Sal Pais Λ Stephon Alexander on Singularities, Negative Energy, and the Origins of the Universe

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LINKS MENTIONED:

- Physics / Consciousness Contest: https://youtu.be/V93GQaDtv8w

- Curt's Crash Course on Physics: https://youtu.be/e8kyvdPP8os

- Sal Pais podcast: https://youtu.be/5E6QyAhTB3o

- Stephon Alexander podcast: https://youtu.be/VETxb96a3qk

- Stephon's Book "Fear Of Black Universe": https://amzn.to/3EYRpsJ

- Stephon's Book "The Jazz Of Physics": https://amzn.to/3CIPiGI

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00:00 Introduction

00:03:03 Main issues of quantum gravity

00:08:08 Academia vs. the Outside

00:11:54 Superforce

00:25:09 Ashtekar quantum bounce

00:32:11 Mathematics of singularity repulsion

00:40:10 Fermionic matter and loop quantum gravity

00:44:08 Negative energy

00:51:11 What is the cause of gravity?

00:52:50 Casimir forces and gravity

00:56:38 Ed Witten on String Theory

01:02:53 AdS / CFT (defending holography)

01:10:15 The "rhythm" universe (a universe that continually comes and goes)

01:15:46 The Pais Effect and patents

01:31:59 Sal Pais (Part 2) and Stephon Alexander (Part 2)

01:33:46 Saxophone