David Wolpert: Why Science Has Absolute Limits It Cannot Cross
Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal
Curt Jaimungal
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🗓️ 28 January 2022
⏱️ 127 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | This is part one of a conversation with the inimitable David Walpert. You'll want to watch this one |
| 0:06.1 | all the way until the end to understand the concepts which will be referenced in part two, |
| 0:10.8 | where we take questions from you, as well as hearing questions from Kevin Canuth, Anil Seth, |
| 0:16.6 | Carl Fristin, and Chris Langan, all posed to David Walpart. Check the description for the link |
| 0:22.9 | to part two. David Walpart is a mathematician, a physicist, and a computer scientist. He's also the |
| 0:29.0 | pioneer of three limiting theorems, including the No Free Lunch theorem, which, as astounding as the |
| 0:34.1 | no free lunch theorem is, is actually the least monumental of the three. |
| 0:38.3 | That statement alone is a testament to how seminal David's work is. |
| 0:42.3 | Today, we talk about free will and what the limiting theorems have to say about the restrictions on attaining scientific knowledge in general. |
| 0:49.3 | As usual, click on the timestamps in the description if you'd like to skip this intro. |
| 0:53.3 | This episode, much like most of the podcasts on the Toll channel, is extremely technical, but don't be dismayed, |
| 0:59.0 | stick with it even if you don't understand it, as repeat viewings are what allow you to, in John Wheeler's words, get wet. |
| 1:06.0 | The whole point is simply to get wet rather than to drink from the fireholes. |
| 1:10.0 | This episode will serve as an |
| 1:11.7 | introduction to David Walpert's ideas, and then later we'll have a deep dive into the intricacies |
| 1:16.4 | of David Walpard's theorems for a part two. This means you should write down your questions, |
| 1:21.3 | write down all your questions either privately in some document or publicly, let's say in the |
| 1:26.7 | YouTube comment section, especially |
| 1:28.4 | because I'll be calling from there, since when you write it may spur questions in others, |
| 1:32.7 | or it may even answer a question that someone else had. |
| 1:36.0 | Limiting theorems and no-go theorems, which can be used interchangeably, you'll hear this terminology |
| 1:39.9 | plenty, are apocal and particularly relevant to the subject of theories of everything, |
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