I’m Giving Away $5,000 to Explain Hard Physics (and AI)

18/12/2025 10 min
I’m Giving Away $5,000 to Explain Hard Physics (and AI)

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Episode Synopsis

Host Curt Jaimungal launches #CORE1, a competition seeking high-level video explainers for physics, AI, and philosophy. If you're a researcher or student, you'll have a chance to win part of the $5,000 prize pool by sharing your technical expertise with the world.

For inquiries, email: [email protected]

TIMESTAMPS:
- 00:00 - Incentivizing Advanced Research Exposition
- 05:05 - Formalizing Pedagogical Evaluation Standards

LINKS:
- CORE1 FAQ: https://curtjaimungal.substack.com/p/core
- CORE1 Submission Form: https://tally.so/r/xXrk1o
- CORE1 Discord Link: https://discord.com/invite/VdGFUYtPDS
- For Inquiries, email: [email protected]
- Constructive QFT: https://ncatlab.org/nlab/show/constructive+quantum+field+theory
- Coleman-Mandula Theorem: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coleman%E2%80%93Mandula_theorem
- Eva Miranda [TOE]: https://youtu.be/6XyMepn-AZo
- Emily Riehl [TOE]: https://youtu.be/mTwvecBthpQ
- Summer of Math Exposition: https://some.3b1b.co/
- Scaling Laws for Neural Language Models [Paper]: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2001.08361
- Elan Barenholtz [TOE]: https://youtu.be/A36OumnSrWY
- Elan Barenholtz & William Hahn [TOE]: https://youtu.be/Ca_RbPXraDE
- Joscha Bach & Karl Friston [TOE]: https://youtu.be/CcQMYNi9a2w
- Double Descent Demystified [Paper]: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2303.14151
- Ted Jacobson on Diffeomorphism Invariance: https://youtu.be/r6kdHge-NNY
- Jacob Barandes [TOE]: https://youtu.be/7oWip00iXbo
- Barry Loewer & Eddy Chen [TOE]: https://youtu.be/xZnafO__IZ0
- 3Blue1Brown's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/3blue1brown
- Bas van Fraassen [TOE]: https://youtu.be/lhpRAWxvY5s
- Can Physics Explain Its Own Laws? [TOE]: https://youtu.be/0_Px5gbs9i0
- Max Tegmark [TOE]: https://youtu.be/-gekVfUAS7c
- Geoffrey Hinton [TOE]: https://youtu.be/b_DUft-BdIE
- Sir Roger Penrose [TOE]: https://youtu.be/iO03t21xhdk
- Why I Don't Buy the Simulation Hypothesis [TOE]: https://youtu.be/3_lBPMc6JRY
- String Theory Iceberg [TOE]: https://youtu.be/X4PdPnQuwjY

SUPPORT:
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