Curt Jaimungal: Philosophers vs. Physicists

Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal

Curt discusses how philosophy has directly contributed to physics through Bell's theorem, decoherence theory, the hole argument, and more. He also explores hidden philosophical assumptions in physics with John Norton that many scientists overlook.

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- Join My New Substack (Personal Writings): https://curtjaimungal.substack.com
- Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e
- John Norton [TOE]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tghl6aS5A3M&pp=0gcJCR0AztywvtLA
- Neil deGrasse Tyson [TOE]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ye9OkJih3-U
- How Not to Do Philosophy of Science [article]: https://sites.pitt.edu/~jdnorton/Goodies/How_not/How_not.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com
- Jacob Barandes [TOE]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEK4-XtMwro
- The Hole Argument: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/spacetime-holearg/
- General covariance and general relativity [paper]: https://sites.pitt.edu/~jdnorton/papers/decades.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com
- Emily Adlam Λ Jacob Barandes [TOE]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rw1ewLJUgOg
- Eaters of the lotus [paper]: https://sites.pitt.edu/~jdnorton/papers/Eaters_final.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com
- John Norton’s profile: https://sites.pitt.edu/~jdnorton/jdnorton.html
- #science: https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/science

Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal features long-form, technically detailed interviews with leading researchers in physics, mathematics, consciousness, and philosophy, exploring topics at the level of active research. For academics, graduate students, and anyone seeking depth beyond popular science.

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Curt discusses how philosophy has directly contributed to physics through Bell's theorem, decoherence theory, the hole argument, and more. He also explores hidden philosophical assumptions in physics with John Norton that many scientists overlook.

SPONSORS:

- I personally subscribe to The Economist. TOE listeners get 35% off the annual subscription. No other podcast has this! https://economist.com/TOE
- YouTube Member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdWIQh9DGG6uhJk8eyIFl1w/join
- Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal
- Crypto (Coinbase): https://commerce.coinbase.com/checkout/de803625-87d3-4300-ab6d-85d4258834a9
- PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=XUBHNMFXUX5S4
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt
- Discord: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs

RESOURCES:

- Join My New Substack (Personal Writings): https://curtjaimungal.substack.com
- Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e
- John Norton [TOE]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tghl6aS5A3M&pp=0gcJCR0AztywvtLA
- Neil deGrasse Tyson [TOE]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ye9OkJih3-U
- How Not to Do Philosophy of Science [article]: https://sites.pitt.edu/~jdnorton/Goodies/How_not/How_not.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com
- Jacob Barandes [TOE]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEK4-XtMwro
- The Hole Argument: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/spacetime-holearg/
- General covariance and general relativity [paper]: https://sites.pitt.edu/~jdnorton/papers/decades.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com
- Emily Adlam Λ Jacob Barandes [TOE]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rw1ewLJUgOg
- Eaters of the lotus [paper]: https://sites.pitt.edu/~jdnorton/papers/Eaters_final.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com
- John Norton’s profile: https://sites.pitt.edu/~jdnorton/jdnorton.html
- #science: https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/science

Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal features long-form, technically detailed interviews with leading researchers in physics, mathematics, consciousness, and philosophy, exploring topics at the level of active research. For academics, graduate students, and anyone seeking depth beyond popular science.

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2025-09-17 9 min
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