Welcome to the archive of book mentions from Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal.
Explore the deep scientific, mathematical, and philosophical works discussed in these conversations.
Your browser does not support the audio element. Mentioned Books Gödel, Escher, Bach by Douglas Hofstadter The Master and His Emissary by Iain McGilchrist
Your browser does not support the audio element. Mentioned Books Gödel, Escher, Bach by Douglas Hofstadter The Master and His Emissary by Iain McGilchrist
Emily Riehl, one of the world’s leading category theorists, shares her vision for making infinity category theory something undergrads can actually learn. In this talk, she breaks down how rethinking the foundations of math could change the way it’s taught and understood—and why it might redefine what math even is. I subscribe to The Economist for their science and tech coverage. As a TOE listener, get 35% off! No other podcast has this: https://economist.com/TOE ...
Your browser does not support the audio element. Mentioned Books The Elegant Universe by Brian Greene The Emperor’s New Mind by Roger Penrose The Large Scale Structure of Space-Time by Stephen Hawking and George Ellis The Methodology of Scientific Research Programmes by Imre Lakatos
As a listener of TOE you can get a special 35% off discount to The Economist and all it has to offer! Your browser does not support the audio element. Mentioned Books Either/Or by Søren Kierkegaard
Your browser does not support the audio element. Mentioned Books Gödel, Escher, Bach by Douglas Hofstadter The Master and His Emissary by Iain McGilchrist World Enough and Space Time by John Earman
Many people think physics / reality is either guided by a probabilistic distribution or is “determined.” Actually, there’s a third, far‐more unsettling option. Curt Jaimungal explains why Einstein’s general relativity isn’t actually deterministic. He discusses how Cauchy horizons and closed time-like curves break predictability, showing that math and physics don’t always guarantee a set future for our universe. This is a solo deep‑dive. One that he’s been meaning to make for a while. ...
Professor John Donoghue explains why quantum physics and gravity actually work perfectly together. He tackles quadratic gravity, effective field theory, and random dynamics, arguing that grand unification and naturalness aren’t required for a theory of everything. As a listener of TOE you can get a special 20% off discount to The Economist and all it has to offer! Your browser does not support the audio element. Mentioned Books Quantum Field Theory by Anthony Zee Quantum Field Theory by Michael Peskin
Your browser does not support the audio element. Mentioned Books Consciousness Explained by Daniel Dennett Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl The Almanack of Naval Ravikant by Eric Jorgenson What Is It Like to Be a Bat? by Thomas Nagel (Essay)
Curt Jaimungal argues that astrophysicists like Neil deGrasse Tyson and spiritual gurus Deepak Chopra and Thomas Campbell can’t logically claim they don’t hold beliefs. This “Theories of Everything” with Curt Jaimungal episode uses analytic philosophy to show why belief’s vital for understanding physics and consciousness, countering what Thomas Campbell and NASA scientist Nathalie Cabrol say. As a listener of TOE you can get a special 20% off discount to The Economist and all it has to offer! ...