Sean Carroll on the Enigma of Complexity | Win-Win Podcast

Is complexity the ultimate frontier of physics? How does emergence work? What makes a great physicist, anyway? These are just some of the delicious topics covered in this Win-Win episode with ‪@seancarroll‬Sean is a theoretical physicist and philosopher who specializes in quantum mechanics, cosmology, and philosophy of science. He's the current Homewood Professor of Natural Philosophy at Johns Hopkins University, and an external professor at the Santa Fe Institute. He's also author of various books, including "Something Deeply Hidden", "The Big Picture" and "The Biggest Ideas in the Universe". He's also the host of the amazing "Mindscape" Podcast. 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:59 - New Discoveries of the Webb Telescope 00:11:05 - Complexity The New Frontier in Physics 00:16:42 - How Physicists See The World 00:20:14 - Observing Trends in Complexity 00:26:21 - How To Approach Metaphysical (Un)certainty 00:30:41 - Quantum Measurement Problem 00:33:49 - Many Worlds vs Copenhagen Interpretation 00:40:35 - Emergence 00:44:40 - Information under Classical and Quantum Mechanics 00:50:20 - Democracy As A Physical System 00:56:35 - Decision & Game Theory In Many Worlds 01:02:03 - Competition in Academia 01:07:20 - Academic Publishing 01:12:57 - The Problem with Superintelligence 01:23:59 - Computing and Theories of Mind 01:31:26 - Poetic Naturalism 01:41:58 - What Makes A Great Physicist? 01:44:29 - Are There Any Breakthroughs Left? 01:52:08 - Credences of Hypotheses Links ♾️ Sean's Website: https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/ ♾️ The Big Picture Book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Big-Picture-... ♾️ Sean's Youtube:    / @seancarroll   ♾️ Full Episode Transcript: https://winwinpodcast.com/episodes-1/... Credits ♾️ Hosted by Liv Boeree & Igor Kurganov ♾️ Edited and Mixed by Ryan Kessler The Win-Win Podcast: Poker champion Liv Boeree takes to the interview chair to tease apart the complexities of one of the most fundamental parts of human nature: competition. Liv is joined by top philosophers, gamers, artists, technologists, CEOs, scientists, athletes and more to understand how competition manifests in their world, and how to change seemingly win-lose games into Win-Wins.