George Ellis - The Physics of Fine-Tuning

Make a donation to Closer To Truth to help us continue exploring the world's deepest questions without the need for paywalls: https://shorturl.at/OnyRq Subscribe to the Closer To Truth podcast for on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts: https://shorturl.at/hwGP3 The fine-tuning of the constants of nature, which seems required for the existence of stars and planets and certainly for life and mind, is a fascinating feature of our universe. But before grand metaphysical schemes are advanced by philosophers, theologians, and even scientists, proper understanding of the underlying assumptions and fundamental physics are needed. Watch more videos on fine tuning: https://bit.ly/3PgK5MB Register for a free account to get exclusive subscriber benefits: https://bit.ly/3He94Ns George Francis Rayner Ellis is the Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Complex Systems in the Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics at the University of Cape Town in South Africa. Support the show with Closer To Truth merchandise: https://bit.ly/3P2ogje Closer To Truth, hosted by Robert Lawrence Kuhn and directed by Peter Getzels, presents the world’s greatest thinkers exploring humanity’s deepest questions. Discover fundamental issues of existence. Engage new and diverse ways of thinking. Appreciate intense debates. Share your own opinions. Seek your own answers.