Astrophysicist Ethan Siegel and mathematician and AI researcher Timothy Nguyen discuss theories of everything: what form they should have and how they are to be evaluated and tested in the real world. This is in part inspired from the recent proposals by Eric Weinstein and Stephen Wolfram, both of which Brian Keating has professed interest in experimentally testing at UC San Diego. Also discussed is the obligation that those proposing scientific theories have towards holding their work to the scrutiny of the scientific community. This sheds light on the controversy behind the Weinstein-Keating Geometric Unity research program over the pseudonymity of Theo Polya.

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00:00 : Introduction
00:27 : Brian Keating's testing of theories of everything
04:14 : Three challenges for any theory of everything
08:18 : Encouragement to pursue theories of everything
11:06 : Losing the Nobel Prize lessons, Geometric Unity, the Theo Polya controversy, Lex Fridman
13:33 : Are there any circumstances in which a scientist should ignore feedback?
19:25 : You need to do the hard work of trying to knock down your own theory
21:28 : Penrose's conformal cyclic cosmology
22:48 : Kepler as a scientific role model
28:27 : Responsibly accepting feedback
29:45 : Brian Keating on the how the scientific process works and Ethan's thoughts

Background Material:

Brian Keating on experimental tests of Theories of Everything:
   • Brian Keating: Testing Geometric Unit...  

Brian Keating plans on re-enacting the Shelter Island Conference to study Geometric Unity (Lex Fridman):
   • Brian Keating: Cosmology, Astrophysic...  

Eric Weinstein's Geometric Unity paper:
https://geometricunity.nyc3.digitaloc...

Stephen Wolfram's Theory of Everything:
https://www.wolframphysics.org/

Timothy Nguyen & Theo Polya. A Response to Geometric Unity:
https://timothynguyen.files.wordpress...


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