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Know Time
For the ones curious about the world and everything in it, but have know time.
Join me on my quest to share stories from people of all fields, and hopefully learn a bit more about space, science, technology, philosophy, culture, history, movies, music or sport.
Join me on my quest to share stories from people of all fields, and hopefully learn a bit more about space, science, technology, philosophy, culture, history, movies, music or sport.
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Jul 13, 2024 • 48min
#82: Broadway, SIX The Musical, Theatre & Acting ft. Jasmine Forsberg
Jasmine Forsberg, actor, singer, songwriter and cast member of SIX The Musical, talks about falling in love with musical theatre, the challenges of Broadway, SIX The Musical, Here Lies Love and auditioning.Jasmine: https://www.jasmineforsberg.com/aboutSUPPORT:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/knowtimeAnchor: https://anchor.fm/knowtime/supportYoutube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ-937lA3_s2g5AxdpKQjVg/joinPODCAST:Anchor: https://anchor.fm/knowtimeSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2CjRJPktODLDeHavCNDLGAApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/know-time/id1535371851?uo=4CONNECT:Youtube: Subscribe!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/knowtimetofly/Instagram (Personal): https://www.instagram.com/shalajlawania/Twitter: https://twitter.com/knowtimetoflyTwitter (Personal): https://twitter.com/shalajlawaniaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/knowtimetoflyReddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/knowtimetofly/Blog: http://www.sadisticshalpy.com/Producer & Host: Shalaj LawaniaTIMELINE0:00 Introduction1:12 Watching Theatre For The First Time3:21 Youth Community Theatre6:10 Challenges of Broadway14:07 Performing20:04 Magic Of Live Theatre26:03 Evolution Of Six Character31:16 Tour vs. Broadway34:37 Here Lies Love38:33 Auditioning41:09 Lego Interpretation42:23 Positive Influences (Books, Movies, Role Models)44:59 Legacy, Advice & Meaning Of Life#broadway

Jun 30, 2024 • 1h 17min
#81: Philosophy, Grounding, Metaphysics & Monism ft. Jonathan Schaffer
Jonathan Schaffer, professor of philosophy at Rutgers University, talks about the importance of philosophy, metaphysics, ontology, grounding and monism. SUPPORT:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/knowtimeAnchor: https://anchor.fm/knowtime/supportYoutube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ-937lA3_s2g5AxdpKQjVg/joinPODCAST:Anchor: https://anchor.fm/knowtimeSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2CjRJPktODLDeHavCNDLGAApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/know-time/id1535371851?uo=4CONNECT:Youtube: Subscribe!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/knowtimetofly/Instagram (Personal): https://www.instagram.com/shalajlawania/Twitter: https://twitter.com/knowtimetoflyTwitter (Personal): https://twitter.com/shalajlawaniaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/knowtimetoflyReddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/knowtimetofly/Blog: http://www.sadisticshalpy.com/Producer & Host: Shalaj LawaniaTIMELINE0:00 Introduction1:08 Falling In Love With Philosophy4:29 Importance Of Philosophy7:18 Quine’s Ontology10:28 Are Numbers Fundamental?16:22 Quine’s Ontology (contd.)22:16 Grounding32:13 Fundamentality38:38 The Mind-Body Problem47:19 Physicalism48:53 Are Numbers Fundamental? (Part 2)51:21 Monism 1:00:44 Lego Interpretation1:01:37 Positive Influences (Books, Movies, Role Models)1:09:11 Greatest Philosopher1:11:19 Legacy & Death1:14:00 Meaning Of Life#philosophy #metaphysics

Jun 14, 2024 • 1h 26min
#80: Wolfram Physics, Computation, Cellular Automata & Fundamental Theory ft. Stephen Wolfram
Stephen Wolfram, legendary computer scientist, physicist and founder of Wolfram Research, talks about computation, his journey, cellular automata, space, time and the fundamental theory of physics.Stephen: https://www.stephenwolfram.com/SUPPORT:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/knowtimeAnchor: https://anchor.fm/knowtime/supportYoutube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ-937lA3_s2g5AxdpKQjVg/joinPODCAST:Anchor: https://anchor.fm/knowtimeSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2CjRJPktODLDeHavCNDLGAApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/know-time/id1535371851?uo=4CONNECT:Youtube: Subscribe!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/knowtimetofly/Instagram (Personal): https://www.instagram.com/shalajlawania/Twitter: https://twitter.com/knowtimetoflyTwitter (Personal): https://twitter.com/shalajlawaniaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/knowtimetoflyReddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/knowtimetofly/Blog: http://www.sadisticshalpy.com/Producer & Host: Shalaj LawaniaTIMELINE0:00 Introduction1:14 Falling In Love With Physics & Computation15:07 The Fundamental Theory Of Physics28:35 An Unconventional Path In Physics36:34 Computation42:18 Cellular Automata44:18 Causal Invariance47:01 Space Is Discrete 50:16 Unifying Quantum Physics & General Relativity58:04 Why Does The Universe Exist?1:10:51 Lego Interpretation1:13:48 Positive Influences (Books, Movies, Role Models)1:17:03 Finding The Theory1:19:51 Legacy1:23:05 Meaning Of Life#physics

May 31, 2024 • 56min
#79: Neuroscience, Fear, Emotions & Psychology ft. Joseph LeDoux
Joseph LeDoux, neuroscientist, rock star and professor of neural science at New York University, talks about the split brain experiments, fear, emotions, amygdala, psychology and free will.Joseph: https://as.nyu.edu/faculty/joseph-e-ledoux.htmlSUPPORT:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/knowtimeAnchor: https://anchor.fm/knowtime/supportYoutube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ-937lA3_s2g5AxdpKQjVg/joinPODCAST:Anchor: https://anchor.fm/knowtimeSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2CjRJPktODLDeHavCNDLGAApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/know-time/id1535371851?uo=4CONNECT:Youtube: Subscribe!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/knowtimetofly/Instagram (Personal): https://www.instagram.com/shalajlawania/Twitter: https://twitter.com/knowtimetoflyTwitter (Personal): https://twitter.com/shalajlawaniaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/knowtimetoflyReddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/knowtimetofly/Blog: http://www.sadisticshalpy.com/Producer & Host: Shalaj LawaniaTIMELINE0:00 Introduction1:21 Falling In Love With Psychology4:53 Rock Music & Neuroscience7:45 Four Realms Of Existence13:32 The Split Brain Experiments23:40 Amygdala & Emotions31:20 Fear36:56 Evolution of Human Brain41:37 Nature vs. Nurture & Free Will45:45 Regions Of The Brain48:21 Lego Interpretation 49:00 Death51:09 Legacy53:46 Music55:47 Meaning Of Life#neuroscience

May 18, 2024 • 58min
#78: Universe, Cosmology & God ft. Lawrence Krauss
Lawrence Krauss talks about theoretical physics, beauty, origins, the universe emerging from nothing, cosmology, God, simulations and dark energy!Lawrence: https://lawrencemkrauss.com/SUPPORT:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/knowtimeAnchor: https://anchor.fm/knowtime/supportYoutube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ-937lA3_s2g5AxdpKQjVg/joinPODCAST:Anchor: https://anchor.fm/knowtimeSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2CjRJPktODLDeHavCNDLGAApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/know-time/id1535371851?uo=4CONNECT:Youtube: Subscribe!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/knowtimetofly/Instagram (Personal): https://www.instagram.com/shalajlawania/Twitter: https://twitter.com/knowtimetoflyTwitter (Personal): https://twitter.com/shalajlawaniaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/knowtimetoflyReddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/knowtimetofly/Blog: http://www.sadisticshalpy.com/Producer & Host: Shalaj LawaniaTIMELINE0:00 Introduction1:20 Joy In Theoretical Physics4:37 Beauty In Physics7:50 State Of Physics14:47 The Big Bang17:56 A Universe From Nothing21:47 Einstein’s God24:18 Is There A Creator?26:00 Are We Living In A Simulation?28:42 Idealism32:14 Dark Energy37:49 The Anthropic Principle39:56 Next Breakthrough In Physics42:05 Future Of The Universe47:25 Positive Influences (Books, Movies, Role Models)50:09 Biggest Mystery In The Universe51:28 Legacy52:53 Meaning Of Life#science

May 4, 2024 • 2h 11min
#77: Morality, Mathematics, Ethics & Philosophy ft. Justin Clarke-Doane
Justin Clarke-Doane, professor of philosophy at Columbia University, talks about metaphysics, metaphilosophy, foundations of mathematics, morality, importance of mathematical proofs & axioms, the trolley problem, artificial intelligence and whether 2+2 is 4!Justin: https://philosophy.columbia.edu/content/justin-clarke-doane-0SUPPORT:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/knowtimeAnchor: https://anchor.fm/knowtime/supportYoutube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ-937lA3_s2g5AxdpKQjVg/joinPODCAST:Anchor: https://anchor.fm/knowtimeSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2CjRJPktODLDeHavCNDLGAApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/know-time/id1535371851?uo=4CONNECT:Youtube: Subscribe!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/knowtimetofly/Instagram (Personal): https://www.instagram.com/shalajlawania/Twitter: https://twitter.com/knowtimetoflyTwitter (Personal): https://twitter.com/shalajlawaniaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/knowtimetoflyReddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/knowtimetofly/Blog: http://www.sadisticshalpy.com/Producer & Host: Shalaj LawaniaTIMELINE0:00 Introduction1:22 Indian & Buddhist Philosophy7:28 Foundations of Mathematics14:40 Realism In Morality & Mathematics26:15 The Mathematical Universe37:28 Foundations Of Mathematics (contd.)50:33 Mathematical Pluralism1:03:41 The Trolley Problem1:12:53 Ethics & Morality1:29:10 Artificial Intelligence1:44:43 The Limits Of Human Knowledge1:47:46 Greeks & Mathematical Proofs1:55:26 Lego Interpretation1:56:26 Positive Influences (Books, Movies, Role Models)2:01:57 Powerful Ideas2:03:43 Legacy2:08:01 Meaning Of Life#maths #philosophy #morality #ethics

Apr 22, 2024 • 1h 54min
#76: Consciousness, Infants & Philosophy ft. Claudia Passos
Claudia Passos, professor of bioethics at New York University, talks about the mind-body problem, the hard problem of consciousness, development of consciousness in infants, Global Workspace Theory, Integrated Information Theory and Recurrent Processing Theory.Claudia: https://publichealth.nyu.edu/faculty/claudia-maria-passos-ferreiraSUPPORT:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/knowtimeAnchor: https://anchor.fm/knowtime/supportYoutube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ-937lA3_s2g5AxdpKQjVg/joinPODCAST:Anchor: https://anchor.fm/knowtimeSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2CjRJPktODLDeHavCNDLGAApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/know-time/id1535371851?uo=4CONNECT:Youtube: Subscribe!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/knowtimetofly/Instagram (Personal): https://www.instagram.com/shalajlawania/Twitter: https://twitter.com/knowtimetoflyTwitter (Personal): https://twitter.com/shalajlawaniaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/knowtimetoflyReddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/knowtimetofly/Blog: http://www.sadisticshalpy.com/Producer & Host: Shalaj LawaniaTIMELINE0:00 Introduction1:22 The Mind-Body Problem7:41 Consciousness11:40 The Hard Problem Of Consciousness22:33 Thought Experiment: Mary’s Room27:07 The Distribution Problem Of Consciousness40:23 Panpsychism45:06 The Difficulty In Infant Consciousness53:56 Neural Markers For Consciousness1:16:57 Global Workspace Theory1:25:17 Integrated Information Theory1:29:48 Recurrent Processing & Representation Theory1:39:25 Lego Interpretation1:43:35 Positive Influences (Books, Role Models)1:45:53 Death1:48:13 Neuralink1:49:34 Legacy & Meaning Of Life#consciousness

Apr 6, 2024 • 1h 8min
#75: Science, Spirituality, Consciousness & Time ft. Alan Lightman
Alan Lightman, MIT professor and author of Einstein's Dreams, explores the intersection of science, spirituality and philosophy along with some discussions around writing, consciousness, God and the psychological experience of time! Alan: https://cmsw.mit.edu/alan-lightman/SUPPORT:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/knowtimeAnchor: https://anchor.fm/knowtime/supportYoutube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ-937lA3_s2g5AxdpKQjVg/joinPODCAST:Anchor: https://anchor.fm/knowtimeSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2CjRJPktODLDeHavCNDLGAApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/know-time/id1535371851?uo=4CONNECT:Youtube: Subscribe!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/knowtimetofly/Instagram (Personal): https://www.instagram.com/shalajlawania/Twitter: https://twitter.com/knowtimetoflyTwitter (Personal): https://twitter.com/shalajlawaniaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/knowtimetoflyReddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/knowtimetofly/Blog: http://www.sadisticshalpy.com/Producer & Host: Shalaj LawaniaTIMELINE0:00 Introduction1:14 Science vs. Art13:16 Embracing Mystery23:39 Transcendence26:28 Spiritual Materialism32:53 Panpsychism39:15 God43:36 Einstein’s Dreams & Time50:24 Seeing The Future52:45 Death56:57 Role Models59:56 Legacy1:03:27 Meaning Of Life#science #spirituality

Mar 26, 2024 • 1h 23min
#74: Space Habitats, Engineering & Design ft. Annika Rollock
Annika Rollock, director of engineering at Aurelia Institute, talks about space habitats, self-assembling space architecture, space cathedrals, music halls, engineering, design and psychological challenges, SpaceX and we also imagine what life on a space habitat might look like!Annika: https://www.annikarollock.com/SUPPORT:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/knowtimeAnchor: https://anchor.fm/knowtime/supportYoutube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ-937lA3_s2g5AxdpKQjVg/joinPODCAST:Anchor: https://anchor.fm/knowtimeSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2CjRJPktODLDeHavCNDLGAApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/know-time/id1535371851?uo=4CONNECT:Youtube: Subscribe!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/knowtimetofly/Instagram (Personal): https://www.instagram.com/shalajlawania/Twitter: https://twitter.com/knowtimetoflyTwitter (Personal): https://twitter.com/shalajlawaniaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/knowtimetoflyReddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/knowtimetofly/Blog: http://www.sadisticshalpy.com/Producer & Host: Shalaj LawaniaTIMELINE0:00 Introduction1:21 Average Day On A Space Habitat8:53 Why We Need To Build Space Cathedrals15:55 Micro-Gravity Concert Halls17:57 Space Governments20:58 Space Crime22:24 Psychological Problems For The First Human Colony In Space25:53 Relationships28:29 Inspiration29:37 Timeline For A Space Habitat32:09 Limitations With Current Space Habitat Ideas34:45 Self-Assembling Space Habitats38:11 Historical Ideas For Space Habitats40:52 TESSERAE47:33 Self-Assembling Algorithm48:51 Type Of Habitats49:50 Artificial Gravity52:30 Boredom In Space55:49 Life Of An Engineer58:00 Why Did Space Exploration Slow Down After The Moon Landing?1:01:44 SpaceX & Blue Origin1:05:46 Space Exploration: Waste Of Money?1:08:32 Lego Interpretation1:09:27 Positive Influences (Books, Movies, Role Models)1:15:56 Are We Alone In The Universe?1:17:13 Advice1:19:10 Legacy & Meaning Of Life#spaceexploration

Mar 9, 2024 • 2h 16min
#73: Quantum Physics, Bell's Inequality, Foundations of Physics, Philosophy & Time ft. Tim Maudlin
Tim Maudlin, professor of philosophy at New York University and founder of the John Bell Institute, talks about the foundations of physics, Bell's Theorem, quantum physics, locality, realism and the concept of time.Tim: http://www.tim-maudlin.site/John Bell Institute: https://www.johnbellinstitute.org/SUPPORT:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/knowtimeAnchor: https://anchor.fm/knowtime/supportYoutube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ-937lA3_s2g5AxdpKQjVg/joinPODCAST:Anchor: https://anchor.fm/knowtimeSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2CjRJPktODLDeHavCNDLGAApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/know-time/id1535371851?uo=4CONNECT:Youtube: Subscribe!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/knowtimetofly/Instagram (Personal): https://www.instagram.com/shalajlawania/Twitter: https://twitter.com/knowtimetoflyTwitter (Personal): https://twitter.com/shalajlawaniaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/knowtimetoflyReddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/knowtimetofly/Blog: http://www.sadisticshalpy.com/Producer & Host: Shalaj LawaniaTIMELINE0:00 Introduction1:09 From Architecture To Physics6:21 Foundations of Physics10:55 Shut Up & Calculate18:17 Nature Of Wave Function & Mathematical Structures29:07 Limitations Of Language In Science36:17 Realism41:55 Locality48:48 Hidden Variables55:22 John Bell1:06:39 Bell’s Theorem1:12:22 Niels Bohr & The Copenhagen Interpretation1:17:29 The Suppression Of Ideas In Science1:25:37 Time1:36:28 Can You Go Back In Time?1:43:09 The Proof For Bell’s Theorem2:01:23 Positive Influences (Books, Movies, Role Models)2:04:54 Legacy2:10:42 The Meaning Of Life#quantumphysics


