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Carlo Rovelli, an Italian theoretical physicist, is known mainly for his contributions to research in the field of quantum gravity. He is a found of loop quantum gravity, and writes extensively on the physics and philosophy of time, quantum mechanics, and ultimate reality.Get On the Equality of All Things: Lessons on Physics and Philosophy.

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0:28 - The Ongoing Revolution in Science

3:59 - Interpreting the Quantum World

17:22 - Can a Person Be in Superposition?

27:23 - Everything is Relative

32:01 - The Relational Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics

42:27 - Are Quantum Objects Actually There?

51:53 - Is There a Smallness Bias?

01:07:15 - Is Reality Grounded?

01:13:44 - Does Relativism Kill Morality?

01:22:42 - Buddhism and Quantum Mechanics

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Michael Pollan is an American journalist and the first Lewis K. Chan Arts Lecturer at Harvard University.

Get A World Appears: A Journey Into Consciousness.

TIMESTAMPS:

(0:00) North America Tour

(0:20) The Solar Eclipse

(2:56) What Is It Like To Be A Plant?

(14:52) Are Neurons Overrated?

(19:15) Is This All Complete Nonsense?

(20:59) The Strange Behaviour of Plants

(26:37) Consciousness by Negation

(37:31) Does Matter Or Consciousness Come First?

(44:09) What Do Humans Have That Plants Don’t?

(54:25) Do Plants Feel Pain?

(56:52) Is Feeling the Basis of Consciousness?

(01:06:45) Is Consciousness Falsifiable?

(01:17:41) Where Does Awareness Come From?

(01:22:15) Are Psychedelic Experiences Real?

(01:24:59) What is Everybody Getting Wrong About Consciousness?

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Get all sides of every story and be better informed at https://ground.news/AlexOC - subscribe for 40% off unlimited access.Come to my North American tour this November: https://www.alexoconnor.com/p/tour.Jan Westerhoff is a German philosopher and orientalist with specific interests in metaphysics and the philosophy of language. He is currently Professor of Buddhist Philosophy in the Faculty of Theology and Religion of the University of Oxford.Get Jan Westerhoff's books here.TIMESTAMPS:0:00 Nāgārjuna, The “Second Buddha”6:03 The Middle Way9:16 Ontological Nihilism20:00 Are Madhyamaka Buddhists Nihilists?38:56 How Emptiness Escapes Causal Arguments for God45:40 Preempting Immanuel Kant?50:37 Emptiness1:10:07 How to Escape Suffering1:16:54 Visualising Emptiness1:20:30 Is Consciousness Empty?1:34:28 Reality Without SubstanceCONNECT:My Website: https://www.alexoconnor.com

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