Jim Gates: Supersymmetry, String Theory and Proving Einstein Right

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<p>Jim Gates (S James Gates Jr.) is a theoretical physicist and professor at Brown University working on supersymmetry, supergravity, and superstring theory. He served on former President Obama&#8217;s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. He is the co-author of a new book titled Proving Einstein Right about the scientists who set out to prove Einstein&#8217;s theory of relativity.</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This conversation is part of the Artificial Intelligence podcast.</span>&#160;If you would like to get more information about this podcast go to <a href="https://lexfridman.com/ai">https://lexfridman.com/ai</a> or connect with @lexfridman on <a href="https://twitter.com/lexfridman">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman/">LinkedIn</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://medium.com/@lexfridman">Medium</a>, or <a href="https://www.youtube.com/lexfridman">YouTube</a> where you can watch the video versions of these conversations. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate it 5 stars on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/artificial-intelligence/id1434243584">Apple Podcasts</a>, follow on <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/2MAi0BvDc6GTFvKFPXnkCL">Spotify</a>, or support it on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman">Patreon</a>.</p> <p>This episode is presented by Cash App. Download it (<a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cash-app/id711923939">App Store</a>, <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.squareup.cash&#38;hl=en_US">Google Play</a>), use code &#8220;LexPodcast&#8221;.&#160;</p> <p>Episode Links:<br /> <a href="https://amzn.to/2EQkbLw">Proving Einstein Right (book)</a></p> <p>Here&#8217;s the outline of the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.</p> <p>00:00 &#8211; Introduction<br /> 03:13 &#8211; Will we ever venture outside our solar system?<br /> 05:16 &#8211; When will the first human step foot on Mars?<br /> 11:14 &#8211; Are we alone in the universe?<br /> 13:55 &#8211; Most beautiful idea in physics<br /> 16:29 &#8211; Can the mind be digitized?<br /> 21:15 &#8211; Does the possibility of superintelligence excite you?<br /> 22:25 &#8211; Role of dreaming in creativity and mathematical thinking<br /> 30:51 &#8211; Existential threats<br /> 31:46 &#8211; Basic particles underlying our universe<br /> 41:28 &#8211; What is supersymmetry?<br /> 52:19 &#8211; Adinkra symbols<br /> 1:00:24 &#8211; String theory<br /> 1:07:02 &#8211; Proving Einstein right and experimental validation of general relativity<br /> 1:19:07 &#8211; Richard Feynman<br /> 1:22:01 &#8211; Barack Obama&#8217;s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology<br /> 1:30:20 &#8211; Exciting problems in physics that are just within our reach<br /> 1:31:26 &#8211; Mortality</p>