meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
Ask a Spaceman!

AaS! 249: Where Do the Constants of Nature Come From? Part 1

Ask a Spaceman!

Paul M. Sutter

Astrophysics, Science, Cosmos, Holes, Black, Astronomy, Natural Sciences, Universe, Cosmology, Space, Physics

4.8853 Ratings

🗓️ 3 June 2025

⏱️ 37 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Part 1 of 2! How do fundamental constants appear in physics? Why are they so important? Why do we care where they come from? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman!

Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/pmsutter

All episodes: http://www.AskASpaceman.com

Watch on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/PaulMSutter

Read a book: http://www.pmsutter/book

Keep those questions about space, science, astronomy, astrophysics, physics, and cosmology coming to #AskASpaceman for COMPLETE KNOWLEDGE OF TIME AND SPACE!

Big thanks to my top Patreon supporters this month: Justin G, Chris L, Alberto M, Duncan M, Corey D, Michael P, Naila, Sam R, John S, Joshua, Scott M, Rob H, Scott M, Louis M, John W, Alexis, Gilbert M, Rob W, Jessica M, Jim L, David S, Scott R, Heather, Mike S, Pete H, Steve S, wahtwahtbird, Lisa R, Couzy, Kevin B, Michael B, Aileen G, Don T, Steven W, Brian O, Deborah A, Michael J, Mark R, Alan B, Craig B, Mark F, Richard K, Stace J, Stephen J, Joe R, David P, Justin, Robert B, Sean M, Tracy F, Sarah K, Ella F, Thomas K, James C, Syamkumar M, Homer V, Mark D, Bruce A, Tim Z, Linda C, The Tired Jedi, Gary K, David W, dhr18, Lode D, Bob C, Red B, Stephen A, James R, Robert O, Lynn D, Allen E, Michael S, Reinaldo A, Sheryl, David W, Sue T, Chris, Michael S, Erlend A, James D, Larry D, Karl W, Den K, George B, Tom B, Edward K, Catherine B, John M, Craig M, Scott K, Vivek D, and Barbara C!

Hosted by Paul M. Sutter.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

You just realized your business needed to hire someone yesterday. So how do you find amazing candidates fast?

0:07.8

Simple. Just use Indeed. Stop wasting time with other job sites that aren't getting your post seen.

0:14.4

With Indeed's sponsored jobs, your post jumps to the top getting in front of the right candidates fast.

0:20.6

And it works. According to Indeed

0:22.8

data, sponsor jobs get 45% more applications than non-sponsored ones. Join the 3.5 million employers

0:31.0

worldwide who are hiring great talent with Indeed. Best part? No monthly subscriptions, no long-term contracts, and you only pay for results.

0:41.1

There's no need to wait any longer. Speed up your hiring right now with Indeed, and listeners of the show will get a 100-pound

0:48.8

sponsored job credit to get your jobs more visibility at Indeed.com slash show. Just go to

0:55.6

indeed.com slash show right now and support our show by saying you heard about Indeed on this

1:00.9

podcast. Indeed.com slash show. Terms and conditions apply.

1:19.0

In the 6th century BC, a school led by the Greek philosopher of Pythagoras flourished in southern Italy.

1:30.2

They led a largely ascetic life abstaining from eating meat, and if medieval sources can be trusted, also beans? The status of cheese eating is undocumented, by the way, and yes, I checked. In the school, they didn't just live together.

1:35.3

They worked together. They advanced what they believed to be a complete and total and systematic

1:41.9

view of the world. They had a cosmology for determining the order of the heavens.

1:47.6

They had a system of justice to rule their relationships.

1:50.6

They had a theory of the mind and body to keep themselves healthy.

1:54.8

All of this was important for sure.

1:56.7

But it all flowed from another source.

2:00.3

Mathematics.

2:01.9

The Pythagorean, which, in modern terms, blur the lines between academic workshop and

2:08.4

religious cult, because that's the way we like to do things 2500 years ago, believed that

2:13.3

mathematics was the root of all knowledge, of all wisdom, and even life in the entire

...

Transcript will be available on the free plan in 1 days. Upgrade to see the full transcript now.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Paul M. Sutter, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Paul M. Sutter and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2025.