#428 – Sean Carroll: General Relativity, Quantum Mechanics, Black Holes & Aliens

About this episode

<p>Sean Carroll is a theoretical physicist, author, and host of Mindscape podcast. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:<br /> &#8211; <b>HiddenLayer</b>: <a href="https://hiddenlayer.com/lex">https://hiddenlayer.com/lex</a><br /> &#8211; <b>Cloaked</b>: <a href="https://cloaked.com/lex">https://cloaked.com/lex</a> and use code LexPod to get 25% off<br /> &#8211; <b>Notion</b>: <a href="https://notion.com/lex">https://notion.com/lex</a><br /> &#8211; <b>Shopify</b>: <a href="https://shopify.com/lex">https://shopify.com/lex</a> to get $1 per month trial<br /> &#8211; <b>NetSuite</b>: <a href="http://netsuite.com/lex">http://netsuite.com/lex</a> to get free product tour</p> <p>Transcript: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/sean-carroll-3-transcript">https://lexfridman.com/sean-carroll-3-transcript</a></p> <p><b>EPISODE LINKS:</b><br /> Sean&#8217;s Website: <a href="https://preposterousuniverse.com">https://preposterousuniverse.com</a><br /> Mindscape Podcast: <a href="https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/">https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/</a><br /> Sean&#8217;s YouTube: <a href="https://youtube.com/@seancarroll">https://youtube.com/@seancarroll</a><br /> Sean&#8217;s Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/seanmcarroll">https://www.patreon.com/seanmcarroll</a><br /> Sean&#8217;s Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/seanmcarroll">https://twitter.com/seanmcarroll</a><br /> Sean&#8217;s Instagram: <a href="https://instagram.com/seanmcarroll">https://instagram.com/seanmcarroll</a><br /> Sean&#8217;s Papers: <a href="https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Lfifrv8AAAAJ">https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Lfifrv8AAAAJ</a><br /> Sean&#8217;s Books: <a href="https://amzn.to/3W7yT9N">https://amzn.to/3W7yT9N</a></p> <p><b>PODCAST INFO:</b><br /> Podcast website: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/podcast">https://lexfridman.com/podcast</a><br /> Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://apple.co/2lwqZIr">https://apple.co/2lwqZIr</a><br /> Spotify: <a href="https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8">https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8</a><br /> RSS: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/">https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/</a><br /> YouTube Full Episodes: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexfridman">https://youtube.com/lexfridman</a><br /> YouTube Clips: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexclips">https://youtube.com/lexclips</a></p> <p><b>SUPPORT &#38; CONNECT:</b><br /> &#8211; Check out the sponsors above, it&#8217;s the best way to support this podcast<br /> &#8211; Support on Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman">https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/lexfridman">https://twitter.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman">https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman">https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman">https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Medium: <a href="https://medium.com/@lexfridman">https://medium.com/@lexfridman</a></p> <p><b>OUTLINE:</b><br /> Here&#8217;s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.<br /> (00:00) &#8211; Introduction<br /> (11:03) &#8211; General relativity<br /> (23:22) &#8211; Black holes<br /> (28:11) &#8211; Hawking radiation<br /> (32:19) &#8211; Aliens<br /> (41:15) &#8211; Holographic principle<br /> (1:05:38) &#8211; Dark energy<br /> (1:11:38) &#8211; Dark matter<br /> (1:20:34) &#8211; Quantum mechanics<br /> (1:41:56) &#8211; Simulation<br /> (1:44:18) &#8211; AGI<br /> (1:58:42) &#8211; Complexity<br /> (2:11:25) &#8211; Consciousness<br /> (2:20:32) &#8211; Naturalism<br /> (2:24:49) &#8211; Limits of science<br /> (2:29:34) &#8211; Mindscape podcast<br /> (2:39:29) &#8211; Einstein</p>