Roger Penrose—mathematician, physicist, philosopher—was awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics. We speak with Roger about our favorite, fundamental questions. What things exist? What is math and why does it work? What’s fundamental in the cosmos?
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Anna Abraham on the Neuroscience of the Creative Brain
Robert Wright on Evolution and the Future of Humanity
Eastern Traditions: What is World? What is Reality?
Nick Bostrom on Superintelligence and the Future of AI
Paul Thagard on AI, Animal Consciousness, and Human Intelligence
Helen De Cruz on What Makes Life Worth Living
Why Philosophy of Biology?
Marcelo Gleiser on Why Science Cannot Ignore Human Experience
Does Consciousness Require a Radical Explanation?
What Does the “Unreasonable Effectiveness” of Mathematics Mean?
Carlo Rovelli on White Holes
Ilia Delio on Evolution, Quantum Physics, and Neuroscience in Theology
Can Mathematics Explain Biology?
Is Mathematics Invented or Discovered?
What is the Deep Meaning of Probability?
Martin Rees on Cosmology and Existential Risk
When Brains Go Bad
Jesus as God: A Philosophical Inquiry
Freeman Dyson: From Physics to the Far Future
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