#85 – Roger Penrose: Physics of Consciousness and the Infinite Universe

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Lex Fridman

Philosophy, Society & Culture, Science, Technology

4.7 • 13K Ratings

🗓️ 31 March 2020

⏱️ 88 minutes

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Roger Penrose is physicist, mathematician, and philosopher at University of Oxford. He has made fundamental contributions in many disciplines from the mathematical physics of general relativity and cosmology to the limitations of a computational view of consciousness. Support this podcast by signing up with these sponsors: – ExpressVPN at https://www.expressvpn.com/lexpod – Cash App – use code “LexPodcast” and download: – Cash App (App Store): https://apple.co/2sPrUHe – Cash App (Google Play): https://bit.ly/2MlvP5w EPISODE LINKS: Cycles of Time (book): https://amzn.to/39tXtpp The Emperor’s New Mind (book): https://amzn.to/2yfeVkD This conversation is part of the Artificial Intelligence podcast. If you would like to get more information

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0:00.0	The following is a conversation with Roger Pan-Rose, physicist, mathematician, and philosopher
0:05.1	at University of Oxford.
0:07.2	He has made fundamental contributions in many disciplines from the mathematical physics
0:12.0	of general relativity and cosmology to the limitations of computational view of consciousness.
0:18.0	In his book, the Emperor's New Mind, Roger writes that, quote, children are not afraid
0:24.2	to pose basic questions that may embarrass us as adults to ask.
0:29.9	In many ways, my goal with this podcast is to embrace the inner child that is not constrained
0:34.8	by how one should behave, speak, and think in the adult world.
0:41.3	Roger is one of the most important minds of our time, so it's truly a pleasure and an
0:46.7	honor to talk with him.
0:49.2	This conversation was recorded before the outbreak of the pandemic.
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0:58.2	love your way.
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