Sabine Hossenfelder - Existential Physics: What the Laws of Nature Tell Us About Our Existence

Existential Physics: What the Laws of Nature Tell Us About Our Existence - Sabine Hossenfelder
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Abstract:

How did the universe begin? Are there copies of us in parallel worlds? Can particles think? Physics doesn't always have the answers, but it has taught us some things about the universe, the stuff in it, and our relation to the laws of nature. In this talk, Sabine Hossenfelder discusses some of the big questions of life and what physics has to say about them.

Speaker Bio:

Sabine Hossenfelder (born 1976) is a German theoretical physicist, author, science communicator, professional YouTuber, musician, and singer. She is the author of Lost in Math: How Beauty Leads Physics Astray, which explores the concept of elegance in fundamental physics and cosmology, and of Existential Physics: A Scientist’s Guide to Life’s Biggest Questions.

Hossenfelder stayed in Germany until 2004 as a postdoctoral researcher at the GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research in Darmstadt. She was subsequently employed as a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Arizona, Tucson, University of California, Santa Barbara, and later at the Perimeter Institute in Waterloo, Canada. In 2009, she became an assistant professor at the Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics in Sweden. Between 2015 and 2023, she was employed at the Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies, followed by a post at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich's Center for Mathematical Philosophy.
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[brucecheesman]

Very interesting. Nice to hear Sabine talking about her second book. A few problems with the video and audio but these were resolved. Sabine has a very good sense of humour.

[BlueSparkshine]

When there are physics related headlines I'm always waiting to hear what Sabine has to say about them.

[missh]

My level of science had named these types of discussions the Theory of Existence 🤦‍♀️<--- amatuer but that's okay. This took hours to watch between breaks in the day and I enjoyed it. Was as though it were becoming the basics we should all have already known. Thank you Sabine.

[Thomas-gk]

Her books are inspiring. Would be nice to know when and where this event happened.

[ddtt]

Agh, a quantum measurement involves an apparatus. Though it is also quantum, irreverrsibility comes through its large size. The update ocurs in your head, you update your knowledge given the outcome of the experiment

[sagitta.rahm]

Namaste 🙏🏼 Sabine
In a ship of the imagination Not bound by space-time Ridding on pulses of energy Across the vastness of my mind Fuges of neurons firing Illuminate this infinite soul The journey a personal odyssey New pathways New dimensions Unfold The consciousness of the dust from the sky To laugh To cry To live To die O'what great mysteries await you and I. Paz e Luz