agency might be the only variable that matters now. This is a conversation about curiosity, permission, and what happens when the cost of crossing boundaries drops to zero. The Other Stuff is hosted by internetVin, filmmaker, entrepreneur, and possibly the most curious man on Earth. Produced by New. The Other Stuff #33 — HudZah: The Collapse of Permission Structures — Timestamps 00:00:00 Introduction 00:03:38 Growing Up in Riyadh 00:05:59 Saudi Shawarma and Broasted Chicken 00:16:39 School in Saudi Arabia 00:21:48 The HP Desktop and First Lines of Code 00:25:55 YouTube Rabbit Holes and Gaming 00:45:35 The Birth of Esports 01:02:43 Valve's Employee Handbook 01:05:12 Indie Games and Pure Pursuit 01:06:05 Stardew Valley and ConcernedApe 01:07:03 Moving to Sri Lanka 01:10:34 SnapAPaper and Seeing Real Users 01:13:47 Soundboards, Shopify, and Funding the Move 01:27:38 Landing in Canada at 17 01:36:25 AI and Collapsing the Distance Between Disciplines 01:47:02 Identity, Expertise, and Permission Structures 02:00:32 The Baklava Maker in San Francisco 02:18:26 Machines Behind the Food We Love 02:36:02 Frederic Tudor and the Ice King 02:42:29 HudZah Flips the Interview 02:49:05 Being a Parent

HudZah () is someone exploring what it means, and what it takes, to operate at the edge of what is possible. In this conversation, we traced HudZah's path from Riyadh to Sri Lanka to Waterloo. A childhood split across three countries, shaped by rationed wifi, a single HP desktop, and the discovery that what you build on a computer can change the world around you. We talked about coding HTML on Notepad at ten, building soundboard apps that funded his own move to Canada, and what it's like to grow up in a place with no permits, no regulators, and no one telling you what you can't do. We explored the birth of esports through Half-Life mods, the machines behind the food we love, and a baklava maker in San Francisco whose irrational pursuit of quality you can taste in a single bite. We discussed how AI is collapsing the walls between disciplines, what that does to the identities we built around expertise, and why individual agency might be the only variable that matters now. This is a conversation about curiosity, permission, and what happens when the cost of crossing boundaries drops to zero. The Other Stuff is hosted by internetVin, filmmaker, entrepreneur, and possibly the most curious man on Earth. Produced by New. The Other Stuff #33 — HudZah: The Collapse of Permission Structures — Timestamps 00:00:00 Introduction 00:03:38 Growing Up in Riyadh 00:05:59 Saudi Shawarma and Broasted Chicken 00:16:39 School in Saudi Arabia 00:21:48 The HP Desktop and First Lines of Code 00:25:55 YouTube Rabbit Holes and Gaming 00:45:35 The Birth of Esports 01:02:43 Valve's Employee Handbook 01:05:12 Indie Games and Pure Pursuit 01:06:05 Stardew Valley and ConcernedApe 01:07:03 Moving to Sri Lanka 01:10:34 SnapAPaper and Seeing Real Users 01:13:47 Soundboards, Shopify, and Funding the Move 01:27:38 Landing in Canada at 17 01:36:25 AI and Collapsing the Distance Between Disciplines 01:47:02 Identity, Expertise, and Permission Structures 02:00:32 The Baklava Maker in San Francisco 02:18:26 Machines Behind the Food We Love 02:36:02 Frederic Tudor and the Ice King 02:42:29 HudZah Flips the Interview 02:49:05 Being a Parent

The Other Stuff

26,464 views • 4 months ago

$🚨PHYSICS NEWS🚨: Physicists Are Now Saying Time Itself Can Be in Superposition — And It Makes Perfect Sense 🧨 According to a theoretical framework published in *Physical Review Letters* and reported in May 2026, researchers have shown that state-of-the-art trapped-ion atomic clocks can be used to observe the quantum superposition of time. By entangling the clock’s motion with its internal energy states, the system can exist in a superposition of different time flows simultaneously. This is a major step toward experimentally probing the quantum nature of time itself. This work offers the broader scientific community a new experimental frontier in quantum foundations. It challenges classical notions of time as a universal parameter and opens the door to testing how relativity and quantum mechanics intersect at the level of time itself. **Uniphics has been saying something similar for years — and it’s not mysterious or weird.** In Uniphics, time flow is not a fixed background. It is a local property determined by energy density via the Maley transform (\( t_{\rm flow} = k / E_d \)). Different regions or configurations with different energy densities experience different time flows. When a system is prepared in a quantum superposition of different energy-density states (or different spin-wave configurations that affect local energy density), it naturally exists in a superposition of different time flows. The atomic clock experiments are essentially creating superposed states where the clock experiences different local time flows at the same “global” moment. The entanglement between motion and internal energy is the mechanism that allows the superposition to be maintained and detected. Uniphics predicts this behavior because the ξM-field supports coherent spin-wave patterns that can correlate different energy-density environments. No need for wavefunction collapse, many-worlds, or other interpretive gymnastics — it is a deterministic consequence of variable time flow and spin-wave coherence. This is not an add-on to quantum mechanics. It is the natural outcome of the three pillars. The “quantum superposition of time” is just what happens when spin quanta create superposed energy-density conditions. Uniphics explains why such experiments work, what limits they will hit, and how to extend them — all without the philosophical baggage that usually accompanies quantum foundations. The mainstream community is slowly catching up to the idea that time itself can be quantum. Uniphics has had a coherent, first-principles explanation for this from the beginning. The data will continue to support it. Are physicists finally ready to accept that time flow is fundamental and variable — and that the apparent “superposition of time” is simply the result of superposed energy-density states in the ξM-field? **A Theory of Everything should be able to answer everything.** Uniphics Explained Simply PDF: Chapters 1–10 free: Grokipedia: #Uniphics #TheoryOfEverything #QuantumTime #TimeFlow #SpinWaves Grok xAI$

🚨PHYSICS NEWS🚨: Physicists Are Now Saying Time Itself Can Be in Superposition — And It Makes Perfect Sense 🧨 According to a theoretical framework published in Physical Review Letters and reported in May 2026, researchers have shown that state-of-the-art trapped-ion atomic clocks can be used to observe the quantum superposition of time. By entangling the clock’s motion with its internal energy states, the system can exist in a superposition of different time flows simultaneously. This is a major step toward experimentally probing the quantum nature of time itself. This work offers the broader scientific community a new experimental frontier in quantum foundations. It challenges classical notions of time as a universal parameter and opens the door to testing how relativity and quantum mechanics intersect at the level of time itself. Uniphics has been saying something similar for years — and it’s not mysterious or weird. In Uniphics, time flow is not a fixed background. It is a local property determined by energy density via the Maley transform (\( t_{\rm flow} = k / E_d \)). Different regions or configurations with different energy densities experience different time flows. When a system is prepared in a quantum superposition of different energy-density states (or different spin-wave configurations that affect local energy density), it naturally exists in a superposition of different time flows. The atomic clock experiments are essentially creating superposed states where the clock experiences different local time flows at the same “global” moment. The entanglement between motion and internal energy is the mechanism that allows the superposition to be maintained and detected. Uniphics predicts this behavior because the ξM-field supports coherent spin-wave patterns that can correlate different energy-density environments. No need for wavefunction collapse, many-worlds, or other interpretive gymnastics — it is a deterministic consequence of variable time flow and spin-wave coherence. This is not an add-on to quantum mechanics. It is the natural outcome of the three pillars. The “quantum superposition of time” is just what happens when spin quanta create superposed energy-density conditions. Uniphics explains why such experiments work, what limits they will hit, and how to extend them — all without the philosophical baggage that usually accompanies quantum foundations. The mainstream community is slowly catching up to the idea that time itself can be quantum. Uniphics has had a coherent, first-principles explanation for this from the beginning. The data will continue to support it. Are physicists finally ready to accept that time flow is fundamental and variable — and that the apparent “superposition of time” is simply the result of superposed energy-density states in the ξM-field? A Theory of Everything should be able to answer everything. Uniphics Explained Simply PDF: Chapters 1–10 free: Grokipedia: #Uniphics #TheoryOfEverything #QuantumTime #TimeFlow #SpinWaves Grok xAI

Paul Maley

32,357 views • 21 days ago

BITCOIN RAILS #62: BITCOIN'S 3 BIGGEST CHALLENGES | with Neha Narula Director of Digital Currency Initiative (DCI) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) 🔗 YOUTUBE: 🌱 SPOTIFY: Neha Narula is the Director of the MIT Digital Currency Initiative, where she focuses on Bitcoin research and the broader design tradeoffs of decentralized money systems. Her work often centers on what Bitcoin gets right—and where it runs into hard limits—especially around scaling, decentralization, and how systems behave as global demand increases. In this interview, Neha and I explore longer-term risks to Bitcoin—including advancements in quantum computing and the implications of a diminishing block subsidy—as well as the ongoing challenge of scaling Bitcoin without losing access to self-custody. A thoughtful conversation on how Bitcoin may change in the coming years, we also explore its social and governance dynamics—including tensions within the development community over protocol changes, scaling philosophies, and the future direction of the system. This episode of Bitcoin Rails is brought to you by: LayerTwo Labs LayerTwo Labs — developing research, software, and technologies for scaling Bitcoin via the integration of Drivechains (BIP 300/301) Hashi on Sui — a primitive for executing Bitcoin Defi transactions, without having to trust a federated bridge or other centralized entity BitBox BitBox— an open-source Bitcoin-only hardware wallet, with smooth UX and no compromises on security. Check out Bitbox [dot] swiss and use code BITCOINRAILS to get a discount TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Intro 00:17 Neha’s Origins 02:26 Bitcoin to MIT 04:40 Media Lab Culture and Mission 11:34 CBDCs as Digital Cash Debate 24:42 Funding Model and Bitcoin Security Budget 29:55 Reorg Risk and Quantum Computing 32:14 Bitcoin Dev Funding Map 42:49 Governance and Corporate Stakes 50:23 Quantum Tradeoffs Framework 56:02 Post Quantum Proposals 58:59 Prioritize PQ Transactions 01:00:54 Satoshi Coins Debate 01:02:12 Mining Incentives And Price 01:08:08 Corporate Funding And Governance 01:10:54 Scaling Self Custody And L2s 01:20:30 Bitcoin Kernel And Wrap Up

BITCOIN RAILS #62: BITCOIN'S 3 BIGGEST CHALLENGES | with Neha Narula Director of Digital Currency Initiative (DCI) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) 🔗 YOUTUBE: 🌱 SPOTIFY: Neha Narula is the Director of the MIT Digital Currency Initiative, where she focuses on Bitcoin research and the broader design tradeoffs of decentralized money systems. Her work often centers on what Bitcoin gets right—and where it runs into hard limits—especially around scaling, decentralization, and how systems behave as global demand increases. In this interview, Neha and I explore longer-term risks to Bitcoin—including advancements in quantum computing and the implications of a diminishing block subsidy—as well as the ongoing challenge of scaling Bitcoin without losing access to self-custody. A thoughtful conversation on how Bitcoin may change in the coming years, we also explore its social and governance dynamics—including tensions within the development community over protocol changes, scaling philosophies, and the future direction of the system. This episode of Bitcoin Rails is brought to you by: LayerTwo Labs LayerTwo Labs — developing research, software, and technologies for scaling Bitcoin via the integration of Drivechains (BIP 300/301) Hashi on Sui — a primitive for executing Bitcoin Defi transactions, without having to trust a federated bridge or other centralized entity BitBox BitBox— an open-source Bitcoin-only hardware wallet, with smooth UX and no compromises on security. Check out Bitbox [dot] swiss and use code BITCOINRAILS to get a discount TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Intro 00:17 Neha’s Origins 02:26 Bitcoin to MIT 04:40 Media Lab Culture and Mission 11:34 CBDCs as Digital Cash Debate 24:42 Funding Model and Bitcoin Security Budget 29:55 Reorg Risk and Quantum Computing 32:14 Bitcoin Dev Funding Map 42:49 Governance and Corporate Stakes 50:23 Quantum Tradeoffs Framework 56:02 Post Quantum Proposals 58:59 Prioritize PQ Transactions 01:00:54 Satoshi Coins Debate 01:02:12 Mining Incentives And Price 01:08:08 Corporate Funding And Governance 01:10:54 Scaling Self Custody And L2s 01:20:30 Bitcoin Kernel And Wrap Up

Isabel Foxen Duke⚡️

24,482 views • 2 months ago

Could AI deserve rights before it even feels like anything to be an AI? Oxford moral philosopher Andreas Mogensen thinks... maybe. In her first interview for the 80,000 Hours Podcast my colleague Zershaaneh Qureshi pushes Andreas on that, as well as new arguments for why human extinction could be a good thing: The puzzle of moral patienthood (00:03:20) Is subjective experience necessary? (00:05:52) What is it to desire? (00:10:42) Desiring without experiencing (00:17:56) What would make AIs moral patients? (00:28:17) Another route entirely: deserving autonomy (00:45:12) Maybe there's no objective truth about any of this (01:12:06) Practical implications (01:29:21) Why not just let superintelligence figure this out for us? (01:38:07) How could human extinction be a good thing? (01:47:30) Lexical threshold negative utilitarianism (02:12:30) So... should we still try to prevent extinction? (02:25:22) What are the most important questions for people to address here? (02:32:16) Is God GDPR compliant? (02:35:32) Links below, enjoy!

Could AI deserve rights before it even feels like anything to be an AI? Oxford moral philosopher Andreas Mogensen thinks... maybe. In her first interview for the 80,000 Hours Podcast my colleague Zershaaneh Qureshi pushes Andreas on that, as well as new arguments for why human extinction could be a good thing: The puzzle of moral patienthood (00:03:20) Is subjective experience necessary? (00:05:52) What is it to desire? (00:10:42) Desiring without experiencing (00:17:56) What would make AIs moral patients? (00:28:17) Another route entirely: deserving autonomy (00:45:12) Maybe there's no objective truth about any of this (01:12:06) Practical implications (01:29:21) Why not just let superintelligence figure this out for us? (01:38:07) How could human extinction be a good thing? (01:47:30) Lexical threshold negative utilitarianism (02:12:30) So... should we still try to prevent extinction? (02:25:22) What are the most important questions for people to address here? (02:32:16) Is God GDPR compliant? (02:35:32) Links below, enjoy!

Rob Wiblin

10,720 views • 7 months ago

BITCOIN RAILS #36: The Birth Story of ‘OPCAT’ | with proposal co-author Ethan ✨ is on BlueSky✨ Heilman 🐱 🔗 YOUTUBE: 🌿 SPOTIFY: As interest in Bitcoin Layer 2s skyrockets, the inclusion of OP_CAT — an opcode enabling concatenation of elements in the Bitcoin stack — has become a key technical upgrade to watch for its potential in the development of trustless bridges. OP_CAT co-author Ethan ✨ is on BlueSky✨ Heilman 🐱 and I sat down to discuss debate around this opcode — including why it’s controversial, the cultural environment shaping its future, and why some worry its broad expressivity could pose “unknown risks” to Bitcoin over time. More recently, Ethan co-authored BIP 360 with Hunter Beast 🕯️ — another controversial proposal aimed at addressing Bitcoin’s quantum vulnerabilities. Suffice it to say, there are few people with Ethan's experience in navigating Bitcoin politics and its shifting governance landscape as we move towards ossification over time. In this episode, we cover: - The origins of OP_CAT and why it was included and removed from early Bitcoin - What makes OP_CAT so powerful (and why that worries some developers) - Cultural shifts in Bitcoin governance as its developer community matures - The ‘great covenants debate’ + OPCAT vs. CTV - The path to BIP 360 and why Bitcoin should be ‘quantum ready’ This episode is powered by: - Best In Slot (Best in Slot | BRC2.0 🧑‍🍳), the leading API for Ordinals and BRC20 data aggregation and indexing - Spark (Lightspark), a statechains implementation leading the path towards institutional adoption of Bitcoin-powered payments - Citrea (Citrea), the leading Bitcoin Rollup technology and contributor to the BitVM alliance 📍 Timestamps 00:00 – Intro 00:45 – Bitcoin Privacy and the OP_CAT Proposal 03:18 – Technical Challenges of Adding New Opcodes 07:37 – Politics and Culture of Bitcoin Upgrades 28:46 – Quantum Computing Meets Bitcoin 37:48 – How Governments View Quantum Risk 39:06 – Breaking Down BIP 360 for Developers 42:03 – Post-Quantum Signature Schemes Explained 45:18 – Trade-offs in Quantum Security for Bitcoin 53:16 – Community Reactions to BIP 360 01:00:23 – The Future of Bitcoin in a Post Quantum World

BITCOIN RAILS #36: The Birth Story of ‘OPCAT’ | with proposal co-author Ethan ✨ is on BlueSky✨ Heilman 🐱 🔗 YOUTUBE: 🌿 SPOTIFY: As interest in Bitcoin Layer 2s skyrockets, the inclusion of OP_CAT — an opcode enabling concatenation of elements in the Bitcoin stack — has become a key technical upgrade to watch for its potential in the development of trustless bridges. OP_CAT co-author Ethan ✨ is on BlueSky✨ Heilman 🐱 and I sat down to discuss debate around this opcode — including why it’s controversial, the cultural environment shaping its future, and why some worry its broad expressivity could pose “unknown risks” to Bitcoin over time. More recently, Ethan co-authored BIP 360 with Hunter Beast 🕯️ — another controversial proposal aimed at addressing Bitcoin’s quantum vulnerabilities. Suffice it to say, there are few people with Ethan's experience in navigating Bitcoin politics and its shifting governance landscape as we move towards ossification over time. In this episode, we cover: - The origins of OP_CAT and why it was included and removed from early Bitcoin - What makes OP_CAT so powerful (and why that worries some developers) - Cultural shifts in Bitcoin governance as its developer community matures - The ‘great covenants debate’ + OPCAT vs. CTV - The path to BIP 360 and why Bitcoin should be ‘quantum ready’ This episode is powered by: - Best In Slot (Best in Slot | BRC2.0 🧑‍🍳), the leading API for Ordinals and BRC20 data aggregation and indexing - Spark (Lightspark), a statechains implementation leading the path towards institutional adoption of Bitcoin-powered payments - Citrea (Citrea), the leading Bitcoin Rollup technology and contributor to the BitVM alliance 📍 Timestamps 00:00 – Intro 00:45 – Bitcoin Privacy and the OP_CAT Proposal 03:18 – Technical Challenges of Adding New Opcodes 07:37 – Politics and Culture of Bitcoin Upgrades 28:46 – Quantum Computing Meets Bitcoin 37:48 – How Governments View Quantum Risk 39:06 – Breaking Down BIP 360 for Developers 42:03 – Post-Quantum Signature Schemes Explained 45:18 – Trade-offs in Quantum Security for Bitcoin 53:16 – Community Reactions to BIP 360 01:00:23 – The Future of Bitcoin in a Post Quantum World

Isabel Foxen Duke⚡️

13,231 views • 10 months ago

Ep. 19 | Free The Money | What This War Is REALLY About… Dr. Jim Willie In this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Jim Willie, who breaks down what he believes is really driving the war, not geopolitics, but a deeper financial battle. He argues the consequences will be felt through rising oil prices, inflation, and a breakdown in demand for U.S. Treasuries. According to Dr. Willie, institutions like the Exchange Stabilization Fund are quietly propping up the system, while global powers shift toward neutral assets like gold. He also points to the City of London and its alleged move toward Dubai as part of a larger restructuring of financial control. In his view, this war is ultimately about gold, power, and the future of the monetary system. Sign up for ITrustCapitol with this link for $100 funding bonus. See why people are opening a tax-advantaged Crypto, Gold & Silver IRA for their future: Sign up for Dr. Jim Willie’s Newsletter: 00:00 Current Global Conflicts 23:35 Oil Prices and Economic Forecasts 31:10 Cultural Insights from the Gulf 31:49 XRP's Ubiquity in the Gulf Region 33:57 The Future of Treasury Bills 35:30 The Shift Towards Neutral Assets 38:05 XRP as a Bridge Asset 39:47 The Impending Credit Crisis 41:54 The Strait of Hormuz 44:07 Economic Implications of Oil Prices 46:29 The Reality of Inflation and Recession 47:52 Trump, War, and Economic Strategy 59:46 The Shifting Sands of Dubai 01:02:40 Oil Prices and Market Dynamics 01:03:38 Military Movements and Strategic Implications 01:07:49 Public Sentiment on War 01:11:24 The Role of Global Powers 01:19:55 Understanding the Empire of Three Cities 01:23:48 Exploring Sovereign Nations and Financial Surpluses 01:24:20 Understanding Credit Default Swaps and Economic Implications 01:25:44 Geopolitical Tensions and Potential Retaliations 01:27:46 Cuba, Venezuela, and the Quest for Freedom 01:29:20 The Gold Reserves and Economic Power Dynamics 01:31:55 Iran's Revolutionary Guard and the Future of Regime Change 01:33:26 The Role of Silver in Economic Stability 01:37:37 Investing in Precious Metals and Cryptocurrencies

Ep. 19 | Free The Money | What This War Is REALLY About… Dr. Jim Willie In this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Jim Willie, who breaks down what he believes is really driving the war, not geopolitics, but a deeper financial battle. He argues the consequences will be felt through rising oil prices, inflation, and a breakdown in demand for U.S. Treasuries. According to Dr. Willie, institutions like the Exchange Stabilization Fund are quietly propping up the system, while global powers shift toward neutral assets like gold. He also points to the City of London and its alleged move toward Dubai as part of a larger restructuring of financial control. In his view, this war is ultimately about gold, power, and the future of the monetary system. Sign up for ITrustCapitol with this link for $100 funding bonus. See why people are opening a tax-advantaged Crypto, Gold & Silver IRA for their future: Sign up for Dr. Jim Willie’s Newsletter: 00:00 Current Global Conflicts 23:35 Oil Prices and Economic Forecasts 31:10 Cultural Insights from the Gulf 31:49 XRP's Ubiquity in the Gulf Region 33:57 The Future of Treasury Bills 35:30 The Shift Towards Neutral Assets 38:05 XRP as a Bridge Asset 39:47 The Impending Credit Crisis 41:54 The Strait of Hormuz 44:07 Economic Implications of Oil Prices 46:29 The Reality of Inflation and Recession 47:52 Trump, War, and Economic Strategy 59:46 The Shifting Sands of Dubai 01:02:40 Oil Prices and Market Dynamics 01:03:38 Military Movements and Strategic Implications 01:07:49 Public Sentiment on War 01:11:24 The Role of Global Powers 01:19:55 Understanding the Empire of Three Cities 01:23:48 Exploring Sovereign Nations and Financial Surpluses 01:24:20 Understanding Credit Default Swaps and Economic Implications 01:25:44 Geopolitical Tensions and Potential Retaliations 01:27:46 Cuba, Venezuela, and the Quest for Freedom 01:29:20 The Gold Reserves and Economic Power Dynamics 01:31:55 Iran's Revolutionary Guard and the Future of Regime Change 01:33:26 The Role of Silver in Economic Stability 01:37:37 Investing in Precious Metals and Cryptocurrencies

Bri Teresi

31,206 views • 4 months ago

Here's an edit of the Elon Musk interview hosted by Katherine Brodsky discussing a myriad of topics. This version boosts audio quality and reduces pauses and dead space by 33%. Thank you David Carbutt for the work! Timestamps: (00:00) The Journey of SpaceX and Tesla (01:06) Misunderstandings and Misinformation (03:42) The Role of Social Media in Free Speech (04:12) The Impact of Government Control on Media (06:32) The Evolution of Twitter and the Need for a Fresh Start (07:17) The Challenges of Moderation on Social Media Platforms (12:12) The Role of Citizen Journalism in Modern Media (17:45) The Future of Legacy Media (28:08) The Power of Amplifying Ideas and People (36:35) The Importance of Open-Mindedness and Self-Criticism (38:49) Community Notes and Open Source Data (39:58) The Role of Accuracy and Opinions in Posting (40:22) The Idea of a Sarcasm Detector (41:01) The Potential of AI in Enhancing Accuracy (42:39) The Future of AI and Deepfakes (44:59) The Vision for X as an All-in-One App (46:38) The Concept of Trust in Institutions (51:24) The Impact of Gene Editing on Humanity (55:42) The Challenge of Censorship and Free Speech (01:02:24) The Unusual Case of a Voice Doppelganger (01:07:35) Starting a Conversation: Texting and Simulations (01:08:43) Discussing Starship Launch and Future Plans (01:10:32) Engaging in Casual Conversations and Sharing Photos (01:11:55) Exploring the Idea of Expanding the Scope of Reality (01:13:27) Exploring the Concept of Simulation Theory (01:13:52) Discussing the Concept of AI in the Simulation (01:20:42) Addressing Questions about Ad Demonetization (01:23:11) Addressing Concerns about Doxxing and Harassment (01:30:47) Discussing the Monetization of Spaces (01:31:34) Discussing the Future of AI and OpenAI (01:35:17) Discussion on National Debt and AI (01:36:06) Involvement of Family Members (01:36:45) Questions and Answers (01:37:31) Impersonations and Voice Modulations (01:38:47) Discussion on Accents and Language Learning (01:41:14) Discussion on AI and Voice Imitation (01:46:45) Serious Discussion on AI and Social Media (01:51:27) Discussion on Physics and AI (01:58:18) Closing Remarks and Final Questions

Here's an edit of the Elon Musk interview hosted by Katherine Brodsky discussing a myriad of topics. This version boosts audio quality and reduces pauses and dead space by 33%. Thank you David Carbutt for the work! Timestamps: (00:00) The Journey of SpaceX and Tesla (01:06) Misunderstandings and Misinformation (03:42) The Role of Social Media in Free Speech (04:12) The Impact of Government Control on Media (06:32) The Evolution of Twitter and the Need for a Fresh Start (07:17) The Challenges of Moderation on Social Media Platforms (12:12) The Role of Citizen Journalism in Modern Media (17:45) The Future of Legacy Media (28:08) The Power of Amplifying Ideas and People (36:35) The Importance of Open-Mindedness and Self-Criticism (38:49) Community Notes and Open Source Data (39:58) The Role of Accuracy and Opinions in Posting (40:22) The Idea of a Sarcasm Detector (41:01) The Potential of AI in Enhancing Accuracy (42:39) The Future of AI and Deepfakes (44:59) The Vision for X as an All-in-One App (46:38) The Concept of Trust in Institutions (51:24) The Impact of Gene Editing on Humanity (55:42) The Challenge of Censorship and Free Speech (01:02:24) The Unusual Case of a Voice Doppelganger (01:07:35) Starting a Conversation: Texting and Simulations (01:08:43) Discussing Starship Launch and Future Plans (01:10:32) Engaging in Casual Conversations and Sharing Photos (01:11:55) Exploring the Idea of Expanding the Scope of Reality (01:13:27) Exploring the Concept of Simulation Theory (01:13:52) Discussing the Concept of AI in the Simulation (01:20:42) Addressing Questions about Ad Demonetization (01:23:11) Addressing Concerns about Doxxing and Harassment (01:30:47) Discussing the Monetization of Spaces (01:31:34) Discussing the Future of AI and OpenAI (01:35:17) Discussion on National Debt and AI (01:36:06) Involvement of Family Members (01:36:45) Questions and Answers (01:37:31) Impersonations and Voice Modulations (01:38:47) Discussion on Accents and Language Learning (01:41:14) Discussion on AI and Voice Imitation (01:46:45) Serious Discussion on AI and Social Media (01:51:27) Discussion on Physics and AI (01:58:18) Closing Remarks and Final Questions

Farzad 🇺🇸 🇮🇷

2,033,136 views • 2 years ago

You don’t know people as well as you think. Polina Pompliano studies the world’s highest performers—and what she’s found challenges how we think about success, creativity, and human behavior. From mental models to media bias to the hidden motivations driving people, this is a deep dive into how great thinkers actually see the world. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 – Intro 02:12 – How Polina Breaks Down High Performers 06:02 – Rationality vs Emotion 10:03 – Creativity and Logic 15:30 – The Power of Storytelling 19:00 – Building The Profile 22:29 – The Mask vs The Real Person 30:48 – Growing Up in Bulgaria 36:03 – What Freedom Actually Means 40:17 – Why We’re All in Ideological “Cults” 01:00:15 – What She Learned From Profiling People

Infinite Loops 🎙

50,994 views • 4 months ago

How GPT-5 thinks, with OpenAI VP of Research Jerry Tworek 00:00 - Intro 01:01 - What Reasoning Actually Means in AI 02:32 - Chain of Thought: Models Thinking in Words 05:25 - How Models Decide How Long to Think 07:24 - Evolution from o1 to o3 to GPT-5 11:00 - The Road to OpenAI: Growing up in Poland, Dropping out of School, Trading 20:32 - Working on Robotics and Rubik's Cube Solving 23:02 - A Day in the Life: Talking to Researchers 24:06 - How Research Priorities Are Determined 26:53 - OpenAI's Culture of Transparency 29:32 - Balancing Research with Shipping Fast 31:52 - Using OpenAI's Own Tools Daily 32:43 - Pre-Training Plus RL: The Modern AI Stack 35:10 - Reinforcement Learning 101: Training Dogs 40:17 - The Evolution of Deep Reinforcement Learning 42:09 - When GPT-4 Seemed Underwhelming at First 45:39 - How RLHF Made GPT-4 Actually Useful 48:02 - Unsupervised vs Supervised Learning 49:59 - GRPO and How DeepSeek Accelerated US Research 53:05 - What It Takes to Scale Reinforcement Learning 55:36 - Agentic AI and Long-Horizon Thinking 59:19 - Alignment as an RL Problem 1:01:11 - Winning ICPC World Finals Without Specific Training 1:05:53 - Applying RL Beyond Math and Coding 1:09:15 - The Path from Here to AGI 1:12:23 - Pure RL vs Language Models

How GPT-5 thinks, with OpenAI VP of Research Jerry Tworek 00:00 - Intro 01:01 - What Reasoning Actually Means in AI 02:32 - Chain of Thought: Models Thinking in Words 05:25 - How Models Decide How Long to Think 07:24 - Evolution from o1 to o3 to GPT-5 11:00 - The Road to OpenAI: Growing up in Poland, Dropping out of School, Trading 20:32 - Working on Robotics and Rubik's Cube Solving 23:02 - A Day in the Life: Talking to Researchers 24:06 - How Research Priorities Are Determined 26:53 - OpenAI's Culture of Transparency 29:32 - Balancing Research with Shipping Fast 31:52 - Using OpenAI's Own Tools Daily 32:43 - Pre-Training Plus RL: The Modern AI Stack 35:10 - Reinforcement Learning 101: Training Dogs 40:17 - The Evolution of Deep Reinforcement Learning 42:09 - When GPT-4 Seemed Underwhelming at First 45:39 - How RLHF Made GPT-4 Actually Useful 48:02 - Unsupervised vs Supervised Learning 49:59 - GRPO and How DeepSeek Accelerated US Research 53:05 - What It Takes to Scale Reinforcement Learning 55:36 - Agentic AI and Long-Horizon Thinking 59:19 - Alignment as an RL Problem 1:01:11 - Winning ICPC World Finals Without Specific Training 1:05:53 - Applying RL Beyond Math and Coding 1:09:15 - The Path from Here to AGI 1:12:23 - Pure RL vs Language Models

Matt Turck

451,229 views • 9 months ago

The Honey Diet - Unlocking Fat loss with Sugar and FGF21 Anabology (anabology) is a a biohacker and engineer turned health and nutrition enthusiast. We talk about the hormone FGF21's role in metabolism, the effects of macronutrients on hunger and satiety, and the potential for metabolic recovery through dietary adjustments. We discuss high-carb and carnivore diets, the impact of genetics and processed foods like Coke on health, and the importance of understanding individual responses to achieve optimal metabolic health through sustainable eating habits. 00:00 Introduction to Anabology and His Background 02:46 The Journey into Health and Nutrition 05:51 The Impact of Diet on Health 08:56 Exploring the Honey Diet 11:57 Understanding FGF21 and Its Role 14:51 The Mechanisms of Sugar and Fat in Metabolism 17:58 The Relationship Between Diet and Performance 21:11 The Future of Metabolic Health 34:18 Exploring Dietary Mechanisms: FGF21 and Metabolism 39:06 Satiety vs. Hunger: Understanding Metabolic Drivers 44:23 High Carb Diets: Insights from Vegan and Non-Vegan Perspectives 50:19 Metabolic Recovery: The Role of Diet in Weight Management 56:01 The Interplay of Hormones and Diet: Insights on Fat Loss 01:10:26 The Evolution of Diet Choices 01:12:01 Athletic Performance and Dietary Flexibility 01:14:47 Understanding Metabolic Health 01:17:33 Generational Impact on Metabolism 01:19:51 Dietary Preferences and Genetic Influences 01:23:19 The Macro Triangle: Balancing Nutrients 01:25:54 The Future of Diet Construction 01:28:56 Sustainable Eating Patterns 01:32:55 The Role of Protein in Energy Levels 01:36:29 FGF21: The Metabolic Regulator 01:46:18 The Medicinal Qualities of Coke 01:49:12 Coke vs. Mexican Coke: A Nutritional Debate 01:51:09 The Effects of Coke on Hunger and Satiety 01:53:47 The Body's Response to Processed Foods 01:56:54 Understanding FGF 21 and Its Role in Metabolism 02:02:57 The Complexities of Insulin Sensitivity 02:08:19 Natural vs. Synthetic Uncoupling in Metabolism 02:12:53 Future Endeavors and Insights on Diet

The Honey Diet - Unlocking Fat loss with Sugar and FGF21 Anabology (anabology) is a a biohacker and engineer turned health and nutrition enthusiast. We talk about the hormone FGF21's role in metabolism, the effects of macronutrients on hunger and satiety, and the potential for metabolic recovery through dietary adjustments. We discuss high-carb and carnivore diets, the impact of genetics and processed foods like Coke on health, and the importance of understanding individual responses to achieve optimal metabolic health through sustainable eating habits. 00:00 Introduction to Anabology and His Background 02:46 The Journey into Health and Nutrition 05:51 The Impact of Diet on Health 08:56 Exploring the Honey Diet 11:57 Understanding FGF21 and Its Role 14:51 The Mechanisms of Sugar and Fat in Metabolism 17:58 The Relationship Between Diet and Performance 21:11 The Future of Metabolic Health 34:18 Exploring Dietary Mechanisms: FGF21 and Metabolism 39:06 Satiety vs. Hunger: Understanding Metabolic Drivers 44:23 High Carb Diets: Insights from Vegan and Non-Vegan Perspectives 50:19 Metabolic Recovery: The Role of Diet in Weight Management 56:01 The Interplay of Hormones and Diet: Insights on Fat Loss 01:10:26 The Evolution of Diet Choices 01:12:01 Athletic Performance and Dietary Flexibility 01:14:47 Understanding Metabolic Health 01:17:33 Generational Impact on Metabolism 01:19:51 Dietary Preferences and Genetic Influences 01:23:19 The Macro Triangle: Balancing Nutrients 01:25:54 The Future of Diet Construction 01:28:56 Sustainable Eating Patterns 01:32:55 The Role of Protein in Energy Levels 01:36:29 FGF21: The Metabolic Regulator 01:46:18 The Medicinal Qualities of Coke 01:49:12 Coke vs. Mexican Coke: A Nutritional Debate 01:51:09 The Effects of Coke on Hunger and Satiety 01:53:47 The Body's Response to Processed Foods 01:56:54 Understanding FGF 21 and Its Role in Metabolism 02:02:57 The Complexities of Insulin Sensitivity 02:08:19 Natural vs. Synthetic Uncoupling in Metabolism 02:12:53 Future Endeavors and Insights on Diet

Josh Rainer

179,795 views • 1 year ago

Aidan Gomez (Aidan Gomez) is a computer scientist, co-author of the seminal paper ‘Attention Is All You Need,’ and the CEO of Cohere. In this episode, we discussed his upbringing in the cabin his grandfather built in Codrington, a small town North of Brighton, and the values that were instilled in him through his family. We explored his path from Codrington to his undergraduate studies at the University of Toronto, emailing Geoffrey Hinton, and joining Google Brain where he co-wrote the paper on transformers. We discussed how he met his co-founders Ivan Zhang and Nick Frosst, and his insights on what it means to build a meaningful, successful company in Canada. Aidan shares his conviction about what is at stake — for Canada and for the world at large. This is a conversation about family, values, and what it means to live with conviction. The Other Stuff is hosted by internetVin — filmmaker, entrepreneur, and possibly the most curious man on Earth. Produced by New. The Other Stuff #29 — Aidan Gomez: Empathy and Conviction — Timestamps 00:00:00 Intro 00:03:10 The Malleability of Toronto 00:11:06 Growing Up in Codrington 00:13:50 The Story of Aidan Gomez’s Family 00:27:23 Introduction to the Internet 00:30:39 Values and Work Ethic 00:35:46 University of Toronto’s AI Scene 00:40:48 Emailing Geoffrey Hinton 00:42:16 Google Brain 00:45:15 Dropout: A Simple Way to Prevent Neural Networks from Overfitting 00:49:48 The Beauty of Research 00:54:24 One Model to Rule Them All 00:59:54 Meeting Ivan Zhang and Nick Frosst 01:04:00 The Birth of Cohere 01:06:56 Twitter Influencers and Alex Friedland 01:11:48 Being the CEO 01:12:51 Building for Canada 01:15:01 Three Fundamental Ingredients of Building a Company 01:21:39 Working with the Canadian Government 01:24:39 Reflexivity in Canada 01:36:22 What Is Evil? 01:42:40 The Role of AI in the World

Aidan Gomez (Aidan Gomez) is a computer scientist, co-author of the seminal paper ‘Attention Is All You Need,’ and the CEO of Cohere. In this episode, we discussed his upbringing in the cabin his grandfather built in Codrington, a small town North of Brighton, and the values that were instilled in him through his family. We explored his path from Codrington to his undergraduate studies at the University of Toronto, emailing Geoffrey Hinton, and joining Google Brain where he co-wrote the paper on transformers. We discussed how he met his co-founders Ivan Zhang and Nick Frosst, and his insights on what it means to build a meaningful, successful company in Canada. Aidan shares his conviction about what is at stake — for Canada and for the world at large. This is a conversation about family, values, and what it means to live with conviction. The Other Stuff is hosted by internetVin — filmmaker, entrepreneur, and possibly the most curious man on Earth. Produced by New. The Other Stuff #29 — Aidan Gomez: Empathy and Conviction — Timestamps 00:00:00 Intro 00:03:10 The Malleability of Toronto 00:11:06 Growing Up in Codrington 00:13:50 The Story of Aidan Gomez’s Family 00:27:23 Introduction to the Internet 00:30:39 Values and Work Ethic 00:35:46 University of Toronto’s AI Scene 00:40:48 Emailing Geoffrey Hinton 00:42:16 Google Brain 00:45:15 Dropout: A Simple Way to Prevent Neural Networks from Overfitting 00:49:48 The Beauty of Research 00:54:24 One Model to Rule Them All 00:59:54 Meeting Ivan Zhang and Nick Frosst 01:04:00 The Birth of Cohere 01:06:56 Twitter Influencers and Alex Friedland 01:11:48 Being the CEO 01:12:51 Building for Canada 01:15:01 Three Fundamental Ingredients of Building a Company 01:21:39 Working with the Canadian Government 01:24:39 Reflexivity in Canada 01:36:22 What Is Evil? 01:42:40 The Role of AI in the World

The Other Stuff Podcast

45,297 views • 7 months ago