Listen "Ep 200: Chiara Marletto"
Episode Synopsis
00:00 Introduction
08:03 Interview Begins
09:42 How Chiara found herself at the foundations of physics
15:30 How Chiara found Everett
19:13 No Special Physics is required for Observers
21:02 What is a counterfactual? How is it linked to a constructor?
29:05 What is (classical) information? How is it different to quantum information?
32:30 Quantum Information is more constrained. This makes it more powerful.
34:08 Is the universe made of information?
38:04 The Simulation Hypothesis
40:33 The second law of thermodynamics
53:16 The AI Apocalypse?
58:02 How do we help a human become passionate about knowledge?
59:39 The Fine Tuning Problem
01:07:48 The Constructor Theoretic Notion of Knowledge
01:10:52 Constructor Theoretic Knowledge as a window on the origins of life.
01:12:16 The links between physics, epistemology and biology
01:14:15 Experimentally testing the quantum nature of gravity
01:26:05 Where to find out more
Support me by following the links at www.bretthall.org
08:03 Interview Begins
09:42 How Chiara found herself at the foundations of physics
15:30 How Chiara found Everett
19:13 No Special Physics is required for Observers
21:02 What is a counterfactual? How is it linked to a constructor?
29:05 What is (classical) information? How is it different to quantum information?
32:30 Quantum Information is more constrained. This makes it more powerful.
34:08 Is the universe made of information?
38:04 The Simulation Hypothesis
40:33 The second law of thermodynamics
53:16 The AI Apocalypse?
58:02 How do we help a human become passionate about knowledge?
59:39 The Fine Tuning Problem
01:07:48 The Constructor Theoretic Notion of Knowledge
01:10:52 Constructor Theoretic Knowledge as a window on the origins of life.
01:12:16 The links between physics, epistemology and biology
01:14:15 Experimentally testing the quantum nature of gravity
01:26:05 Where to find out more
Support me by following the links at www.bretthall.org
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